THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



947 



Daniel I lay, Newport. K. 1.; Alex. While, .Ardsley, X.V. : 

 Jas. H. Mulholland, Deal lleaeh, N. J.; John Alcock, 

 East Burke, Vt. ; C. Holken, Huntington, N. Y. ; Warren 

 S. Mason, Farmington, Conn. : Henry Postal, Elberon, 

 N. J. ; James Horn, Rumson, X. J. ; Chas. T. Beasley, 

 Rosland, N. J.; Joseph Lee, Somerville, N. J.; F. Fal- 

 coner, Cedarhurst, N. Y. ; George Palmer, Purchase, 

 N. Y. ; Norman Bruce, Monticello, 111. ; Alexander Suther- 

 land, Riverdale-on-Hudson, N. Y. ; David Anderson, 

 Throggs Neck, N. Y. William Anderson, Chappinville, 

 Conn. : Chas. Ernest Carman, Springfield Centre, N. Y. 

 John VV. Everett, Glen Cove, N. Y., active member, 

 has subscribed for life membership. 



AMONG THE GARDENERS 



James Watt, lurinerly at the Walker estate. .Man- 

 chester, Mass., has succeeded Paul Yolguohard-on as head 

 gardener to Mrs. W. S. Weld, Newport, R. I. 



James Brown, formerly superintendent at .Smith Ci 

 lege Botanical Bardens, Northampton, has taken char 

 of tile W. S. Sayles estate, Pawtucket, R. I. 



Angus McCiregor is the new superintendent nn tin. 

 J. P. Morgan estate. East Island, X. Y., assuming chargi 

 the last of March. 



John M. McQueen, formerly gardener on the, Gibbs 

 estate. Glen Cove, N. Y., has left that place to accept a 

 similar position on the Bliss estate, Bernardsville, X. J. 



William Allan, for the last twenty years in charge ' 

 the H. B. Jacobs' place at Newport, R. I., recently ri 

 signed his position. John McGowan, formerly gardens 

 on the r>rugniere estate, succeeds .Mr. .\llan on the Jacoli 

 ■ place. 



John .\. (iraiit. for sometime foreman under Tho> 

 Page, Brooksitle Conservatories, Great Barrington, Mass. 

 has been appointed head gardener on the Thos. Luke 

 estate, Tarrvtown. X. Y. 



l-'rederick Lislon, recently of I'hilailelphia, Pa., has 

 taken the position of head gardener at Mill Pond Planta- 

 tion. Thomasville, Ga. 



I{. Mct'arroll, formerly head gardener at Westminster 

 School, Simsbury, Conn., has been appointed superin- 

 tendent on the E. D. Morgan estate, Wheatley Hills, X. V. 



-A. number of friends gave a surprise party to .Mr. and 

 Mrs. John J. Duquid, of W^ellesley, on April 3. Mr. 

 Duquid is the genial superintendent of the H. S. Iluiuie- 

 well estate. Mrs. Duquid was presented with a handsome 

 chest of silver by W. J. Kennedy on behalf of those 

 present. Mr. Duquid was also well remembered. Danc- 

 ing was engaged in during the evening and there were 

 solos from James Singer, the noted Scotch baritone. Miss 

 Alice Duquid and Master Duquid furnished the dancing 

 music. Some of those present, all of whom were well 

 known particularly in Boston, were: Mr. and Mrs. P. M. 

 Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Melvin, Mr. and Mrs. Donald 

 McKenzie, Joshua Lawson, B. McPhee, W. J. Kennedy, 

 Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thornhill, Mr. and Mrs. Frank 

 .Mlison. and Mr. and Mrs. Tohn Barr. 



The Mas.sachusetts Horticultural Society will hold an 

 exhibition of late tuli])s, calcedarias, pelargoniumes, and 

 other seasonable plants, flowers and vegetables on May 

 16 and 17. The rhododendron show will come on June 6 

 and 7, the peony show on June 13 and 14, and the rose 

 and strawberry exhibition on June 20 and 21. 



The trustees of the .Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 at their meeting on .\i)ril 4 voted $6,000 for prizes during 

 191. S. The idea of having a S[)ring exhibition on a big 

 scale in 191.S also met with great favor. The sum of S.SOO 

 was voted towards the S. .\. F. Convention fund. 



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WE HAVE HIM AT LAST. 



ccompanying illustration portrays John W 



liverett, and his favorite "terrier," snapped by a friend 

 at an unexpected moment to Mr. Everett. He manifests a 

 decided aversion to posing for jjublication, and efforts in 

 the past have failed to induce him to pose even for the 

 Chronicli-:. But we have caught him at last. Mr. 

 Everett, who is the vice-president of the National .Asso- 



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ciation of ( iardeners, requires no introduction to tiie 

 gardening fraternity. He is one of the well-known gar- 

 deners of this country and numbers a host of friends 

 within the profession. There is no more active or en- 

 thusiastic worker in the interest of the profession than 

 "Jack" F.verett. 



GARDENERS' REUNION. 



There were about seventy-five jiresent at the tourna- 

 ment and dinner held at Thuiu's P>owliiig .\lleys, Broad- 



