THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



Charles W. Ashmead has been appointed to the posi- 

 tion of superintendent on the estate of A. B. Jordan, 

 Llewellyn Park, West Orange, N. J. 



Peter B. Robb succeeds the late George McWilliam 

 as head gardener on the George J\L ^Vhitin estate, 

 Whitinsville, INIass. 



Stanley Jordan and wife, superintendent of Harkness 

 estate, Waterford, Conn., retiirned from a vacation trip 

 to England on the second inst. on the steamship Adriatic. 

 While abroad Mr. Jordan paid a visit to the A^eitch 

 n.urseries in Chelsea and was welcomed there by Sir 

 Harry Veitch. As is generally known, this old and well 

 known firm is retiring from business. Mr. Jordan's visit 

 to Kew was cut short by rainy weather, but he reports 

 the grounds as a whole were found to be looking as 

 fine as he had ever seen them. On a trip through Somer- 

 set and Devon, visiting the famous Cheddar Caves in 

 Somerset, he found that country looking fresh and green, 

 although the fruit crop of the section is reported very 

 poor this season. The trial grounds of Messrs. Sullivan 

 & Sons in Reading were also visited. Mr. Jordan ex- 

 presses regret that some of England's well worked 

 farms and gardens cannot be transplanted to stony Con- 

 necticut, but with it all he says that he is glad to get 

 back to good old U. S. A. 



Frank McDermott, a popular gardener at Milton, 

 Mass., who left on October 1 for a position in California, 

 was given a send-off at Jamaica Plains, Mass., on Sep- 

 tember 27. He was presented with a handsome dress 

 suitcase by a number of his friends. Another popular 

 gardener, Peter McKenzie, of Brookline, who accom- 

 panied him to the Golden state, was tendered a recep- 

 tion at the Hotel Clarendon. Boston, on September 29, 

 and presented with a beautiful j^old Gillette safety razor 

 set. 



The annual vegetable show of the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society, held on October 4 and 5, was a 

 splendid one. Some of the more successful competitors 

 were Edward Parker, gardener to Oliver Ames, North 

 Easton, Mass. : E. L. Lewis, superintendent to Col. 

 F. Mason, Taunton, Mass. ; J. O. Christensen, gardener 

 to W. J. Clemson, Taunton, Mass. ; George Page, 

 gardener to Miss Frederick Ayer, Newton, Mass.; J. L. 

 Smith, gardener to A. W. Preston, Swampscott, Mass, ; 

 William Thatcher, gardener to Mrs. J. L. Gardner, 

 Brookline, Mass. ; and E. H. Wetterlow, gardener to 

 Mrs. Lester Leland, Manchester. Mass. 



For a collection of vegetables arranged for effect E. L. 

 Lewis led, closely followed by Edward Parker and F. 

 W. Sargent. For six varieties J. L. Smith beat F. A. 

 Nixon and J. O, Christensen. Celery, Brussels sprouts, 

 cauliflowers and onions were all remarkably fine. R. & J. 

 Farquhar & Co. secured a first-class certificate for a 

 beautiful new single pink hardy chrysanthemum from 

 Corea ; and they also had a fine lot of dahlias. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SHO'W OF THE HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



The big Fall show is only a .short time off, beginning 

 on October 31 and continuing until November 4. It will 

 be held in the spacious halls of the American Museum 

 of Natural History, located in one of the finest resi- 

 dential sections of New York City. This building is one 

 of the largest and finest in the world devoted to the 



natural sciences. Schedules and entry blanks will be 

 sent upon application to the secretary, George V. Nash, 

 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. City. 

 Every indication points to a big exhibition. New York 

 is the center of a large horticultural field which does and 

 can produce the best examples of the horticulturist's art. 

 An invitation is extended to all the local societies to help 

 make this the biggest and best exhibition of years. 



Do not forget that the National Association of Gar- 

 deners holds its annual meeting, as the guest of this 

 society, during the exhibition, a hall having been reserved 

 for its use at the American Museum of Natural History. 

 This meeting will bring a large number of gardeners 

 from all parts of the country, so let us take pride in 

 showing them all that can be done along the line of 

 horticulture. Generous prizes are offered for Chrysan- 

 themums, Roses, Carnations, foliage and decorative 

 plants, and Orchids, and it is the policy of the society 

 to offer special prizes for worthy exhibits not provided 

 for in the schedule. Send your exhibits where they will 

 be seen and appreciated by the many. Over 130,000 

 people visited the Fall exhibition of last year. 



For the first time in its history, the society is offering 

 a silver cup, valued at over $100. This is to be awarded 

 for the best exhibit of twelve vases of Qirysanthemum 

 blooms, in twelve varieties, three blooms of each, stems 

 eighteen inches long. 



An appeal is made by the secretary for prompt entries 

 of exhibits. Do not wait until the last minute, for this 

 greatly increases his labors and interferes seriously with 

 the proper and artistic arrangement of the exhibits. Send 

 in your entries promptly that proper arrangements may 

 be made for their display. First come will be first served. 

 George V. N.^sh, Secretary. 



HONORABLE MENTION. 

 I'm one of those near-winners, who, 



In any competition. 

 Almost but do not quite squeeze through 



The gateway of ambition : 

 For when I try for any kind 



Of prize for my invention. 

 Under "Awards" my name, I find, 



Wins "Honorable Mention." 



It's just the same whenever I, 



To mend my circumstances, 

 For something lucrative apply 



With seemingly good chances; 

 Just as I think I've got a cinch 



As steady as a pension, 

 I lose the job by half-an-inch 



Of "Honorable Mention." 



The same with love. The girl who most 



Aroused my heart's emotion 

 Had several beaux, yet I made boast 



Of privileged devotion ; 

 Yet when I felt I had obtained 



Her best and sole attention 

 She married Muggs, and all I gained 



Was "Honorable Mention." 



And probably 'twill be my fate 



When, after earthly striving 

 I come at last to heaven's gate. 



To hear upon arriving: 

 "Although to win a dazzling crown 



Was doubtless your intention. 

 We find w-e have to hand you down 



Our 'Honorable Mention.' " — Selected. 



