THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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Chadwick, New York, X. Y. ; Robert Draper, Devon, 

 Pa. ; John H. Cahill, Locust, N. J. ; William Lund, 

 Cazenovia, N. Y. ; Vernon Osterhondt, Tuxedo Park, 

 N. Y. ; William B. Scott, Central \'alley, N. Y. ; George 

 B. Anderson, Garrison, N. Y. ; William Warner Harper, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. ; B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass. ; 

 Arthur Smith, Reading, Pa. ; Austin F. Faulkner, New 

 York, X. Y. ; R. L. Cushman, Yonkers, X. Y. : Louis 

 Milliot, Yonkers, X''. Y. John B. Thompson, Millbrook, 

 N. Y. ; Wm. Turner, Oceanic, X^. J. 



Mr. C. H. Totty, chairman of the International Flower 

 Show Committee, announces that the final schedule of 

 the International Flower Show is now in the hands of 

 the printer. Since the copy has been given to the printer, 

 other special prizes have been received and undoubtedly 

 a supplmentary list will have to be issued a little later ; 

 so if any members care to contribute a special prize for 

 this show, Mr. Totty will be pleased to have them notify 

 him as soon as possible. Special classes not provided for 

 in the regular sdiedule, including miniature garden plans, 

 will be considered in making up the supplementary 

 schedule. 



Y'our secretary will formulate a plan to carry out the 

 wishes of the executive board of the association to con- 

 duct a department to provide a means for the gardener, 

 where he may seek opportunity to improve himself. 

 Details will be fully discussed in the next issue of the 

 Chroncle. In the meanwhile, he would be glad to 

 receive any suggestions from gardeners who may be in- 

 formed on the principles on which such departments are 

 conducted by several horticultural societies on the other 

 side. 



EARLY SEEDS 



Are ready now 



Try our Tomato, Coronation 



Carrot, French Scarlet Short Horn 

 Celery, French Golden Self 



Blanching 

 Lettuce, Heart of New York 

 Onion, Ailsa Craig 



SPIREAS for FORCING 



Queen Alexandra and Gladstone 



I^xtra large clumps 



INC. 



Kennedy 6 Hunter 



ANDREW R. KENNEDY, Pres. and Treas. 



156 West 34th Street New York 



AMONG THE GARDENERS 



Messrs. Logan, Kleinheinz, Dodds and Batchelor 

 stopped off on their way from Philadelphia to the as- 

 sociation's meeting in New York, to visit several friends 

 in Madison, N. J. On arrival they found an auto at their 

 disposal, making several calls on neighboring estates on 

 a two hours' visit to the town. 



Mr. John Huss, of Hartford, Conn., came to New 

 York to attend the meeting, and spoke of the enthusiasm 

 among many of the gardeners in his territory over the 

 progress which the National Association has made within 

 the year. Mr. Huss is himself a great enthusiast over the 

 work that local societies can do to arouse interest in 

 floriculture and horticulture. He says that the results 

 of the Connecticut Horticultural Society's campaign the 

 last few vears are manifested all round Hartford. 



^Messrs. John W. Everett, Ale.x. McKenzie and Lester 

 E. Ortiz, of Glen Cove, represented Long Island at the 

 directors' meeting. Messrs. Everett and Ortiz then 

 journeyed to Tarrytown to be on deck when the "first 

 gun" of the annual horticultural dinners was fired. Presi- 

 dent ^^'aite, Secretary Ebel and William Tricker followed 

 later. 



~\lr. Peter Dufl^ and Messrs. A. Bauer, George ^lasson 

 and Charles C. De Wilde represented New Jersey at the 

 directors' meeting. 



Mr. Alfred Millard, superintendent of the George W. 

 Perkins' estate at Riverdale, N. Y., now occupies the 

 home which i\Ir. Perkins erected for him this summer. 

 With the contemplated improvements on this estate it 

 will undoubtedly become one of the finest show places of 

 its size in the vicinity of New York when the work is 

 completed. 



Mr. R. L. Cushman, who has just joined the National 

 Association of Gardeners, is superintendent of the W. B. 

 Thompson estate at Yonkers, N. Y. It is intimated that 

 the near approach of the liig show is producing consider- 

 able activity on his place, and some fine exhibits may be 

 looked for. 



That gardeners are nuich interested in bowling has be- 

 come quite evident since the national tournament has 

 been suggested. Much practice work is now on, and it is 

 claimed that a gardener, presiding over one of the 

 country clubs, now sleeps on one of the alleys in training 

 for the tournament. Several local societies are organiz- 

 insj bowling clubs. 



Mr. James C. Shield, of Monticello. 111., one of the 

 newly elected directors of the association, writes that he 

 expects to come East during the "Flower Show week" in 

 New York, to meet fellow members. 



A visit to some of the private estates in the east- 

 ern states shows increasing interest on the part of 

 the gardeners towards the International Show to be held 

 in New York. With what the gardeners are doing in the 

 vicinity of that city it indicates that the private growers 

 will be an important factor so far as exhibits will go. 



