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August 4. The Secretary reported the receipt of a letter from 

 Lewis H. Farlow containing a check for the amount of $2882.87 

 in conformity with his offer read at the previous meeting and 

 accepted by the Hoard of Trustees. The fund thus established to 

 be known as the John S. Farlow Newton Horticultural Society 

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

 communication of Mr. Farlow with the thanks of the Society for 

 his interest in the matter and that the amount be referred to the 

 Finance Committee for investment. 



Mr. Hunnewell read a statement, prepared by J. B. Warner, 

 Esq., in explanation of the recent settlement of the petition of 

 William Power Wilson to the Trustees of the Hayes Estate. It 

 stated that Mr. Wilson offered to settle the matter by accepting 

 .fbOOO.OO. This offer was accepted by vote of the Trustees of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the remaining money 

 in the hands of the Hayes Estate Trustees to be held in trust, the 

 income to be paid to Mr. Wilson during his life and on his death 

 to be paid to the Horticultural Society if Mr. Wilson left no chil- 

 dren. 



Mr. Warner stated that it is always to be borne in mind that the 

 Horticultural Society will have to pay over to Harold Hayes, the 

 son of Mr. Hayes, one-third of what it may get on Mr. Wilson's 

 death. 



President Weld and Mr. Hunnewell the special committee on 

 the subject of the new contract with the Proprietors of Mount 

 Auburn Cemetery reported favorably on the acceptance of the 

 proposed new agreement and on motion of Prof. Sargent it was 

 voted to accept the amended contract as presented by this com- 

 mittee. 



Mr. Farquhar presented a request from the Committee on Prizes 

 and Exhibitions for an appropriation of SbOOO.OO for Prizes and 

 Gratuities for the year 1911. On motion of Mr. Estabrook it 

 was voted that a sum not exceeding $6000.00 be appropriated for 

 this purpose subject to the approval of a special committee ap- 

 pointed by the President. The President appointed as this com- 

 mittee Mr. Estabrook and the Secretary. 



It was voted also, on motion of Mr. Farquhar, to give the use 

 of the halls to the New England Dahlia Society for the purpose of 

 holding its annual exhibition for the current year. 



