HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. 



The Seventh Annual Report of the CounciL 



Presented May S, igoj. 



The membership of the Society has suffered a slight decrease since the 

 presentation of the last Annual Report, the number standing i Patron, 24 

 Life Members, and 147 Annual Members at this date, with three other 

 members to be elected this day. 



During the year, efforts have been made to increase the membership, 

 but without any direct result, notwithstanding two energetic campaigns. 

 The Council urges upon each member, the importance of bringing before 

 the notice of those interested in horticultural work, what the Society is 

 endeavoring to accomplish, and hopes that each member will exert his 

 individual influence to increase the number during the coming season. 



The meetings of the Society have been held regularly in the rooms of 

 the American Institute, to which body the thanks of the Society is tendered 

 for the use of its rooms and apparatus. All the meetings of this session 

 with the exception of those connected with exhibitions in May, June and 

 October have been held in the Institute Rooms. 



This year, the experiment was tried of making the hour of meeting in 

 the late afternoon instead of in the evening as was the case formerly, and 

 it would seem that there was a slight increase in the attendance present 

 at the several interesting lectures which have been delivered under the 

 direction of the Society. The dates and subjects of the regular meetings 

 have been as follows :- 



June 13th, 1906. Exhibition of plants and flowers in the New York 

 Botanical Garden. In consequence of the approach of the warm weather, 

 the lecture by Mr. G. T. Powell on The Value of Selection was read by title. 

 Prizes to the amount of $201.00 from the funds of the Society and the New 

 York Botanical Garden were awarded at this exhibition. 



October loth, 1906. Meeting and exhibition in the New York Botanical 

 Garden. An exhibition of Dahlias and other fall flowers of remarkably 

 good quality. The collection of Cactus Dahlias embracing an extremely 

 rich selection of the most modern types. Prizes to the amount of $50.00 

 were awarded. 



November 14th, 1906. Meeting in the rooms of the American Institute, 

 and illustrated lecture on Lawn Making by Leonard Barron. Exhibits of 

 Victory Carnation by A. J. Guttman and a remarkably interesting lot of out- 

 door hybrid roses from Mrs. Aaron Ward. 



December 12th, 1906. Lecture on Sports by Mr. P. O'Mara, paper being 

 read by the secretary in the absence of the author, and resulted in an 

 interesting discussion. 



