TRANSACTIONS 



OF THE 



1919, PART I. 



INAUGURAL MEETING. 



The Inaugural Meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society for the year 1919 was held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, 

 on Saturday, January 11, at twelve o'clock, with President Salton- 

 stall in the Chair. 



The call for the meeting was read by the Secretary and the 

 record of the previous meeting was read and approved. 



Mr. Saltonstall remarked on the condition of the Society at the 

 present time. He said that the Society was getting into a rut and 

 that it should get out of the beaten track of the past and extend 

 its influence over a wider field of activity for the advancement of 

 the interest in horticulture. He said that he was confident that 

 the new President would advance the work of the Society. 



He then introduced President William C. Endicott who delivered 

 the following Inaugural Address : 



Inaugural Address of President Endicott. 



Ladies and Gentlemen, 



Members of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society: 



On February 24, 1919, we celebrate our ninetieth birthday. A 

 meeting of prominent horticulturists from Boston and its vicinity 

 was held February 24, 1829, with a view to forming a permanent 

 organization. A Constitution and By-laws were adopted on March 

 17, 1829, and officers of the organization were duly elected. An 



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