THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Extracts from Proceedings of the Society 



Twenty-second Annual Report of the Board of Directors 

 (Presented May 13, 1922) 



The membership of the Society is now 1,124 as follows : Patrons, 

 6; Life, 196; Sustaining, 8; Annual, 889; Associate, 25. 



The additions for the year have been: Patrons, i; Life, 17; 

 Sustaining, 4; Annual, 241. 



The losses by death have been 8, of whom 3 were Life Members 

 and 5 Annual Members, by resignation 13, making a total of 21. 



The real gain in membership therefore is : Patrons, i ; Life, 14 ; 

 Sustaining, 4 ; Annual 223 ; making a total gain of 242 members. 



At the meeting of the Board of Directors on June 4th, 1921, in 

 accordance with Constitution and By-laws, offices of the Society 

 were elected as follows : 



President Mr. T. A. Havemeyer 



Vice Presidents Dr. N. L. Britton 



Mr. James W. Cromwell 

 Dr. E. B. Southwick 

 Secretary Mr. George V. Nash 



Treasurer Mr. F. R. Newbold 



Chairman, Board of Directors Mr, F. R. Pierson 



The Society held meetings as follows, at the New York 

 Botanical Gardens : 



May 14th, 1921 — Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. 

 June 4th, 192 1 — Sea Gardens of the Tropics — Lecture by Dr. 



M. A. Howe. 

 August 20th, 1 92 1 — Evergreens and How to Grow Them — 



Lecture by Mr. K, R. Boynton. 

 September 24th, 192 1 — Dahlias and Their Culture — Lecture 



by Dr. M. A. Howe. 



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