NEW YOUK 



BOTANICAL 



(lAI^DtN 



Journal 



of tfje 



horticultural ^ocietp of iSeto |9orfe 



ISSUED QUARTERLY 



VOL. Ill, No. 11. AUGUST, 1923 



Free to Members; By Subscription $1.00 a Year 



ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY 



TO OUR MEMBERS 



THE Directors wish to thank the members for the way they 

 have stood behind the Society in the matter of increased dues. 

 It perhaps is not necessary to go into detail as to how our expenses 

 have increased in the last few years, notwithstanding which we 

 have made big strides in returns to our members. Our many 

 shows, free to the public, our splendid lecture course, also free to 

 the public, and our season ticket to the International Flower Show 

 at Grand Central Palace each year, to which all our members are 

 entitled, are assets of no mean value to horticultural lovers. As 

 we all know, the cost of everything, labor in particular, whether it 

 is scientific or manual, has risen, the continued cooperation of our 

 members indicating an understanding of this which is very much 

 appreciated by our Board as it insures against the elimination of 

 any of our activities, as we feel we would have no moral right to 

 exist did we reduce our educational program and our fight for the 

 advancement of horticulture. The past three years have given 

 us much encouragement, and our hope is that eventually America 

 will be more like England, every "bit" of earth a garden, not a 

 "backyard." 



IT IS hoped that members of the Society will lend their aid in 

 making the Journal of particular value to the horticultural in- 

 terests of New York. Contributions from members are invited, 

 especially with reference to experiences that bear directly on the 

 horticultural and gardening problems in the region of the Society's 

 activities. 



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