152 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



Mr. Wheeler called attention to the convention of the American 

 Pomological Society in 1917 and suggested that an invitation be 

 extended to that Society to hold its meeting in connection with the 

 fall fruit show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. It was 

 voted that such an invitation be extended. 



February 5. The special committee on rental of the halls of 

 the Society's Building reported that no change of rates was ad- 

 visable. In regard to granting the use of the halls to allied organi- 

 zations and others at a reduced charge the committee recommended 

 that in such cases the application be referred for approval to a 

 member of the committee and the Superintendent of the Building. 

 The report of the committee was accepted and its recommendations 

 adopted. 



A communication from Mr. George Robert White was presented 

 in which he desired to increase the amount of the George Robert 

 White Medal of Honor Fund by $1500.00 in order to provide for 

 any future possible falling off of income, increase in cost, renewal 

 of dies, etc. On motion of Mr. Saltonstall it was voted to accept 

 the gift of Mr. White of the additional sum of $1500.00 and that 

 the Society hold the same in trust as stated in the original deed of 

 trust under date of December 10, 1910. 



The matter of the appropriation for prizes and gratuities for the 

 year 1917 was presented and on motion of Mr. Farquhar it was 

 voted that a sum not exceeding $6000.00, in addition to the income 

 of the special prize funds of the Society, be appropriated for prizes 

 and gratuities for the year 1917. 



June 16. A communication from Messrs. Zandbergen Bros, 

 of Holland was presented offering a prize at the Spring Exhibition 

 of 1917 of twenty dollars for the best collection of bulbs grown by 

 a private gardener. It was voted to accept the offer subject to the 

 usual rules governing such prizes. 



An appropriation not exceeding $500.00, to include the income 

 of the John Lewis Russell Fund, was voted for the winter course 

 of lectures in January, February, and March, 1917. 



Mr. Allen sent a report in writing concerning the change of color 

 of the brick walls of the large exhibition hall in which he stated 



