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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



ASSOCIATION NOTES 



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



N. A. G. SUMMER MEETING. 



Owing to the small attendance of members in Horti- 

 cultural Hall at the hour arranged for the meeting of 

 our Association it was decided to accept the invitation 

 of the American Sweet Peas Society to join the meet- 

 ■ing of that organization. After the routine business 

 was disposed of, the reading of an interesting paper 

 on new varieties of Sweet Peas by Mr. George W. 

 Kerr, of Doyleston, Pa., was listened to and much 

 enjoyed. 



Following this meeting a quorum of directors and 

 trustees was secured for the executive meeting of the 

 N. A. G., the following members being present : Ed- 

 ward Kirk, Bar Harbor, Me. ; W. N. Craig, Brookline, 

 Mass. ; William Duckham, Madison, N. J. ; James 

 Stuart, Mamaroneck, N. Y., and M. C. Ebel, Madison, 

 N. J. Only regular business was disposed of, those 

 present deciding that the more important matters 

 which were brought up be laid over until such time as 

 the president could call another meeting of the execu- 

 tive board which might bring out a larger attendance. 



There was a good attendance of out-of-town mem- 

 bers of the N. A. G. present in Boston at the Sweet 

 Pea Show, but the pleasant day served as a temptation 

 to most of them to visit the growing establishments 

 and private estates in the vicinity, taking them away 

 from the business sessions of the Association. This 

 was unfortunate, although it is the usual occurrence 

 at almost all conventions of all professions. The 

 members coming from a distance are usually more 

 interested in sight-seeing than in the meetings of their 

 organizations, and thus it is difficult to get the attend- 

 ance at the meetings that is desired. Favorable com- 

 ment was made at our convention last November on 

 the keen interest taken by the gardeners in our busi- 

 ness sessions at that time : and if we hope to accom- 

 plish things in the organization, this interest is always 

 necessary. 



Messages were received from President William H. 

 Waite, of Yonkers, N. Y., who was unable to attend 

 the meeting owing to ill health ; from Mr. Peter Duff, 

 of Orange, N. J., who could not be present on account 

 of sickness in his family: from Mr. Thomas Proctor, 

 who sailed for Europe on the day of the meeting, and 

 from Mr. William Kleinheinz, of Ogontz, Pa., who 

 was prevented from attending owing to the departure 

 of Mr. Widener for Europe. 



Following the business meeting, the members were in- 

 vited by Mr. William J. Kennedy, president of the Boston 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club, to be the guests of that 

 club at a banquet held at the Copley Square Hotel on 

 Saturday evening. Those who have had the pleasure of 

 attending the past affairs of the Boston club know what 

 was in store for the visiting members. The occasion was 

 a most enjoyable one, President Kennedy acting as toast- 

 master. 



On Sunday the out-of-town members visited the 

 Arnold Arboretum and some of the large private estates 

 in the outskirts of the city. 



MINNEAPOLIS MEETING. 



As several of the iilTiccrs of the N. A. G. expect to 

 attend the annual coinenlion of the Societv of Ameri- 



can Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists, an effort 

 will be made to hold an informal meeting of our asso- 

 ciation in Minneapolis during the S. A. F. & O. H. 

 convention, which opens August 19. While the 

 meeting will not be a business session, it will offer 

 an opportunity to have the visiting Eastern members 

 meet the Western members who may be in the city 

 at that time. The time and place will be arranged 

 later, and full notice given in the August issue of the 

 Chronicle. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The following new members were enrolled in the 

 association dtiring the past month : John W. Gilbert, 

 Shelter Island Heights, N. Y. ; Henry Turtly, Nasho- 

 tah, Wis.; Stanley R. Candler, Nahant, Mass.; Clif- 

 ford H. Castall, New York City; Thomas Murray, Sag 

 Harbor. N. Y. ; James Donald, New York City, and 

 Oscar Erickson. Hayden Lake, Idaho. 



THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. 



The following committee has been appointed by 

 President Waite to complete all arrangements for the 

 annual convention of the Association, which will be 

 held in the Museum of Natural History, New York 

 City, during the days of the annual flower show of the 

 Horticultural Society of New York, October 31 to 

 November 4: James Logan, Jenkintown, Pa.; Peter 

 Duff, Orange, N. J. ; William J. Kennedy, Boston, 

 Mass. ; John Huss, Hartford. N. Y. ; J. Everett, Glen 

 Cove. N. Y. ; James Stuart. ]\Iamaroneck. N. Y. ; John 

 Canning, Ardsley, N Y., and M. C. Ebel, Madison, N. J. 



MEMBERSHIP CONTEST. 



Attention is again directed to the membership con- 

 test for which Mr. P. Hamilton Goodsell offers three 

 prizes, one of $2.t in gold, one of $15 in gold and 

 one of $10 in gold to the three members bringing 

 in the greatest number of new members until October 

 1. The prizes will be awarded at the annual con- 

 vention. This competition is open to all. as no mem- 

 l^er has an advantage over others so far by any decided 

 lead. Most of the new members (of whom there have 

 been a considerable number since the last convention) 

 have been enrolled through the secretary's office. 



AMONG THE GARDENERS 



Roy H. Caverl)-, formerly of Lowell, Mass., is now 

 gardener to C. H. Frazer at Clifton, Mass. 



A'Ir. Allan Jenkins, formerly of Lenox, Mass., is now 

 superintendent of the estate of Harry W. Sage located 

 at Menangs. N. Y. 



Mr. Roberty Barton, for the past nine years with 

 Mr. G. D. Barron, has been appointed superintendent 

 of the estate of Aliss Frances E. Osborne at Derbv. Ct. 



Mr. Victor May, who until recently was in charge 

 of the greenhouses of the M. F. Plant estate, Gorton, 



