8 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The polls, for the election of officers, were closed at ten minutes 

 past twelve. The Committee reported the whole number of votes 

 to be 93 ; necessary for a choice 47, and that all the gentlemen 

 named on the ticket presented by the Nominating Committee had 

 that number and were elected. 



Adjourned to Saturday, November 4. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, November 4, 1876. 



An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock. 

 President Paekman in the chair. 



A letter was read from John C. Chaffin, conveying his declination 

 to serve on the Committee for Establishing Prizes, and C. M. Hovey, 

 W. C. Strong, and John Robinson, were appointed a Committee to 

 retire and report the name of a candidate for the vacancy, to be 

 voted for at this meeting. The Committee subsequently reported 

 the name of P. B. Hovej', who was unanimously elected. 



The President, as Chairman of the Executive Committee, reported 

 a recommendation that the following named amounts be appropriated 

 as prizes for the 3'ear 1877, and stated that the reduction in the sums 

 was caused by a diminution in the income of the Societj" : 



For Flowers, $3,000 



Fruits, 1,900 



Vegetables, 1,000 



Gardens, 200 



Total, $6,100 



W. C. Strong, from the Committee to whom was referred the 

 subject of an award to Edward S. Rand, Jr., for his services to the 

 Society as Recording Secretary for the past eight years, reported, 

 recommending the presentation to Mr. Rand of a silver salver of 

 the value of one hundred dollars. The report Avas accepted. 



Charles M. Ilovey presented the following resolutions in memory 

 of John Fisk Allen, and moved their adoption : 



The Society have learned with deep regret of the decease of 

 John Fisk Allen, of Salem, a member of the Society: therefore, 



liesolved, That b}' his death the members are reminded of the 



