108 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Prof. Sargent, chairman of the Committee on Library, called 

 attention to the desirability of publishing a new catalogue of the 

 library, none having been printed since 1873; and he moved and 

 it was voted that an appropriation of $500.00 be made towards 

 the preparation of such a catalogue. 



Mr. Farquhar called attention to the valuable and interesting 

 collection of 750 photographs of Chinese plants, animals, and 

 scenery, made by Mr. E. H. Wilson of the Arnold Arboretum, 

 Botanical Exploration Expedition, now on exhibition in our hall, 

 and suggested that some suitable recognition should be made of 

 it by the Society. Mr. Farquhar moved and it was voted that 

 the Society's Gold Medal be awarded to Mr. Wilson for this exhi- 

 bition. 



The special committee appointed to suggest the name of a can- 

 didate for the first award of the George Robert White Medal of 

 Honor for the year 1909 reported the name of Prof. Charles S. 

 Sargent, Director of the Arnold Arboretum. This report was 

 unanimously approved. 



The following named persons having been duly recommended 

 in accordance with the By-laws were elected to membership in 

 the Society: 



Henry O. Underwood of Belmont, proposed by N. T. Kidder. 



Emil Camus of Boston, proposed by C. W. Parker. 



George C. Thurlow of West Newbury, proposed by W. P. Rich. 



Prof. William Fenwick Harris of Cambridge, proposed by R. 

 Cameron. 



David R. Craig of Boston, proposed by R. Cameron. 



William Downs of Chestnut Hill, proposed by J. K. M. L. 

 Farquhar. 



Frederick Wm. Dahl of Roxbury, proposed by W. P. Rich. 



G. C. Andrew of Boston, proposed by J. K. M. L. Farquhar. 



Herbert Jaques of Chestnut Hill, proposed by C. S. Sargent. 



January 31. President Weld presented a letter from Joseph B. 

 Warner, Esq., advising the Society's assent to a decree of the 

 Supreme Judicial Court in Equity re Augustus P. Loring et al, 

 Trustees, vs. William Power Wilson et al. On motion of Mr. 

 Hunnewell it was voted to accept the recommendation of Mr. 



