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FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE eked 
TURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YOR 
The Horticultural Society of New York held its fifth annual 
meeting in the New York Botanical Gardens on May 11 and 12. 
The lecture was given by J. Horace MacFarland, whe o spoke on 
“Common Trees and Their Uncommon Flowers,” illustrating 
his remarks by a magnificent series of | lantern slides, showing the 
unfolding of the flowers of our more common native trees. 
At the annual meeting of the Society the old panel of officers 
and directors was reélected with one exception. The council in 
its report showed the membership well sustained and the invested 
funds increased. The Society has nearly $1,500 invested. Sie- 
brecht & Son, New Rochelle, N. ¥Y., made a wonderfully fine 
display in nearly all the eaaine plant classes and showed a great 
variety of well-grown specimens. Groups of crotons, palms and 
other foliage plants, foliage and flowering plants, orchids, ferns, 
which poe considerable attention on account of the peculiar 
coloring, which may be described as approaching somewhat to 
the American beauty tint. They were well-grown flowers on 
long stems. Killarney was exhibited in good form; this rose is 
surely gaining recognition as a popular pink and will become a 
greater favorite as it is better known. The shade of the flower and 
the shape of the bud are strongly in its favor. Lovers of the rex 
begonia had plenty of specimens to feast on and a special certifi- 
cate was awarded for a collection of new seedlings as well as for 
the Killarney rose. 
Scott’s form of the Boston fern was seen in a group of plants 
n all sizes and demonstrated its utility as a commercial decora- 
tive plant. Its more compact habit as compared with the type 
makes it really serviceable for house or piazza decoration and 
gives it an appearance of growing vigor that is very pleasing. 
The yellow calla (AéHottiana) came from C. J. Roebling, 
Trenton, N. J. (H. T. Clinkaberry, gardener). J. H. Troy, New 
* Adapted from ‘* American Gardening,” 25: No. 484, pp. 322. May 14, 1904. 
