12 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Charles N. Brackett, Chairman of the Committee appointed at 

 the last meeting to give expression to the feelings of the Society 

 on the death of TTarren Heustis, presented^ the following report, 

 which was unanimously adopted. 



The Committee appointed to prepare a memorial of the late 

 Warren Heustis report the following : 



The intelligence of the death of Warren Heustis, which occurred 

 on Wednesda}', December 17, came to us like one of those unex- 

 pected and startling calamities which occasionally arrest our 

 thoughts, and remind us how true it is that " in the midst of life 

 we are in death." Suddenly and without premonition, in the 

 fulness of his sti-eugth,, he has been called from the scene of his 

 earthly labors which he has so long dignified and adorned. 



For thirty years he has been a constant and valued contributor 

 of Fruits, Flowers, and Vegetables at our exhibitions, has been 

 frequently called to sei"%'e on important committees, and at tlie 

 time of his death was a member of the Vegetable Committee, 

 having served in that capacity for eight successive years. He was 

 a very successful cultivator, and was the orginator of the famous 

 Belmont seedling strawberr}-. Mr. Heustis was also very fond of 

 flowers, particularly the Rose, the love for which amounted, with 

 him, almost to a passion. He was a man widely known from the 

 interest which he took in agTiculture and all that pertains to its 

 kindred arts. His circle of friends was large and his loss will be 

 greatl}^ lamented. He Avas gentle and unassuming in his manners, 

 discriminating and sound in his judgment, and firm in his opinions, 

 though he never pressed them upon his listeners. He always advo- 

 cated what he believed to be right and just, without fear or favor 

 to anj'. He was fond of rural life and found his chief enjoyment 

 in the bosom of his family and in the congenial occupations of liis 

 farm. 



It falls to the lot of few men to enjoy in this life a greater 

 measure of respect and confidence than Mr. Heustis secured from 

 those around him, and now that he has gone he leaves behind the 

 precious memory of an eminently pure, useful, and honored life. 



In view of his long and useful services to this Society, his many 

 excellences as a man, and the interest he has always manifested 

 in the welfare of our association, the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society desires to place on record its appreciation of his services 

 and its high respect for his character and memory. Therefore, 



