10 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This is the fourth year that our new By-laws have been in force, 

 and the opinion of all the members whom I have consulted is that 

 they have worked well and have been a great success and that it is 

 an excellent system which it would be very difficult to improve 

 upon. 



There has been a change in the internal administration of this 

 Society by putting a portion of the duties of the Treasurer upon the 

 Secretary, and reducing expenses by combining the work. So 

 far it has given great encouragement to the Trustees. It has 

 worked well and promises to bring our various departments up to 

 date in every way. 



I cannot omit from this address a recognition of the work of 

 many of the members of this Society, particularly the Chairmen 

 of the Committees. A great amount of time and labor has been 

 freely devoted to this work, and with much benefit and profit to 

 the well-being of the Society. I hardly think the members of the 

 Society are aware of the time, energy, and hard work that these 

 gentlemen have given us. 



At the conclusion of his address the President called for the 

 annual reports of the various officers and chairmen of committees 

 which were presented as follows: 



Report of the Board of Trustees. 



Report of the Finance Committee, Walter Hunnewell, Chairman. 



Report of the Treasurer. 



Report of the Secretary and Librarian. 



Report of the Delegate to the State Board of Agriculture, William 

 H. Spooner, Delegate. 



Report of the Inspector to the State Board of Agriculture, Francis 

 H. Appleton, Inspector. 



Report of the Society's Delegate to the Thirtieth Biennial Session 

 of the American Pomological Society, WilUam C. Strong, Delegate. 



Report of the Committee on Prizes and Exliibitions, John K. 

 M. L. Farquhar, Chairman. 



Report of the Committee on Plants and Flowers, Arthur H. 

 Fewkes, Chairman. 



Report of the Committee on Fruits, Wilfrid Wheeler, Chairman. 



