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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



ASSOCIATION NOTES 



M. C. EBEL, Secretary, MADISON, N. J. 



PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 



At the outset I wish to convey my thanks to my 

 fellow members of the N. A. G. for the honor you 

 conferred upon me. 



In accepting the Presidency of the N. A. G. I wish to 

 publicly acknowledge the indebtedness of the associa- 

 tion to the past presidents ; these men with their sound 

 judgment and wide knowledge of horticulture, have in- 

 deed been pioneers in the cause which has put the X. 

 A. G. on a firm and sure foundation. 



In becoming your President I only hope that I shall 

 be able to build up the association still firmer and 

 surer and I pledge myself to do all that I possibly can 

 for the further advancement of the N. A. G. and horti- 

 culture, but this is not one man's task, nor yet that of 

 the officers alone, but I appeal to every one of you as 

 members to make this year of 1913 a banner year! If 

 each one of you will make a New Year's resolution to 

 get at least one new member, not a difficult task, then 

 you will feel that at least you are doing a share. 



The year that has passed has been a good one for 

 horticulture and for the N. A. G. ; but the year we have 

 just entered upon should be a red-letter year. 



This year, as you all know, there is to be held the 

 great national flower show, and never before in the 

 historj- of horticulture in America has there been such 

 inducements made for the private gardener to assert him- 

 self. We are invited to co-operate and make this show 

 one great success. 



That every one of you will come and support the 



national show to the best of your abilit}', and thus by 



your so doing give greater prestige and power to the 



National Association of Gardeners, is my earnest 



wish. ,,, „ ,,. 



W. H. W.MTi:. 



The first meeting of the year of the association's 

 trustees and directors was held at the Murray Hill Hotel, 

 New York City, on Wednesday afternoon, January 8, 

 President Waite in the chair. 



Routine business disposed of, the advisability of the 

 association maintaining a department along the lines of 

 those of horticultural societies abroad, to which the 

 gardener may look for opportunity for advancement, 

 came up for discussion. This elicited the opinion of those 

 present, that while the subject presented many problems 

 necessitating time and patience to develop, that it was, 

 however, the duty of the organization representative of 

 the National Association to make an effort to build up 

 such a department within itself, and to establish a reputa- 

 tion for it, so that when an application is passed on, the 

 applicant can be regarded worthy of consideration on the 

 part of those requiring his services. The secretary was 

 empowered to take the necessary steps to bring about the 

 establishment of a department such as was suggested. 



On a motion by ex-President Logan it was decided that 

 the association award a medal for any new variety of 

 flowers, plants, vegetables, or fruits, originated by a 

 gardener, a member of the National Association of 

 Gardeners, and to he passed as meritorious by a com- 

 mittee of judges ; such committee to be a])pointed annually 

 by the president. Mr. \\'aite appointed \A'illiam Klein- 

 heinz, Peter Duff" and Jaim-; Siu.ut to serve as a com- 

 mittee for 1*'13. 



The forthcoming International Flower Show, to be held 

 in New York City, next came up for discussion and it 

 was decided to hold a national gardeners and florists 

 bowling tournament at the time of the show, and to invite 

 the members of the Society of American Florists to unite 

 in this tournament which will be open to three men teams, 

 members of any local gardeners' or florists' club, and 

 members either of the National Association of Gardeners 

 or the Society of American Florists, and to individuals, 

 members of either of these national associations. An 

 appropriation was voted to secure Thum's alleys, famous 

 for many national bowling events ; and to offer two 

 national association cups, one for the team making the 

 highest score, and one for the individual making the 

 highest score at the tournament. Cups were also donated 

 by President Waite, ex-President Logan, and Secretary 

 Ebel. A committee consisting of John Dodds, John W. 

 Everett, A. Bauer, J. Stuart and William Robertson was 

 appointed with power to make all arrangements. The 

 consideration of choosing a hotel as headquarters of the 

 National Association of Gardeners was entrusted to the 

 trustees, with power to act. 



Mr. Ortiz, one of the association's new members, 

 superintendent of the Pratt estate. Glen Cove, N. Y.. and 

 vice-president of the Farmers' Congress of New York 

 State, was introduced, and addressed the meeting on the 

 close relation of agriculture and horticulture, stating that 

 it was his opinion that the men who serve as superin- 

 tendents on private estates of the future will be expected 

 to be informed on every detail that goes to make up a 

 complete estate. He urged the gardeners to co-operate 

 with the farmers to influence a more liberal appropriation 

 of the millions expended annually by the nation and 

 states to the purpose of educational work in agriculture 

 and horticulture. A meeting of the Farmers' Congress of 

 New York is to be held in New York City very shortly 

 and Mr. Ortiz invites all gardeners that can do so to 

 attend the meeting and have a voice in its action. 



The directors decided to hold the next meeting in New 

 York during National Show week, to which meeting an 

 invitation will be extended to all members of the associa- 

 tion to attend. An adjournment followed. 



In pursuance with the by-laws the following directors 

 have been appointed by President Waite : 



To serve for three years : Thomas W. Logan, Jenkin- 

 town. Pa. ; John E. Huss, Hartford, Conn. ; John W. 

 Everett, Glen Cove. N. Y. ; A. Bauer, Deal Beach, N. J. ; 

 John W. Jones, Pittsburgh, Pa. ; Alexander ]\IcPherson, 

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



To serve for two years : To fill the unexpired term of 

 Peter Duff, elected trustee, James Bell. New York, N. Y. ; 

 to fill the unexpired term of Alexander AlacKenzie, el- 

 ected trustee, Robert Williamson, Green\yich, Conn. : to 

 fill the unexpired term of William Kleinheinz, elected 

 trustee. Frank E. Witney, Fishkill. N. Y. ; to fill the un- 

 expired term of James Stuart, elected treasurer. F. Kirk, 

 Bar Harbor. Me. 



To serve for one year: To fill the unexpired term of 

 John Dodds, elected trustee. .Alexander Eraser, New- 

 port. R. I. 



The following new members have been enrolled during 

 the past month : J. Otto Thilow. Phibdelphia. Pa. ; 

 Richard Rothe. Philadelphia. Pa. : Charles Schrall. New 

 Rochelle, N. Y. ; J. F. Slimon. New York. N. Y. : B. L. 



