THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



On June 7, 1919, the following resolution was unanimously 

 adopted by the Board of Directors: 



Resolved: That the annual dues of all members of the so- 

 ciety who have been in the military or naval service of the 

 country be remitted for the duration of the service of such 

 members. 



The society has held the following meetings, those from 

 May to September at the New York Botanical Garden, the 

 remainder at the American Museum of Natural History: 



May 10, 1919. Annual Meeting. A lecture in the course 

 of the New York Botanical Garden was delivered by Dr. A. B. 

 Stout on "Plant Hybrids; How Produced; Their Uses." 



June 7. A lecture in the Garden course by Dr. H. A. Gleason 

 on "The Botanical Garden at Buitenzorg, Java." 



August 23. A lecture in the Garden course delivered by 

 Mr. A. Herrington on "Flowering Shrubs." 



September 20. A lecture in the Garden course by Dr. M. A. 

 Howe on "Dahlias and Their Culture." 



November 19. A lecture on the "Fall Planting of Bulbs," 

 by Mr. A. Herrington. 



December 17. A lecture on "Korea and Its Vegetation," 

 by Mr. E. H. Wilson, assistant director of the Arnold Arboretum. 



January 21, 1920. A lecture by Mr. M. G. Kains on "Prun- 

 ing, Especially in its Relation to Fruit Trees and Ornamental 

 Shrubs." 



February 18. A lecture by Mr. Adolph Kruhm on "Vege- 

 table Gardens." 



March 17. A lecture on "Rose Gardens," by the Rev. Ed- 

 mund M. Mills. 



April 21. A lecture by Mr. J. Otto Thilow on "Annuals 

 and Perennials for the Garden." 



The following exhibitions were held, those from May to 

 September at the New York Botanical Garden, the remainder, 

 except the Spring Show, at the American Museum of Natural 

 History: 



May 10 and 11, 1919. In connection with the annual meet- 

 ing. 



June 7 and 8. Rose and peony show. 



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