THE HORTICULTUIL\L SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



January ii, 191 1. The lecture announced for this day was on 

 " The Chestnut Canker, and Other Fungous Diseases of Trees." 

 Owing to the illness of the lecturer, Dr. W. A. Murrill, it was 

 necessary to postpone this lecture until a future time. In place of 

 this a lecture was given by Mr. George V. Nash on " Orchids, 

 Wild and Cultivated," illustrated with lantern slides. 



February 8, 191 1. Lecture, "Some Common Orchids and 

 Roses," by Mr. George V. Nash, illustrated with lantern slides. 

 An exhibition was held in conjunction with this meeting, in which 

 these flowers were especially prominent. 



March 8, 191 1. An exhibition was held in conjunction with 

 this meeting. 



April 12, 191 1. Lecture, "Hyacinths: their History, Cultiva- 

 tion, and Present Day Types," by Mr. E. B. Southwick. An 

 exhibition was held in conjunction with this meeting. 



The Orchid Section has held three meetings during the year : 

 in October and November, 1910, and in January, 191 1. The 

 meeting for December was omitted on account of its occurrence 

 at the holiday season ; that of February was also cancelled as it 

 came on Washington's Birthday; it was thought wise to omit the 

 March meeting, as all interested would be busy with the approach- 

 ing National Flower Show. 



The Journal has been issued quarterly, as follows : no. 4, July, 

 1910, with 22 pages and 2 plates; no. 5, October, 1910, with 15 

 pages and i plate; no. 6, January, 191 1, with 20 pages and 3 

 plates; no. 7, April, 1911, with 10 pages; a total of 67 pages and 

 6 plates. One subscriber has been received for the Journal. 



Volume n of the Memoirs was issued in December, 1910. This 

 contains the Proceedings of the International Conference on 

 Plant Hardiness and Acclimatization. 



The membership of the society has been largely increased dur- 

 ing the year. The total membership is now 368, divided as fol- 

 lows: Annual, 299; Sustaining, i ; Life, 66; Patrons, 2. This is 

 a gain of 148, apportioned as follows : Annual, 107 ; Sustaining, 

 i; Life, 39; Patron, i. This gain, with the exception of 22 of 

 the annual members, was in response to the invitations sent out. 

 About 7,000 invitations were mailed, costing about $280, includ- 

 ing postage. As a result the society has gained 99 annual mem- 



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