66 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, August 1, 1874. 



An adjourned meeting of the society was holden at 1 1 o'clock, 

 Vice-President Charles O. Whitmore in the chair. 



Marshall P. Wilder, from the committee, presented the following 

 resolutions upon the decease of Joseph S. Cabot, which were unan- 

 imously adopted : 



Resolved, That by the decease of Hon. Joseph S. Cabot, ex -presi- 

 dent of this society, we have lost one of our oldest and most 

 respected members, who for many j^ears discharged the duties of 

 various official positions, both in this society and in the community, 

 with marked ability and unimpeached integrity of character. 



Resolved, That as a testimonial of respect for our deceased 

 friend and co-laborer, we desire to record our appreciation of his 

 worth, that it ma}^ live in the future, when we also shall have 

 ceased from our labors on earth. 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the 

 family of the deceased as a token of our sympathy in their pres- 

 ent bereavement. 



Eemarks were made by Robert Manning, Francis Parkman, and 

 Marshall P. Wilder. 



On motion of George W. Pratt, it was 



Voted, That a committee of seven, of which the president of 

 this meeting be chairman, be appointed to nominate a list of 

 officers for the ensuing year. 



The chair appointed Charles O. Whitmore, John C. Hovey, 

 George W. Pratt, John G. Barker, Charles N. Brackett, Benjamin 

 G. Smith, Hervey Davis. 



Adjourned to the first Saturday in September. 



