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PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUNE MEETING OF THE 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW 
he June meeting of the Horticultural Society of New York 
was eee in the Museum Building on the 12th inst., Mr. G. 
Powell, vice-president, presiding, assisted by Dr. N. L. Batten, 
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Chairman of the Council. irty n aes ae were elected, a 
committee on Forestry formed, ees ng of Messrs. G. 
Powell, P.-J. Berckmans and Wm. H. S. Wood, and an import- 
ant proposition for organizing a Hybrid Conference of wide scope 
was referred to the Council with power. 
Mr. Powell delivered a carefully prepared and instructive ad- 
discussed by Dr. F. M. Hexamer and Mr. P. O'Mara. 
The exhibition held on the day of the meeting and the day fol- 
lowing brought out a large assortment of cut flowers and plants, 
filling the space assigned, and was of a high degree of educational 
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dress upon “Some Essentials in Strawberry Culture”? which was 
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group; a fine named collection aces by Mr. J. C. Williams 
attracted much attention. Roses and strawberries were but 
poorly represented, owing to the exceptional lateness of the 
season in this vicinity. There were a large number of miscella- 
neous exhibits 
* NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT. 
Dr. Tracy E. Hazen, Fellow in Botany at Columbia University 
1898-1900, who has been pursuing original investigations at the 
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Fairbanks Museum of Natural Science at Saint Johnsbury, Ver- 
