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BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, May 2, 1896. 

 An adjourned meeting of the Society was bolden today at 

 eleven o'clock, the President, Francis H. Appleton, in the cliair. 



Frederick L. Harris, from tiie Committee appointed to prepare 

 a memorial of the late Charles M. Atkinson, presented the follow- 

 ing report : 



Mr. C. M. Atkinson, the subject of this memorial, and for 

 thirty-four years a valued member of the Massachusetts Horticult- 

 ural Society, was born in Dorchester, England, in 1826, and in 

 early life apprenticed himself to Mr. Campbell, near Exeter, 

 Devonshire; from thence he went to James Veitch's nursery near 

 by, and shortly afterwards assumed charge as foreman at Lord 

 Sefton's, Clevedon. Leaving there he took charge of Poutey's 

 celebrated nursery at Plymouth, Devonshire, where he remained, 

 after marrying, until he decided to emigrate to America. He 

 arrived in New York in 1857, and at once entered the service of 

 Hovey & Co., at Cambridge, whose nursery at that time was 

 celebrated throughout the United States and Europe for its collec- 

 tions of fruits and exotic plants. 



Beginning in 1864, he managed the Cushing estate in Belmont 

 three years, when he was appointed Superintendent of Mount 

 Hope Cemetery. Owing to a change of administration there, he 

 took charge of John L. Gardner's estate in Brookliue, where he 

 had an opportunity of identifying himself with the best interests 

 of this Society. 



