THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



slides, many of them colored, were used in illustration. These 

 made plain and real to the audience the topography and diversified 

 character of the Korean country and its vegetation. A keen in- 

 terest was shown in the lecture, and many questions were asked 

 at its close. The hall was filled to overflowing. 



Mr. Jas. Stuart exhibited at this meeting a large vase of 

 Calanthe Veitchii, for which he was awarded a cash prize by the 

 Exhibition Committee. Mr. Chas. J. Wood exhibited a plant of 

 an unnamed seedling Cypripedium. A silver medal was awarded 

 to this. 



At the close a meeting of the board of Directors was held, at 

 which Mr. E. C. Vick was added to the lecture committee, already 

 consisting of the treasurer and secretary. 



January 21, 1920 



A meeting of the society, at which no business was transacted, 

 was held Wednesday, January 21, 1920, in the West Assembly 

 Room, American Museum of Natural History, at 8:15 P.M. 

 Before the time of the lecture had arrived this room was filled, 

 and it was decided to adjourn to the large lecture hall. The 

 lecture was by Mr. M. G. Kains on " Pruning, especially as applied 

 to Fruit Trees and Ornamental Shrubs " ; it was illustrated with 

 lantern slides. 



At this meeting Mr. Jas. Stuart exhibited a large vase of 

 Euphorbia jacquiniflora, for which he was awarded a cash prize. 



The lecture of Mr. Kains follows : 



Pruning, Especially as Applied to Fruit Trees and 

 Ornamental Shrubs 



My address is divided into three parts : First, pruning young 

 trees ; second, pruning neglected trees ; and third, pruning orna- 

 mental shrubs. 



When a tree is dug in the nursery a large part of the root is 

 unavoidably lost. To offset this loss it is essential that the top 

 be cut back severely so as to balance the mutilated root ; other- 

 wise the amount of available sap will be too small to support the 

 numerous shoots that may start, and the whole plant will suffer 

 and probably die. Cutting back the top, then, tends to concen- 



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