THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



EXTRACTS FROM PROCEEDINGS OF 

 THE SOCIETY 



DIRECTORS' MEETING, OCTOBER 17, 1923 

 Mr. F. R. Pierson, Chairman of the Board, Presiding. 



Elected as Annual Member : Mr. James Boyd. 



Transfers from Annual to Life Membership: Mr. M. D. FoUin, 

 Mrs. Richard Aldrich, Mr. Charles L. Brinsmade, Mrs. Conde R. Thorn, 

 Miss Grace G. Lyman. Mr. Oscar Lichtenstein, Miss Emily Tuckerman, 

 Mr. William Inglis, Mrs. Samuel Fuller, Mrs. John R. McGinley, Miss 

 Fanny Norris, Mr. T. F. Donahue, Mr. J. Keur, Mr. G. E. Baldwin, Dr. 

 F. D. Crane, Miss Anne Depew Paulding, Mrs. John B. Trevor, Mr. J. A. 

 Manda, Miss Bertha Pagenstetcher, Mrs. S. A. Brown, Mr. L. J. Muller, 

 Mr. Robert Simpson, Mr. John E. Lager. Mrs. Henry W. deForest, Mrs. 

 Peter Fletcher, Mrs. Carl S. Petrasch, Mrs. Eberhard Faber, Dr. H. A. 

 Gleason, Mrs. Harry L. Hamlin, Dr. L. Hosford Abel. 



The Chairman of the Exhibition Committee, Mr. James Stuart, reported 

 the personnel of his committee as follows : 



R. T. Brown L S. Hendrickson C. H. Totty 



John Canning J. E. Lager J. A. Manda 



H. A. Gleason A. J. Manda John Scheepers 



Mr. Frederic R. Newbold was elected secretary of the Society. 



Resolved : That the treasurer be and is hereby authorized to make an 

 appeal to the membership in order to underwrite the extremely heavy list of 

 premiums for the Fall Show. 



AWARDS AT GLADIOLUS SHOW 



New York Botanical Garden, August 3-5, 1923 



Open to All 



Class I. Largest and best collection of named varieties, covering one 

 hundred and fifty square feet, not less than twenty-five varieties, correctly 

 named — ist Prize, John Lewis Childs, Inc. 



Class 2. Largest and best collection of named varieties, Primulinus Hy- 

 brids, covering fifty square feet, not less than ten varieties, correctly named 

 — Gold Medal, John Lewis Childs, Inc. 



Class 3. Vase of twelve spikes, White, one variety — ist Prize, John 

 Scheepers, Inc. 2nd Prize, J. A. Kemp. 



Class 4. Vase of twelve spikes. Red. one variety — ist Prize, John 

 Scheepers, Inc. 2nd Prize, Charles B. Webb. 



Class 5. Vase of twelve spikes. Crimson, one variety — ist Prize, John 

 Scheepers, Inc. 2nd Prize, John Lewis Childs. Inc. 



Class 6. Vase of twelve spikes, Pink, one variety — ist Prize. John 

 Scheepers, Inc. 2nd Prize, John Lewis Childs. Inc. 



Class 7. Vase of twelve spikes. Yellow, one variety — ist Prize. John 

 Scheepers, Inc. 2nd Prize, John Lewis Childs, Inc. 



Class 8. Vase of twelve spikes. Blue or Lavender, one variety — ist 

 Prize, John Scheepers, Inc. 2nd Prize, John Lewis Childs, Inc. 



Class 9. Vase of twelve spikes, Purple, one variety — ist Prize, John 

 Scheepers, Inc. 2nd Prize. John Lewis Childs, Inc. 



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