THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMEPICA. 



ASSOCIATION NOTES 



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



SUMMER MEETING N. A. G. 

 The summer meeting of the National Association of 

 Gardeners will he held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, 

 Mass., on July 5 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. This is 

 the opening day of the annual Sweet Pea Show of the 

 American Sweet Pea Society which will be held in the 

 same hall, and it is hoped that a good attendance of mem- 

 bers will be on hand to attend the meeting. Members 

 going by way of Xew York have decided to take the boat 

 of the outside line. Xew York to Boston, leaving pier Xo. 

 18, Xorth River, foot of ^Murray street, at 5 o'clock p. m., 

 Jul\' 4. Those who traveled over this route to the meet- 

 ing last year have not yet forgotten what a pleasant trip 

 this is ; and it is expected this will be the favorite route 

 again this year for those who go by way of Xew \ork. 

 The Parker House, Boston, will be the headquarters of 

 the Xational Association of Gardeners. Further par- 

 ticulars can be obtained by applying direct to the 

 secretarv. 



SERVICE BUREAU. 



Although announcement was made in the May issue of 

 the Chronicle of the establishment of a Service Bureau 

 in connection with the Xational Association of Gardeners, 

 the response to it by the members has been disappointing. 

 Inquiries have been more numerous than applications. 

 Positions are offered for several A-1 assistants, one as 

 assistant in a fruit range, and another as general green- 

 house assistant. An inquiry is at hand from Ohio for a 

 man as gardener and general caretaker of a small estate. 

 It offers no opportunity for development; but to a mar- 

 ried man who is looking to settle down to a permanent 

 position at a fair salary, it is a good opening. Cottage 

 and fuel are provided. For further particulars address 

 the Service Bureau, X^ational Association of Gardeners. 

 Madison. X'. T. 



MEMBERS OF 

 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



AND SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS,.. 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HORTICUL- 

 TURISTS. 



Words cannot express my appreciation and gratitude 

 for the magnificent silver service which I received from 

 you my friends this past week as a token for my eft'orts 

 as chairman of the International Flower Show, held in 

 New York. 



I assure you it was entirely unexpected. I feel the 

 success of the show was due entirely to your co-operation 

 and were it not for your generous response to my appeals. 

 I feel we could have accomplished very little in compari- 

 son with what was done. 



My only regret is that I am unable to share this beau- 

 tiful present with the other niemhers of the committee, 

 who worked hard and faithfully and without whose assist- 

 ance the show would have been an impossible under- 

 taking. 



I shall never forget your kimlness and only hope the 

 time may come when I will be able to reciprocate, per- 

 sonally, with each and every one of you. 

 Sincerely yours, 



ClI.\RI,ES R. TOTTY. 



THE FALL SHOWS. 



The request has come to us that the X'ational Associa- 

 tion of Gardeners use its offices to induce the various 

 local societies to get together to formulate plans whereby 

 the usual confliction of dates for the local fall shows held 

 in the vicinity of Xew York City may be avoided. Many 

 of the dates already set for local-shows to be held around 

 Xew York during the coming fall are found to conflict 

 with each other, and this occurs yearly. It has been sug- 

 gested that a meeting be held in the early spring of each 

 year at which elected representatives of the various local 

 societies may get together and select their dates, so as to 

 avoid as much as possible having more than one opening 

 day in the same State. It has been decided to bring this 

 matter up at the annual coinention of the Xational Asso- 

 ciation of Gardeners in Xovember in Xew York City. 

 In the meanwhile, much may be accomplished by having 

 the subject brought up for discussion at some of the meet- 

 ings of the local societies with a view to working out 

 some plan which might be submitted to the various socie- 

 ties as a whole for consideration. 



AMONG THE GARDENERS 



William C. Strong, of Waban, Mass.. who died on ^lay 

 15 in his ninetieth year, was the oldest member of the 

 Massachussetts Horticultural Society. He joined that 

 society in the year 1S48. was its president 1870 to 1874, 

 and a stalwart worker for it for over half a centurv. 



David Weir, superintendent for eighteen years on the 

 Brandegee estate, Brookline, Mass, was recently pre- 

 sented with a handsome testimonial by the employees on 

 the; estate on his retirement. Mr. \\'eir sailed for Glas- 

 gow on June 7. and will return in October. He hopes to 

 spend the winter in California. 



James Morrison, of Brookline, Mass., is now head gar- 

 dener to Richard M. Saltonstall, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 



Alexander Lister, late of North Easton, is gardener on 

 the W. Berwick estate, Xorwood, Mass. 



Archibald Macdonald is now head gardener on the 

 Francis Blake estate, Auburndale, Mass. 



Extensive improvements are being made on the estate 

 of Mrs. C. G. Weld, Brookline, Mass. A large old-fash- 

 ioned English garden will be constructed by Messrs. 

 Farquhar & Co., and an additional range of glass two 

 hundred and fifty feet long will be added. \\'illiam C. 

 Rust has charge of this estate. 



Frank Josifko. formerly gardener on the Morgan 

 estate, Glencove, N. Y.. who won the two first prizes for 

 miniature landscapes at the International Flower Show 

 in Xew York this spring, is now engaged in landscape 

 work at Madison, Conn. The opportunity came to him 



