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and garden. He spared no expense, he rested from no labors, in 

 his desire to effect this object. He not only by his zeal, industry, 

 and ability conferred lasting benefits on his native country, but b}' 

 his careful researches in hybridization and fiuit culture he laid the 

 horticulturists of all nations under obligations to him. Through 

 the institutions which he founded his service to men becomes self- 

 perpetuating, but the veorld which he made a different one to us is 

 different to us since his departure. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, January 8, 1887. 



An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, 

 Vice-President Benjamin G. Smith in the chair. 



The Annual Report of the Committee on Gardens was read 

 by John G. Barker, Chairman, accepted, and referred to the Com- 

 mittee on Publication. 



Francis H. Appleton, Chairman of the Committee appointed at 

 the last meeting to nominate a candidate for the vacancy in the 

 Executive Committee caused by the death of Hon. Marshall P. 

 Wilder, reported the name of Edward L. Beard. The report was 

 accepted and Mr. Beard was unanimously elected. 



Edward L. Beard moved the appointment of a committee of 

 members of the American Pomological Society, to cooperate 

 with the Committee of Arrangements of this Society in regard to 

 the meeting of the former Society in this city in September next. 

 The subject was postponed until the next meeting. 



Adjourned to Saturday, January 15. 



MEETING FOR DISCUSSION. 



The Propagation, Planting, and Grouping 

 OF Native Trees. 



By Levi W. Rqssell, President of the Franklin Society, Providence, R. I. 



It will be my endeavor in this paper to present some of the 

 more important observations, facts, and impressions which my 

 recreations among the native forest trees of New England have 



