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August 5, 1897. He held for a number of years important offices 

 of the Society, and discharged his duties in an efficient and ac- 

 ceptable manner. He was passionately fond of flowers, and 

 previously to his connection with the Society, while engaged in 

 mercantile pursuits, he devoted his leisure hours to their cultiva- 

 tion. 



He was elected a member of the Society in 1856. He was 

 elected a member of the Flower Committee from 1861 to 18G6, 

 serving two years as Chairman. In August, 1866, he was elected 

 Treasurer of the Society, and he also discharged the duties of 

 Librarian and Corresponding Secretary. In these positions he 

 found a congenial field of labor. Not onl}' members of the Society, 

 but strangers visiting the Library seeking information, were pleas- 

 antly entertained and assisted in securing the information desired. 

 He continued in the faithful discharge of his various duties until 

 he tendered his resignation, June 2, 1881. He then removed to 

 Brooklyn, N.Y., where he continued to reside until his deatli. 

 He spent much of his time with his horticultural friends in the 

 vicinity, many of whom expressed surprise at the extent and 

 accuracy of his knowledge of the nomenclature of the plants in 

 cultivation. 



Resolved, That in the death of Mr. Buswell the Society loses 

 one among its oldest members, who spent the best years of his life 

 in its service. 



Resolved^ That this action of the Society be placed upon its 

 records, and that a copy be sent to the family of the deceased. 



E. W. Wood, ^ 



George E. Davenport, v Committee. 



Samuel Hartwell, ) 



The memori.al was unanimously accepted and adopted. 



E. W. Wood, Chairman of the Fruit Committee, read the Annual 

 Report of that Committee, which was accepted and referred to the 

 Committee on Publication. 



J. Woodward Manning, from the Committee on Establishing 

 Prizes, reported the Schedule of Prizes for 1898 prepared by the 

 Committee, and stated the principal changes from the Schedule of 

 the present year. The report was accepted, and the Schedule as 

 reported was adopted as the Schedule of Prizes for 1898. 



