JOURNAL 



OF THE 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



OF NEW YORK LIBRARY 



NEW YOrcK 



BOTANICAL 



(Incorporated 1902) QARDBN 



Vol. 1, Free to tt TXTI? 1 Qfil By Subscription, 



No. 2, Members JUi>r!y, LyXfJ $1.00 a year 



Sixth Annual Report of the Council. 



Presented May 9, igo6. 



The Council has held regular meetings throughout the year on the same 

 days as the regular meetings of the Society, and two special meetings before 

 the opening of the public sessions in the Fall. 



The regular meetings of the Society, when lectures have been delivered, 

 have been held in the rooms of the American Institute, and the Council has 

 recently been considering the desirability of again returning to afternoon 

 meetings. Many members have expressed a desire for an earlier hour. 



In connection with the November meeting, which was held in the New 

 York Botanical Garden, an experiment was tried in holding an exhibition 

 of Native and Tropical Fruits and Nuts. It resulted in a most interesting 

 gathering, contributions being received from various nearby places from 

 Georgia and also from the West Indies. A collection of tropical fruits rep- 

 resenting all the kinds offered in the New York market at that date had 

 been gathered by direction of the Council and resulted in a very instructive 

 display. A particularly valuable feature in the exhibition was the collection 

 of Native Nuts, embracing about one hundred sampes exhibited by Dr. 

 Robert T. Morris. 



The Council announces that the first number of the Journal of the 

 Horticultural Society of New York was published in April and this pub- 

 lication will take the form of a periodical. It is hoped that the membership 

 will co-operate with the officers of the Society in making this publication a 



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