The International Flower Show 



Grand Central Palace, New York City, April 5-12, 1913. 



We are speeding toward the date set for the Inter- 

 national Flower Show, and most of us do not yet realize 

 how close at hand the time really is for the event to occur. 

 It falls on us who are interested in the successful out- 

 come of this show to take time by the forelock, and to 

 prepare to be ready when the doors are opened to us. 

 The gardener is most vitally interested in this undertak- 

 ing, which is the most important flower show ever held 

 in this country, and much, very much, depends on him 

 and what he proposes to do toward aiding this enter- 

 prise. It is true that many gardeners are not in a posi- 

 tion to appear as big exhibitors, but let every gardener 

 carefully scan the schedule and see where he can enter; 

 he may only have a few cut flowers or a few plants to 

 compete with, and which he may regard as unimportant, 

 but let him consider that combined, the small exhibits 



\\.\l. II. nUCKIIAM, MANAGER IXTERN'ATIOXAL FLOWER SHOW. 



help to fill the hall and make it attractive. His becoming 

 a part of it no matter how small tends toward success. 



The International Flower Show which will be held in 

 the Grand Central Palace, in New York City, April 5 to 

 12, if properly su])]xirted by the private and commercial 

 growers, will mark a new epoch in the history of horti- 

 culture and floriculture in this country, and the big suc- 

 cess which it will be, if the gardeners and florists will 

 only get together in an effort to make it the greatest event 



of its kind ever held in the world, if not in size, in quality 

 of exhibits (this is possible with the American growers), 

 and would stir up an interest among the flower 

 loving public the favorable effect of which will be far 

 reaching. 



The National Association of Gardeners is very closely 

 identified with the International Flower Show through 



CH.\S. H. TOTTV^ 



CII.MRM.'VN INTERX.\TI()N.\L FLOWER 

 SHOW COMMITTEE. 



the make-up of its management. The Society of Amer- 

 ican Florists has not alone duly recognized our organ- 

 ization in inviting us to co-operate with it, but through 

 its generosity in the special classes it has provided for the 

 private gardener in a manner which has never been 

 equalled in any show, in this or any other country, be- 

 sides keeping all other classes open to permit private 

 growers to comjjete in them ; but in addition to this it 

 has honored the National Association by appointing one 

 of its trustees. Mr. \\'illiam H. Duckham, general man- 

 ager of the International Flower Show, a position for 

 which he is well qualified. Mr. Charles H. Totty, chair- 

 man of the International Flower Show Committee is one 

 of the most active of the associate members of our asso- 

 ciation. His eflforts to provide liberally for the private 

 gardener at the show (he himself was a private gardener 

 onlv a few years ago) were fruitful of the provision 

 which has been made. ]\Ir. Totty has declared that the 

 success or failure of such an enterprise as the Inter- 

 national Flower Show represents depends to a very great 

 extent on the sup]iort and assistance that will be forth- 



