ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE YEAR 1905. 



The Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 for the year 1905 was held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, on Satur- 

 day, November 18, at twelve o'clock, noon. 



The meeting was called in accordance with the By-laws for the 

 transaction of business and for the election of officers, namely: 

 a President, a Vice-President, a Treasurer, a Secretary, a Delegate 

 to the State Board of Agriculture, a Trustee for two years, four 

 Trustees for three years, and a Nominating Committee. Also 

 several amendments to the By-laws were to be voted upon by the 

 Society. A printed notice of the meeting had been mailed to the 

 address of every member of the Society as it appeared upon the 

 records of the Secretary. 



President Estabrook presided and there were thirty members 

 present at the opening of the meeting. 



The President appointed Edward B. Wilder, J. Allen Crosby, 

 and William P. Rich a committee to receive, assort, and count 

 the ballots, and to report the number. He then announced the 

 polls open until four o'clock. 



The record of the Annual Meeting, November 19, 1904, was 

 read and approved. 



The President presented a recommendation from the Board of 

 Trustees for the appropriation of $6700.00 for prizes and gratuities 

 for the year 1906. The recommendation was unanimously adopted. 



The following named gentlemen, recommended by the Board 

 of Trustees, were elected Corresponding Members of the Society: 



M. Maurice L. de Vilmorin, Paris, France, 

 M. Philippe L. de Vilmorin, Paris, France, 

 Mr. James Herbert Veitch, Chelsea, England, 

 all proposed by Professor Charles S. Sargent. 



The President appointed William H. Spooner as presiding 

 officer for the remainder of the meeting and announced a recess 

 until four o'clock. 



