HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. 



February 15, 16, 1905. — The Society joined with other organizations 

 in the nearby districts of the Eastern New York section, 

 New Jersey and Connecticut in a union meeting under 

 the direction of Mr. F. E. Dawley, Director of Farmer's 

 Institutes inN ew York 



March 8, 1905. — Papers on "Sports and Bud Variations From a 

 Practical Standpoint," by Prof. L. C. Corbett and Mr. 

 Patrick O'Mara, were not presented, there being no 

 quorum. These papers are referred for pubHcation in the 

 "Proceedings." 



April 12, 1905. — Lecture by Dr. N. L. Britton, on "Recent Propos- 

 itions Concerning the Classification of Cacti." (Illustrated 

 by stereopeticon.) 



May 10,1905 — Annual meeting, with election of Council, officers, etc., 

 and lecture by Prof. S. W. Fletcher on "Summer in the 

 Fruit Garden." (Illustrated by stereopticon.) 

 The membership of the Society now stands: One Patron, twenty 



life members, and 168 annual members; total, 189. Death has lessened 



the roll of members bv five : S. P. Averv, Emil Caiman, Mrs. W. H. 



Osborn, W. H. Parsons and Mrs. W. T. Blodgett. 



The Committee of the Council having in charge the matter of the 



die for a medal of the Society has finally reported, a design has been 



approved, and dies are now being cut. 



The publication of Vol. i of the Memoirs of the Society — being 



the proceedings of the Plant Breeding Conference, was concluded 



early in the year and has been very favorably received by the public. 

 Receipts from all sources during the year amounted to $844. 67. 



Balance in hand, $710.10 The report of the Treasurer is referred 



to the Auditors. 



Leonard Barron, 



Secretary. 



N. L. Britton, 



Chairman of the Council 



TREASURER'S STATEMENT 



For the year ending May 9, 1095 



Bal. 

 Dues 



1904-5 



May II, 



Dec. 13, 



" 14, 



" 17, 



" 23, 



1905 



Jan. I, 



" 18, 



Apr. 12, 



Carried forward 



Receipts 



in Bank 



from Secretary 



925.Sb 



250.00 



80.00 



85.00 



100.00 



23.60 



130.00 



92.07 



Disbursements 

 1004 

 Oct. 3, May Show Prizes- 



Siebrecht & Son 



F. Weinberg 



W. Padrock 



J. Green 



Oct. 3, June Show Prizes — 



H. Nichols 



F. R. Pierson Co 



J. Wood 



C. Betcher 



F. Gould 



50.00 

 30.00 

 15.00 

 10.00 



16.00 

 25.00 

 19.00 

 25.00 

 10.00 



$1,686.53 Carried forward 



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