HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. 



FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



Presented at the Fifth Annual Meeting, May ii, 1904. 



During the past year the membership of the Society has been 



increased by eight annual members and one life, and it has lost by 



death four, and by resignation five, thus leaving the actual number of 



members as it was before, 201. It recommends for election to-day 



two nominees. 



While the Council is gratified at the general support given to the 



Society by patrons of horticulture, it regrets that a larger share of 



support does not come from those who are more intimately connected 



with the industry. 



The meetings of the Society have been held as follows : — 



JuNE^ 1903 — The exhibition arranged for this month was abandoned 

 on the advice of the Exhibition Committee, the weather 

 conditions not being considered favorable. 



October 14, 1903. — At the American Institute, subject, "Pomological 

 Developments of the Last Half Century," by Dr. F. M. 

 Hexamer. 



November id, 1903 — The Society entered into co-operation with the 

 great National Exhibition of the American Institute and 

 the Chrysanthemum Society of America, at the Herald 

 Square Exhibition Hall. This event was most successful 

 and resulted in the finest fall exhibition ever held in 

 New York City. 



December 8, 1903. — The Society met in the rooms of the American 

 Institute, when Mr. J. T. Scott discussed "The methods 

 of Horticultural Training at the House of Refuge on 

 Randall's Island." 



January 13. 1904 — Meeting in the rooms of the American Institute, 

 when "Our Native Trees in Landscape" was discussed by 

 Mr. J. T. Withers. 



February 10, 1904. — An evening meeting was held in the American 

 Institute rooms, and one of the most successful gather- 

 ings of the Society resulted. The subject of the meeting 

 was, "Cultivated Orchids." Lantern slides from the col- 

 lection of Mrs Van Brunt were exhibited and explained 

 by Mr. G. V. Nash. Mr. G. Schneider discussed 

 leaf mold as a compost, and a paper on "Cool Orchids" 

 by Mr. E. O. Orpet was presented. 



March 9, 1904. — Evening meeting on "Spring Work in our Gardens," 

 contributed to by Messrs. G. T. Powell, C. L. Allen, and 

 L. Barron. 



April 13, 1904 — Evening meeting, "Tree planting in our City Streets." 

 introduced by Mr. H. A. Siebrecht. 



