106 MASSAi BUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



management of the Society to the man or woman, commercial firm or 

 institution, in the United States, that has done the most during the year 

 to advance the interest in horticulture in its broadest sense. 



This award to be known as the George Robert White Medal of Honor. 



In addition I will defray the cost of a permanent die for the medal, the 

 cost of a die for a button of gold that may be added to the medal to be 

 worn by the recipient in lieu of it, and the cost of producing the first medal 

 and button; all to be contributed at this time to enable the Society to 

 award them the present year. 



(Signed) 



Geo. R. White. 



On motion of Prof. Sargent it was voted to accept the offer of 

 Mr. White and the Secretary was instructed to express to him 

 the thanks of the Society together with the expression of the 

 appreciation of the Board of Trustees of his generous interest 

 in the Society's work. 



It was voted also, on motion of Mr. Dorr, that a committee of 

 three be appointed, of which the President should be one, to present 

 the name of a candidate for the first award of the George Robert 

 White Medal of Honor for the year 1909. The President named 

 as this committee Messrs. Dorr, Farquhar, and Weld. 



Mr. Hunnewell, the Treasurer, reported favorably in the matter 

 of paying the amounts awarded for prizes and gratuities in the 

 year in which they are made and of charging them to the account 

 of that year. 



On motion of Mr. Dorr it was voted that the suggestion of the 

 Treasurer be adopted and that the change in the method of paying 

 the awards for prizes and gratuities begin with the year 1909. 



Mr. Pettigrew, chairman of the committee appointed to present 

 a list of nominations for the standing committees of the Society 

 for the year 1910, submitted the following report: 



Your committee appointed to nominate candidates for the com- 

 mittees of 1910 beg to submit the following for your consideration : 



Finance: — Walter Hunnewell, Chairman, Arthur F. Estabrook, 



Stephen M. Weld. 

 Library: — Charles S. Sargent, Chairman, Ernest B. Dane, George 



B. Dorr, Charles S. Minot. 



