THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY 



December i6, 1911 



A meeting of the society was held on Saturady, December 16, 

 1911, at 4 P.M., at the American Aluseum of Natural History, 

 Mr. Pierson presiding. 



The minutes of the meeting of November 4, 1911, were read 

 and approved. 



The following persons, having accepted the invitation of the 

 Council to become members, were referred b}' that body to the 

 society for action : 



Life 



F. W. Vanderbilt, Elmore A. \Mllets. 



Annual 



Benj. F. Cromwell, Charles T. Wills, Mrs. S. Neustadt, Mrs. 

 Edward 1 1. \"an Ingen, Henry S. Adams, James Talcott, Wm. J. 

 Matheson. 



The following j)ersons apj^licd for annual membership in the 

 society. Their names were ai)proved and referred to the society 

 for action : 



Sam'l Zalinsky, Wm. Cordes. 



The secretary was authorized to cast an affirmative ballot for 

 the election of all the above persons. This was done and they 

 were declared elected. 



There being no further business before the meeting, adjourn- 

 ment was taken at 5 P.M., after an interesting lecture by Mr. 

 John K. L. ]\I. Farquhar, on " Gardens in Italy." In spite of the 

 inclemency of the weather the lecture hall was filled. 



George \'. N.\sii, 



Secretary. 

 January 27, 19 12 



A meeting of the society, accompanied by an exhibition, was 

 held on Saturday, January 2'j, 1912, at the American Museum of 

 Natural History. The exhibition was held in the West Assembly 

 Hall from i to 5. The meeting of the society was hekh in the 

 East Assembly Hall at 4 P.M., the president presiding. 



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