THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



The following lectures were held at the American Museum of 

 Natural History, 77th St., & Central Park West: 



December 13, 1923 "Rock Gardens" by Mr. Montague Free. 



January 10, 1924 "Progress of Garden Design In America" by 

 Mr. Ferruccio Vitale. 



February 14, 1924 "Good Fruits for the Home Garden" by 

 Dr. U. P. Hedrick. 



April 10, 1924 "Preliminary Studies in the use of Artificial 

 Light in the Growth of Plants" by Prof. Hugh Findlay. 



Flower Shows were held on the following dates : May Flower 

 Show, May iith-i3th, 1923, N. Y. Botanical Garden; Exhibition 

 of Peonies, June 9th & loth, 1923, American Museum of Natural 

 History; Gladiolus Exhibition, August 3rd-5th, 1923, N. Y. 

 Botanical Garden; Dahlia Exhibition, Sept. 2ist-23rd, 1923, N. Y, 

 Botanical Garden; Chrysanthemum Show, Nov. 8th-iith, 1923, 

 American Museum of Natural History ; International Flower 

 Show, March I7th-22nd, 1924, Grand Central Palace in coopera- 

 tion with the New York Florists' Club. 



The secretary reports an unusual interest in these activities, the 

 November Show being one of the largest ever held and second in 

 attendance in the history of the Society. 



In cooperation with other organizations we have been repre- 

 sented in the effort to protect the parks of New York against ex- 

 ploitation, our committee on Park Protection having gone to Al- 

 bany on March 25th, 1924, and again attending in this city at the 

 hearing on April nth, 1924. 



As voted at the Annual Meeting in 1923: 



ARTICLE XII of the Constitution was amended to read as 

 follows : 



"Each Annual Member shall pay to the treasurer annually the 

 sum of $10.00. Members may become Life Members by paying 

 $100.00 at any one time." 



Respectfully submitted, 



Frederic R. Newbold, 



Secretary. 



