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Executive Conimittee consisting of Dr. N. L. Britton, Chairman; 
Mr. Frederick R. Newbold, Treasurer: and Dr. A. B. Stout, 
Secretary ; and a Local Advisory Committee consisting of Prof. 
R. A. Harper, and Prof. H. M. Richards of Columbia University, 
Dr. C. S. Gager, Director of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Dr. 
William Crocker, Director of the Boyce Thompson Institute for 
Plant Research, and Mr. Leonard Barron, Editor of Garden and 
Home Builder. About 38 institutions and organizations, dis- 
tributed in twelve foreign countries, were represented on the pro- 
grams. 
The Entertainment Committee for the Conference consisted of 
Mr. John Scheepers, Chairman, Mrs. Harold I. Pratt, Mrs. 
Samuel Sloan, Mr. T, A. Havemeyer, and Mr. W. R. Coe. The 
headquarters were at the Roosevelt Hotel. 
At the first session, Thursday forenoon, August 12, the Open- 
ing Address was by Dr. Britton, Chairman of the Executive Com- 
mittee, followed by an Address of Welcome, prepared by Mr. 
Havemeyer, President of the Horticultural Society of New York, 
and read by Mr. Newbold in Mr. Havemeyer’s absence. Eleven 
papers were read at this session, after which the members were 
taken in motor buses to the New York Botanical Garden where 
luncheon was served by the Garden, 
The Thursday afternoon session was held in the Lecture Hall 
of the New York Botanical Garden. After the presentation of 
ten papers, there was an inspection of the Botanic Garden under 
special guidance. 
The Friday meetings were under the auspices of the Boyce 
Thompson Institute at Yonkers. The scientific sessions were 
held in the music room of the Hudson River Country Club ad- 
joining the Institute. Eleven papers were presented at the morn- 
ing session and ten papers in the afternoon. Luncheon was 
served by the Institute, and the laboratories and equipment were 
inspected at the close of the afternoon program. 
The Saturday meetings were held at the Brooklyn Botanic 
Garden, with eleven papers in the morning and fifteen in the 
afternoon (5 by title). Luncheon was served by the Garden in 
the main floor corridors. Inspection of the Botanic Garden build- 
ings, grounds, and collections followed the afternoon program. 
