THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



liam Shillaber, for a collection of ninety-two vases of annuals, 

 bronze medal by The Horticultural Society of New York ; Mrs, F. 

 A. Constable, Mamaroneck, New York, James Stuart, gardener, 

 for a vase of Conoclinium coelestinm; Mr. W. Atlee Burpee, 

 certificates of merit by The Horticultural Society of New York for 

 the peony-flowered dahlias " Mrs. Hugh Dickson " and " Mrs. W. 

 E, Whineray," special mention being given to the peony-flowered 

 dahlia " Mrs. George W. Kerr " ; Lager & Hurell, for a collection 

 of cut orchids; Mr. O. P. Chapman, Jr., for an artistic display of 

 dahlia blooms, silver medal by The Horticultural Society of New 

 York and cash prize by the New York Botanical Garden ; Mr. 

 George L. Stillman, certificates of merit by The Horticultural 

 Society of New York for the new seedling cactus dahlia " George 

 L. Stillman " and for the new seedling semi-single dahlia " Search- 

 light," special mention being made of the new seedling peony- 

 flowered dahlia " Flower-girl " ; P. W. Popp, for a display of col- 

 larette blooms and also for a vase of the peony-flowered dahlia 

 " Weber " ; Mr. W. A. Manda, certificates of merit, awarded by 

 The Horticultural Society of New York, for the new dahlias 

 " Josef Manda " and " Bohemia Garnet," and special mention for 

 the new dahlia " Veronica Manda." 



The New York Botanical Garden made an interesting exhibit 

 of thirty-two kinds of shrubs in fruit and of twelve kinds of 

 shrubs in flower. These attracted much attention, especially the 

 fruiting specimens. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY 



September 26, 1914 



A meeting of the society was held on Saturday, September 26, 

 1914, at 2:30 P.M., in the Museum building, New York Botanical 

 Garden. 



The minutes of the meeting of June 6, 1914, were read and ap- 

 proved. 



The following resignations were accepted with regret : 



Dudley D. Sicher, Edward H. Wales, B. J. Greenhut, J. Morn- 

 ingstar, Fred'k G. Agens, Sr., W. N. Davey, H. W. Guernsey, J. 



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