THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 1921 11 



Mr. Alister Clark, Glennara, Bulla, Victoria. 



Mr. J. H. Maiden, Director and Government Botanist, Sydney, 

 New South Wales. 



Dr. L. Cockayne, "Ngaio," Wellington, New Zealand. 



Mr. David Tannock, Supt. of Botanic Gardens, Dunedin, New 

 Zealand. 



Mr. L. Rodway, Government Botanist and Secretary, Botanic 

 Gardens, Hobart, Tasmania. 



October 7. Communications from W. R. Dykes and F. J. Chit- 

 tenden were read expressing appreciation of the honor of election 

 to corresponding membership in the Society. 



The President spoke of the proposed amendments to the By-laws 

 of the Society and it was voted that the revised draft of the amend- 

 ments to- the By-laws of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 presented at this meeting by the President be and the same are 

 approved. It was voted to authorize voting on the various amend- 

 ments by Sections at the Annual Meeting of the Society in Novem- 

 ber. 



On motion of Mr. Endicott it was voted to appoint John S. Ames 

 Treasurer of the Society to succeed Walter Hunnewell, deceased, 

 and on motion of Mr. Webster it was voted to appoint Mr. Ames a 

 Trustee for the remainder of the current year. It was further voted 

 that the bond of the Treasurer be made $25,000 at the expense of 

 the Society. 



The President stated that on account of the large financial deficit 

 for the last two years the Advisory Committee recommended a 

 reduction of the appropriation for prizes for the year 1922 and on 

 motion of Prof. Sargent it was voted that the appropriation for 

 prizes for the year 1922 be made $2,000 to include the income of the 

 special prize funds of the Society, also that the prizes previously 

 voted for the Spring Exhibition be limited to the Bulb Schedule 

 already published. 



The special committee on the award of the George Robert White 

 Medal of Honor for the year 1921 reported the name of Mrs. Louisa 

 Yeomans King of Alma, Michigan, for this award. Prof. Sargent, 

 for the committee, stated that it was considered desirable to honor 

 a woman prominent in horticulture, in recognition of her service 

 to horticulture in increasing the love of plants and gardens among 



