We have been pained to learn the death of this eminent pomolo-gist, whom we have known intimately for many years. The following address, before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, by the Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, will make the reader familiar with some of the leading incidents of Mr. Walker's life:

" Mr. President, - But a few months since I stood before you to announce the death of one of our oldest and most respectable members. And now an inscrutable and all-wise Providence calls me to make known to this Society the afflictive dispensation which has removed from us another of our shining lights, and again thrown the mantle of sorrow around us.

"I allude, sir, to the demise of the Hon. Samuel Walker, who died at his residence in Roxbury on the evening of Tuesday last, and whose precious remains were borne by us, yesterday, to his favorite Auburn, and there committed to the bosom of his mother earth - 'earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust' - a spot which was ever dear to him, and which will forever be hallowed in our affections.

"Mr. Walker was one of the earliest and most influential members of this Society. For nearly thirty years he has been deeply interested in its objects, and ardently devoted to its welfare. Among the offices which he held were those of treasurer, vice-president, and president; and during this long period his name has annually~been associated with us in some official capacity.

"He was of foreign birth, but was truly American and national in his feelings. He was one of the founders of the National Pomological Society, for many years a vice-president, and at the time of his death the chairman of the General Fruit Committee of that association. He also held offices of honor and trust in his own city and county, and in the commonwealth.

"Mr. Walker was in most respects a model man. In perception, quick and accurate; in taste intuitive and refined; in manners, unassuming, courteous, and polite; in duty, conscientious, faithful, judicious; in life, earnest, exemplary, and practical. As a friend and companion, he was genial, sympathetic, and confiding. His heart was full of love to others, and often have I heard him remark, 'he that would have friends must prove himself friendly.'

"Few men have taken so lively an interest in the prosperity of our institutions, and few have been more constant at our business meetings. Who does not remember his cordial greeting, his suavity of address, and his cheerful smile? Methinks I Bee his very form as he was wont to stand at this table; I hear his gentle and persuasive voice encouraging us to rise higher and higher in the scale of human excellence, and to make stronger and stronger the bonds of friendship and peace which unite us together. But no, Mr. President: he is dead! be is gonel We shall no more feel the warm grasp of his friendly hand! He will no more greet us with cordial salutation! We shall no more listen to his wise counsels and friendly teachings! His mortal has put on immortality! His pure spirit has ascended to those celestial fields, where ' he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,' that bringeth forth his fruit in his season: his leaf also shall not wither'

"Time will not permit me to enumerate the many virtues of our deceased friend, or to speak of his public services in other departments of life. In a word, he was universally esteemed and respected. None knew him but to love him, and those who knew him best, loved him the most With these desultory thoughts, the impulse of the moment, permit me to offer the resolutions which have been prepared for the occasion:

"Resolved, That the Massachusetts Horticultural Society have learned with profound Borrow and regret of the decease of the Hon. Samuel Walker, one of its earliest, most active, and influ-ential members, who for more than thirty years has labored with seal, energy, and well-timed exertions to promote its welfare.

"Resolved, That in his death this Society and the country have lost one of the standard-bearers of American horticulture, and that we will ever hold in grateful remembrance his valuable services and his private worth, and will cherish his memory as a public benefactor.

"Resolved, That while this bereavement will be long and deeply deplored far beyond the circle of his family, we tender to them our sympathy and affection in this hour of their deep affliction.

"Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to transmit to the family of the deceased a copy of the above resolutions, and that they be copied in the papers of the day." The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the Society immediately adjourned.