THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Educational and Financial Importance of Horticulture to the 

 Community." 



February 22, 1913. Lecture by Dr. Mel. T. Cook on "Possi- 

 bilities of Controlling Orchard Diseases." 



March 15, 1913. Lecture by Mr. Edwin Jenkins on "Roses, 

 Outside and under Glass." 



April 12, 1913. A business meeting only was held. 



The Journal has been issued quarterly as follows: no. 12, 

 July 1912, 20 pages; no. 13, April 1912, 14 pages; no. 14, January 

 1913, 14 pages and 4 plates ; no. 15, April 1913, 22 pages ; making 

 a total of 70 pages and 4 plates. 



The membership of the society is now 438, divided as follows : 

 Patrons, 2; Sustaining Members, 2; Life Members, loi ; Annual 

 Members, ^t,^. The total number of new members during the 

 year is 71, of which i is Sustaining, 20 Life, and 50 Annual. The 

 losses in membership are as follows : by death, 20, of which 3 

 were life members; resignation, 15; dropped on account of non- 

 payment of dues, 13; total 48. This leaves a net gain for the 

 year of 23 : i sustaining, 18 life, and 4 annual. 



One annual member, Mrs. McDougall Hawkes, became a life 

 member by the payment of the fee of $50.00. 



As noted in the annual report of last year, it is desirable that 

 the number of patrons, sustaining members and life members be 

 increased, and it is advised that importance be placed upon this 

 the coming year, and that steps be taken to formulate some 

 method of accomplishing this. 



At the meeting of the Council, held on February 24, 1912, the 

 following action was taken : 



Resolved: That the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals of the 

 society be offered at the National Flower Show, to be held in 

 New York City in the spring of 191 3, for exhibits of unusual 

 merit, the exhibits to be judged and the awards made by The 

 Horticultural Society of New York. 



In compliance with this resolution the exhibition committee 

 awarded two gold, seven silver, and two bronze medals at that 

 exhibition. The details of these awards will be found in the 

 Journal for April of this year. 



The Council extended in the name of the society an invitation 



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