THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



PopPi gardener, with sixteen first prizes, the nearest competitor 

 being Madison Cooper, of Calcium, N. Y., with thirteen. 



SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 

 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 



Presented May 12, 191 7 



The seventeenth year of the existence of the society and the 

 fifteenth of its incorporation have passed, finding a larger mem- 

 bership and an increased activity along several lines. The mem- 

 bership is now 780, divided as follows : Patrons, 5 ; Sustaining 

 Members, 5; Life Members, 170; Annual Members, 593; Asso- 

 ciate Members, 7. During the year 114 new members have been 

 added, of which 3 are sustaining, 18 life, 91 annual, and 2 asso- 

 ciate. The following losses in membership have been sustained : 

 by death, 20, of which i was a patron, 6 were life members, and 

 13 were annual members; by resignation, 15; dropped on account 

 of non-payment of dues, 4; total, 40. The net gain in member- 

 ship for the year is therefore 74. 



The permanent fund is now $23,005.59, a notable increase 

 over the amount reported last year. 



The development of the rose garden, which is being carried on 

 in cooperation with the New York Botanical Garden, is progress- 

 ing. The agreement with that institution provides that the Hor- 

 ticultural Society shall furnish the plants, and through the gener- 

 osity of several nurserymen nearly 5,000 rose bushes have 

 already been donated for the rose garden. 



The American Gladiolus Society, upon invitation of our so- 

 ciety, will hold its convention and exhibition in New York City 

 in August. The exhibition will be held in the Museum Building, 

 New York Botanical Garden, from the 23d to the 26th. The 

 Horticultural Society has contributed $200 to the premium Hst. 

 An agreement has been entered into for three years with the 

 New York Florists' Club and the International Exposition Co. 

 to hold a spring flower show at the Grand Central Palace. 



The society has held the following meetings, those from May 



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