REPORT OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES 89 



action of the Board in transferring them to the life membership list 

 of the Society. 



A communication from Miss M. R. Case was read asking if it 

 would be acceptable if she offered a prize for large blueberries grown 

 in Massachusetts. The communication was accepted. 



A letter from Prof. E. A. White of the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 College was read suggesting the appointment of a committee to 

 represent the Society in the proposed extension of the work of the 

 College. The letter of Prof. "White was accepted and it was voted 

 that a committee consisting of Messrs. Farquhar, Fisher, and 

 Roland be appointed to represent the Society in the matter. 



On motion of Mr. Farquhar it was voted to invite the National 

 Sweet Pea Society of America to hold its next annual meeting and 

 exhibition in connection with the Sweet Pea Exhibition of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society. 



On motion of Prof. Sargent it was voted that a special committee 

 consisting of Mr. Saltonstall and the Secretary be appointed to 

 consider the method of the accounting of the trust funds of the 

 Society and to report in detail at a future meeting. 



On motion of Mr. Pettigrew it was voted to appropriate the sum 

 of $6,000.00 for prizes and gratuities for the 3'ear 1912. 



The special committee appointed to present a list of nominations 

 for the various committees of the Society for the ensuing year 

 reported through its chairman, Mr. Craig, the following list: 



Standing Committees for 1912. 



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



Stephen M. Weld. 

 Prizes and Exhibitions: — John A. Pettigrew, Chairman, Robert 



Cameron, William Downs, J. K. M. L. Farquhar, 



M. A. Patten, Wilfrid Wheeler. 

 Plants and Flowers: — T. D. Hatfield, Chairman, Arthur H. Fewkes, 



William Nicholson, Thomas Roland, William C. Rust, 



William Sim. 

 Fruits: — Edward B. Wilder, Chairman, William Downs, Wilfrid 



Wheeler. 



