THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Mr. W. B. Thompson Mrs. Payne Whitney 



Mr. A. F. Troescher Mrs. C. B. Wood 



Mrs. W. Seward Webb 



OPENING OF THE CENTRAL DISPLAY 



HOUSE OF THE NEW YORK 



BOTANICAL GARDEN 



This house, the gift of Messrs. Daniel and Murry Guggenheim, 

 was formally opened to the public on the afternoon of Saturday, 

 November 8, 191 9. It forms a part of Conservatory Range 2, 

 located on the eastern side of the grounds. Guests were met by 

 motor cars at the Botanical Garden station and taken directly to 

 the conservatories. Brief addresses were delivered by Dr. W. 

 Gilman Thompson, president of the Board of Managers of the 

 New York Botanical Garden, and by Dr. D. T. MacDougal, di- 

 rector of botanical research, Carnegie Institution of Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



In connection with the opening a flower show was arranged, 

 which continued for the two days following. The prizes for this 

 exhibition were offered in part by the New York Botanical Gar- 

 den from the William R. Sands Fund, and in part by the Horti- 

 cultural Society of New York. The exhibition was a success, 

 and the central display house proved itself well adapted for the 

 holding of flower shows at that time of the year. The light was 

 of course excellent, and the cool conditions maintained there pre- 

 served well the plants and flowers exhibited. 



This central display house is about 172 feet long and 49 feet 

 wide, with a height of about 35 feet. The central portion, pro- 

 vided with a cement floor about 56 feet long and 49 feet wide, is 

 designed for the holding of lectures, illustrative material for 

 these lectures to be furnished from the large collections of living 

 plants of the Garden. Groups of plants are arranged in the 

 ends of the house, which is designed to contain a collection of 

 temperate plants. The central portion was decorated with palms 

 along the sides and with a palm group in the center, these form- 



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