THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



January 19, 1916. Prizes were offered mainly for orchids, 

 carnations, sweet peas, and other flowers. 



February 16. The premiums offered were mainly for orchids, 

 roses, sweet peas, snapdragons, and other flowers. 



March 15. Premiums were offered for roses, ocrhids, carna- 

 tions, sweet peas, and other flowers. 



April 5 to 12. International Flower Show, held at the Grand 

 Central Palace in cooperation with the New York Florists' Club. 

 By far the finest flower show ever held in this country, exceed- 

 ing in size and artistic arrangement any other attempt. The 

 American Red Cross was again a feature. The tea garden con- 

 ducted by this organization was much larger than that of last 

 year, and a larger sum was realized. 



The premiums offered in the exhibitions held at the New York 

 Botanical Garden were from the income derived from the Wil- 

 liam R. Sands Fund of that institution. 



In addition to the above there was a special exhibition on May 

 15 and 16 for a display of lilacs and cottage and Darwin tulips 

 from the large collections of Mr. T. A. Havemeyer at Glen Head, 

 Long Island. 



On September 24 to 26 the recently organized American Dahlia 

 Society held its first annual exhibition, in cooperation with our 

 society, at the American Museum of Natural History. This was 

 a very fine exhibit. The Horticultural Society of New York con- 

 tributed $100 to the premium list. 



There were ten meetings of the Board of Directors, as follows : 

 May 12, June 5, June 26, August 21, September 25, November 6, 

 January 19, February 16, March 15, and April 10. 



The Journal has been issued quarterly, as follows : number 5, 

 May 1915, 12 pages and 6 plates; number 6, August, 26 pages; 

 number 7, November, 16 pages and 3 plates; number 8, February, 

 1916, 16 pages and i plate; total, 70 pages and 10 plates. 



A list of the membership and also a report of the treasurer are 

 appended to this report. 



George V. Nash, F. R. Pierson, 



Secretary. Chairman. 



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