THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



necessar}^ in eastern farming and gardening with cultivated crops. The 

 water supplj- is inadequate. It would be impossible to obtain water for 

 general flooding of land. Thousands of people living in the suburbs of 

 New York city suffered for weeks the past autumn for the want of water 

 in their houses. By adding more of humus to the soil, every ton of which 

 will absorb two tons of water, we can carry through successfully most crops 

 in dry periods. This means more intensive tillage, but it will produce 

 highly beneficial results. 



Unless we adopt more advanced methods for the conservation of soil 

 moisture, and thus provide more permanently for the needs of plants, we 

 shall see an increase in plant diseases following interrupted development 

 and a further decline in the condition of many trees. 



The lecture, dealing with a matter of most vital importance, 

 was received with great interest. It was freely disctissed and 

 brought out many questions which Mr. Powell answered in full. 



George V. Nash, 



Secretary. 



CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP SINCE 

 OCTOBER 12, 1910 



By Election 



Patron 



Sage, Mrs. Russell 



Life Members 



Brown, Geo. McKesson Proctor, Frederick T. 



Collord, Geo. W. Riker, John J. 



Harrah, Chas. J. Robinson, Nelson 



Hoyt, Theodore R. Untermyer, Samuel ( formerly an 

 Iselin, Adrian, Jr. Annual Member) 



Iselin, Columbus O'D. \'an Emburgh, D. B. 



Lane, Edward V. Z. Waterbury, John I. 



Morton, Hon. Levi P. Webster, Mrs. Sidney 

 Olcott, Dudley 



Annual Members 



Alexander, Douglas Bauer, Anton 



Armstrong, Dr. S. T. Blumenthal, Hugo 



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