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The committee chosen for the purpose consisting of Z. A. Gilbert, 

 W. A. Luce and C. E. Wheeler, presented the following resolutions 

 which were accepted : 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Maine State Pomological Society 

 and the State Board of Agriculture are hereby tendered to the Bangor 

 Horticultural Society and to their associate organizations, the Penob- 

 scot County Pomona Grange and the County Farmers' Club for the 

 cordial reception tendered to this meeting, and the many courtesies 

 received at their hands. 



Resolved^ That our thanks are specially due the choir who have 

 so faithfully attended on our meetings and by their music have con- 

 tributed so much to the pleasure of the occasion. 



Resolved^ further, That our thanks are extended to the Windsor 

 House lor reduced rates, and to the Maine Central and other rail- 

 roads for the courtes}' of half-fare over their lines to attend this 

 meeting. 



Resolved, That our thanks are hereby tendered to the newspapers 

 for the notices they have published of our meetings, and for the 

 excellent reports they have given of our transactions. 



Resolved, That our thanks are hereby tendered to the speakers 

 for the excellent papers they have contributed, and for the interest 

 they have shown in the exercises of our meetings. 



February 26. Regarding the Bucksport trip the following report 

 of the pleasures enjoyed by those visiting Mr. Moses greenhouses 

 appeared in the Maine Faryner : 



Thursda}', following the meeting of the Pomological Society in 

 Bangor, the members, by invitation of Frederick H. Moses, visited 

 his extensive greenhouses in Bucksport. The party consisted of 

 about twenty-five, including officers and members of the society and 

 ladies. The train reached Bucksport about nine o'clock, where they 

 were met by Mr. Moses and conducted to his office, where introduc- 

 tions were made to himself and prominent citizens of Bucksport, 

 who had been invited in to greet the company. The greenhouses, 

 with all their floral wonders, were looked over with great pleasure and 

 satisfaction. Mr. Moses has developed a large and successful floral 

 trade, and everything about his greenhouses evinced his skill and 

 thorough knowledge of the business. After hastily viewing the 

 greenhouses, the party repaired to Mr. Moses' beautiful residence, 

 where they were received by Mrs. Moses, assisted b}" Mrs. Charles 

 G. Atkins and Mrs. Moses' sisters. In due time the visitors repaired 



