THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



OF AMERICA. 



MARTIN C. EBEL, Managing Editor, 

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ADOPTED AS THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE 

 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



President, Vice-President, Treasurer, 



WM. H. WAITE, A. J. SMITH, JAMES STUART. 



Y nkers, N. Y. Lake Geneva, Wis. Mamaroneck, N. Y. 



Stcretary, MARTIN C. EBEL, Madison, N. J. 



TRUSTEES FOR 1913. 



Peter iurt. Orange, N. J.; William Kleinheinz, Ogontz, Pa.; William 

 Duckham, Madison, N, J.; Alexander MacKenzie, Glen Cove, N. Y. ; John H. 



Dodds, Wyncote, Pa. 



DIRECTORS. 



To serve until 1914 — Robert Angus, Tarrytown, N. Y.; Robert Bottomley, 

 New Canaan, Conn.; Carl Schaeffer, Tuxedo Park, N. Y.; E. Wetterlow, 

 West Manchester, Mass.; T. J. Kenipton, Baychester, N. Y. ; E. Trethewey, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. ; Alexander Eraser, Newport, R. I. 



To serve until 1915— John Shore, Harrison, N. Y.; Thomas Proctor, 

 Lenox, Mass.: William N. Craig, North Easton, Mass.; Frank E. Witney, 

 Fishkill, N. Y.; Robert Williamson, Greenwich, Conn.; F. Kirk. Bar 

 Harbor, Me.; James Bell, New York, N. Y. 



To serve until 1916— Thomas W. Logan, Jenkintown, Pa.; John F. Huss, 

 Hartford, Conn.; John W. Everett, Glen Cove, N. Y.; A. Bauer, Deal 

 Beach, N. J.; John W. Jones, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Alexander McPherson, 

 Washington, D. C; James C. Shield, Monticello, 111. 



Vol. XA'L 



APRIL, 1913. 



No. 6. 



The third International Flower Show of this country 

 is now an event of the past. It has made new history in 

 the world of horticulture and floriculture, and will be re- 

 corded as one of the most magnificent displays of the 

 flora art made anywhere up to the present time. In 

 point of beauty and arrangement it could hardly be ex- 

 celled, though not to be compared in point of magnitude 

 with some of the shows held abroad. Those who have at- 

 tended the shows of the past decade at home and abroad 

 agree that never before were such specimens of flowers 

 and plants produced as some of those seen at this show. 

 Too great praise cannot be uttered for the chairman of 

 the International Flower Show, and his able lieutenant? 

 and committees. Only those who have been close to them 

 during the past year can realize the personal sacrifices 

 some of these men have made to make this undertaking 

 the grand success it was ; and they must accept this suc- 

 cess as their reward, with the added appreciation of all 

 flower lovers, for the eftorts which they put forth. \Vc 

 voice the wishes of many that a flower show of the stand- 

 ard of the one just closed be made an annual event in 

 that great metropolis. New York. It would prove a great 

 boon to the* progress of floriculture and horticulture in 

 this country. Public interest and enthusiasm have been 

 aroused, and they should not be permitted to wane. 



What would the greatest flower show ever held in this 

 country have amounted to without the private growers? 

 What would this same flower show have been without the 

 commercial growers? Could it have been held at all 

 without the efforts and financial assistance of those com- 

 mercially engaged in the flora business and its allied com- 

 mercial interests? 



We .say that without the private grower it could not 

 have been so grand; without the commercial grower it 

 could not have been so vast, and without the commercial 

 interests it could not have been held at all. We simply 

 allude to these facts to indicate how closely attached all 

 the interests are, the private, commercial and allied, and 

 to illustrate how great a force co-operation is towards the 

 goal of success. Let us all strive to cultivate it — it will 

 be for the mutual benefit of all. 



A NATIONAL SHOW FOR 1914. 



As we go to press, we learn on excellent authority that, 

 encouraged by the great success of the International 

 Flower Show, the International Exposition Company will 

 undertake to hold another flower show in the Grand 

 Central Palace, New York, in the spring of 1914. We 

 make this brief announcement now that the gardening 

 profession may have opportunity to eclipse its efforts 

 of 1913 a year hence. 



THE MAN WHO JUST DIGS. 



He wanted a job, and, like everyone else, 



He wanted a good one, you know ; 

 Where his clothes would not soil and his hands would 

 keep clean. 



And the salary mustn't be low. 

 He asked for a pen, but they gave him a spade, 



And he half turned away with a shrug, 

 But he altered his mind and, seizing the spade — he dug! 



He worked with a will that is bound to succeed. 

 And the months and the years went along. 



The way it was rough and the labor was hard, 

 But his heart he kept filled with a song. 



Some jeered him and sneered at his task, but he plugged 

 Just as hard as he ever could plug; 



Their words never seemed to disturb him a bit — as he 

 dug. 



The day came at last when they called for the spade 



And gave him a pen in its place. 

 The joy of achievement was sweet to his taste 



And victory shone on his face. 

 We cairt always get what we hope for at first. 



Success cuts many queer jigs. 

 But one thing is sure — a man will succeed — if he digs. 



• — Louis E. Tliaver. 



I ^UE to the flower show news we have 

 had to omit several of our regular 

 departments from this issue. They will be 

 reinstalled next month. Several interest- 

 ing contributions intended for this num- 

 ber will appear in the May issue. 



