TRANSACTIONS 



IJliissiichusetts ^otticultutal f atietg^ 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Satfrday, April 5, 1890. 



This was the day for the stated meeting of the Society, which 

 was duly notified, but no quorum was present, and the meeting 

 was 



Adjourned to Saturday, May 3, at 11 o'clock. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, May 3, 1890. 

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

 the President, William H. Spooner, in the chair. 



The Secretary read a letter from Hon. Henry L. Dawes, ac- 

 knowledging the receipt of the Resolutions and Memorial of the 

 American Forestry Congress in regard to the preser\'ation of 

 forests on the national domain, with the approval of this Society, 

 and expressing his hearty approval thereof. 



A letter was also presented from the Hiugham Agricultural and 

 Horticultural Society, giving notice of the appointment of Samuel 

 Pratt, of Hingham Centre, to have the free use of the Library and 

 Room of this Society during the year 1890, for the purpose of 

 preparing essays to be read at Institutes of that Society. 



