THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



of this conference is that The Horticultural Society of New York, 

 in cooperation with the New York Florists' Club, will conduct a 

 spring show in 1914 at the Grand Central Palace, under an agree- 

 ment and contract with the International Exhibition Co., under 

 the terms of which neither The Horticultural Society of New 

 York nor the New York Florists' Club is financially responsible. 

 These two organizations will provide the funds for the premium- 

 hst, which will be covered by a guarantee fund provided by indi- 

 viduals ready to undertake this. The expenses, other than those 

 of the prize-list, are provided for in the agreement with the Inter- 

 national Exhibition Co. 



The date of the exhibition is fixed for Alarch twenty-first to 

 twenty-eighth. 



THE WILLIAM BARR FUND 



Mrs. William Barr, in memory of her husband, has given the 

 society the sum of five hundred dollars, to be known as the 

 William Barr Fund, the interest of which is to be used for flower 

 prizes. Mrs. Barr has been enrolled as a patron of the society. 



The late Mr. Barr was much interested in horticulture, assem- 

 bling valuable collections at his estate, known as Baronald, in 

 Llewellyn Park, West Orange, N. J. These collections embraced, 

 among other things, choice stove and greenhouse plants, orchids, 

 ferns, and especially chrysanthemums, in which Mr. Barr was 

 particularly interested. He had large collections of these fall 

 flowers, and exhibited them frequently at the exhibitions of the 

 local society, in which he was much interested. Some of the new 

 varieties were raised there, among these being Baronald, Alice 

 Byron, and Jessie King. 



The creation of a fund of this kind is a fitting way in which to 

 honor the name of one who has done so much to advance the 

 cause of horticulture. Plants and flowers are loved by all, and he 

 who aids in placing them where others may enjoy is a public 

 benefactor. 



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