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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



OF AMERICA. 



MARTIN C. EBEL, Managing Editor, 

 Madison, N. J. 



Published by 



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Entered as second class matter February 18, 1905, at the Post Office at 

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President, Vice-President, Treasurer, 



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



TRUSTEES FOR 1913. 

 Peter Jail, Orange, N. J.; William Kleinheinz, 

 Duckham, Madison, N. J.; Alexander MacKenzie, Gle 

 Dodds, VVyncote, Pa. 



Ogontz, Pa.; William 

 1 Cove, N. Y.; John H. 



DIRECTORS. 



To serve until 1914— Robert .'\ngus, Tarrytown, N, Y.; Robert Bottomlev, 

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

 West Manchester, Mass.; T. J. Kempton, 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. XVL 



MAY, 1913. 



No. 



We have for some time past observed the widening of 

 the breach between that class of men in the horticultural 

 profession which is termed the practical men and the 

 class known as experts, the first named of the old school 

 of gardening, the other of the more modern teaching — 

 that of the college training. 



That this breach exists at all is due in a large measure 

 to the fact that both classes underestimate the value of 

 each other's learning and they do not seem to realize that, 

 instead of harboring the existing antagonism towards 

 each other, if they were more zealous of combining 

 theory and practice this would result in solving many of 

 their perplexing problems which at present confront the 

 experts and the less informed alike. 



A more co-operative spirit between those imbued with 

 theoretical knowledge and those of practical experience 

 would produce real achievements in many fields where 

 theory is now frequently thwarted through insufficient 

 practice and practice hindered through lack of theoretical 

 knowledge. 



It is our aim. if possible, to bring into closer relation 

 all forces engaged in the develo])ment of horticulture and 

 floriculture whether engaged in private pursuits, public 

 service, or commercial lines, and we will be found ready 

 at all times to have our columns serve in an endeavor 

 to cement such a bond. We exercise the right, however, 



What may prove t<i be an important discovery is now 

 in the course of investigation. It is claimed that a care- 

 ful study for the past five years shows that attacks by 

 the carpenter ant on the chestnut, hickor}- and other trees 

 will destroy them. 



It has so far been contended, in publications on the 

 habits of ants, tliat they only attack the dying trees and 

 deca\ed wood, but personal investigation has proved that 

 this is not so, and that the ants do enter healthy trees 

 through the roots and will channel through the wood. 

 What the effect of these ravages is on healthy trees is 

 a matter of further investigation to confirm the asser- 

 tions made, and this will shortly be conducted by 

 several experts to learn if any-thing new has been dis- 

 covered and to what extent the ant may be responsible 

 for the destruction of trees. 



In the meanwhile we should be pleased to hear from 

 others of our readers who may have studied this subject 

 and who may have observed some of the activities of the 

 ants in our forests. 



AN OPEN SECRET. 



Pussy willow had a secret 



That the snow-drops whispered her, 

 And she poured it to the South \\'ind 



While it stroked her velvet fur. 

 And the South \\'ind hummed it softly 



To the busv honey bees ; 

 And they buzzed it to the blossoms 



On the scarlet maple trees. 

 And they dropped it to the wood brooks, 



Brimming full of melted snow ; 

 And the brooks told Robin Red Breast, 



As they babbled to and fro. 

 Little Robin could not keep it. 



So be sang it loud and clear : 

 To the sleeping fields and meadows 



He sang it loud and clear : 

 Awake ! Rejoice ! Be glad ! 



Spring is here ! 



— AxoxvMou; 



SPRING SHOW FOR NEW YORK IN 1914. 



At the meeting of the Xew York Florists' Club, it was 

 decided to hold another flower show in New York City 

 in the spring of 1914 and a committee was appointed with 

 power to act. It is not unlikely that the various horticul- 

 tural societies about New York will combine to make 

 a spring show in that city an annual event. There is no 

 reason why New York should not only support an annual 

 spring show, but a fall show also. 



The public of New York City indicated at the Interna- 

 tional Show its interest and enthusiasm in horticulture 

 and floriculture, and it rests entirely with the profession, 

 both the private and commercial growers, whether this 

 interest on the part of the public shall be kept alive. 

 Present indications are that it will be increased. 



AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 



In the March issue of the CutiOXiCLi; an illustration of 

 Campanula pyramidalis alba appeared in connection with 

 an article on that plant, which illustration was secured 

 from the seed catalogue of Sutton & Sons. Reading, 

 England. Through an omission proper acknowledgment 

 was not made at the time. 



