THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



May p, 1914. Annual meeting, with election of officers and 

 members of the Council. A lecture in the Garden course was 

 delivered on this date by Dr. N. L. Britton on " Wild Flowers 

 of Spring." 



June 6. Mr. Geo. T. Powell delivered a lecture in the Garden 

 course on " The Soil, the Basis of Success in Gardening and in 

 Other Lines of Productive Work." 



September 26. A Garden course lecture by Dr. N. L. Britton 

 on " Wild Flowers of Autumn." 



October ji. A business meeting only, during the progress 

 of the fall show. 



Januarv 20, ipij. Lecture by Mr. W. N. Craig on "A Year's 

 Supply from the Home Garden." 



February ly. Lecture by Mr. W. N. McCollom on " The 

 Small Greenhouse : Its Use and Abuse." 



March ip. A business meeting only, held during the progress 

 of the International Flower Show at the Grand Central Palace. 



Eight regular exhibitions were held during the year, those 

 from May to September in the Museum building. New York 

 Botanical Garden, on Saturdays and Sundays ; the remainder, 

 with the exception of the spring show, at the American Museum 

 of Natural History. These exhibitions were as follows : 



May p and 10, IP14. Held in connection with the annual 

 meeting. 



June 6 and 7. This was arranged for roses and peonies. 



August 15 and 16. A gladiolus show mainly. 



September 26 and 2^. A very successful exhibition of dahlias, 

 with a symposium on this flower, in which many experts and 

 others participated. 



October jo to November 5. The Annual Fall Exhibition, 

 held, as usual, at the American Museum of Natural History, with 

 the permission of the trustees. On the evening of the opening 

 day a private view was afforded to the members of the Society, 

 the Museum, and affiliated organizations. The treasurer was 

 authorized to solicit contributions to a special fund for meeting 

 the expenses connected with this exhibition, and 90 members re- 

 sponded to the request. 



January 20, ipi^. Mainly for orchids and carnations. 



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