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ber his many excellent qualities and the pleasant relations that 

 have existed between us. 



Mesolvecl, That these resolutions be entered upon the records 

 of the Society, and a copy be sent to the family of the deceased. 



James F. C. Hyde, 



O. B. Hai)Wp:n, 



C. H. B. BuECK, ) Committee. 



John C. Hovey, 



E. W. Wood. 



Mr. Hyde added that he had long known Mr. ^Moore and had 

 been associated with him six years on the State Board of Agri- 

 culture. As a horticulturist he was eminentl}' successful. He 

 was a very useful man in the community, and in his death the 

 public, as well as the Society, suffers a great loss, but he had 

 reached an age when he could not be expected to continue long. 

 His death, with that of Mr. Hovey, which followed soon after, 

 leaves onl}- three surviving Ex-Presidents of the Society. 



O. B. Hadwen seconded the adoption of the resolutions, and 

 said that he had known Mr. INIoore for many years, and had been 

 for twelve years a member of the State Board of Agriculture with 

 him, and had known of his valuable work. Whatever he made a 

 speciality of, he stood at the head of all cultivators of that flower 

 or fruit, and in our exhibitions no one could beat him. His shows 

 were of great benefit to that department of the Society's work ; 

 all have profited by them as well as by A^isits to his grounds, and 

 in his death we have lost one of our most valuable men. 



William C. Strong said that Mr. Moore hardly needed the 

 tributes which had been paid him, for he was known by his fruits, 

 yet he could not but express his sympathy with what had been 

 said. One of his most marked characteristics was that he did all 

 things thoroughly. He was a genial man, and the speaker recalled 

 many pleasant interviews and social chats with him. We shall 

 long cherish his memory, and especially the example of his culti- 

 vation. 



The resolutions were unanimously passed. 



The Chairman of the meeting reported from the Executive 

 Committee a recommendation that the Society appropriate ^6,000 

 for prizes and and gratuities for the year 1888, and that the atten- 

 tion of the various committees be called to the careful consideration 

 of the possibility of making some reduction in the Schedule of 



