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National Association of Gardeners 



Office: 286 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK 



L. P. Jensen, President, St Louis, Mo. 



D. L. Mackintosh, Vice-President, Stillwater, Minn. 



Thomas W. Head, Treasurer, Lake Forest, 111. 

 M. C. Ebel, Secretary, Madison, N. J. 

 Trustees for 1920 



Peter Duff, Orange, N. J.; WUliam Waite, Rumson, N. J.; .Arthur Smith, Elberon, N. J.; Kobert Weeks, Cleveland, O.; William H. Griffiths, 



Detroit, Mich. 



Directors 

 (To serve until 1921)— WiUiam N. Craig, Brookline. Mass.: William Hcnr.ck. San Gabriel, Cal.: William Grav, Newport R. I • G Hennen- 

 hofer, Great Falls, Mont; Thomas Hatton, New London, Conn.; Albin Martini. Lake Geneva. Wis.; A. C. Jordibn, Palm Beach Fla (To serve 

 until 1922)— George WUson. Lake Forest, 111.; James Stuait. Mamaroneck, N. Y.; William KJeinheinz, Ogontz. Pa.; John F Huss Hartford 

 Conn.; Edmn Jenkins, Lenox. Mass.; Carl N. Fohn, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Joseph Tanse.v, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. (To serve until 1923)- 

 Robert Williamson, Greennich, Ccnn.; Robert Cameron. Ipswich, Mass.; Theodore Wirth. Minneapolis. Minn.; George H Pring St Louis' 

 Mo.; George W. Hess, Washington, D. C; Daniel J. Coughlin. Locust Valley. L. I.; John Eamet. Sewickley, Pa. ' ' 



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GARDENERS' CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK. 



A conference of gardeners was held under the auspices of the 

 Xational Association of Gardeners on March 18th in the Engi- 

 neering building, Xew York Citj'. Robert Weeks of Cleveland, 

 ex-president of the association, presided. The conference was 

 called to give the members an opportunity to discuss the aims 

 of the association, and the operations of the Service Bureau, and 

 to formulate plans for a campaign to interest young men in the 

 profession of gardening. 



W. X. Craig of Brookline, Mass., presented a communication 

 from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, directing atten- 

 tion to Quarantine Bill Xo. 37. and its detriment to horticultural 

 progress in the United States, and asked that a delegate be 

 appointed to represent the organization officially at a meeting 

 to be held during the month of Maj-, at which various horti- 

 cultural interests are to be represented. The association voted 

 to be represented at this meeting. 



Following the meeting of the association, a statement was 

 issued to the Xew York papers b3' an unidentified source, evi- 

 dently with malicious intent, that the association had gone on 

 record as in favor of the exclusion act, preventing the importa- 

 tion of plants. This, of course, is an untruth, as the X'ational 

 Association of Gardeners from the first has been strongly 

 opposed to Quarantine Bill Xo. 37. and the discrimination now 

 practised hy the Federal Horticultural Board in favoring those 

 who have been friendly to it, while discriminating against those 

 who have had courage to express their views regarding the 

 injustice of this measure, is not weakening the opposition to it 

 of the professional gardeners. 



The workings and immediate future plans of the Service 

 Bureau were e.xplained and generalh- discussed by the members 

 from the floor, following which a motion was carried heartily 

 endorsing what has been accomplished bj' this department of the 

 association. 



.Alexander Michie. chairman of the Service Bureau Publicit>- 

 Fund, made a strong appeal for greater support on the part of 

 the members towards this fund, so that the work may be carried 

 out which has been planned. His appeal met with immediate 

 response among many of those present who came forward after 

 the meeting to subscribe to the fund. 



The discussion regarding the possibility of interesting young 

 men in the profession of gardening drew forth optimistic expres- 

 sions from most of those who spoke on the subject, while a few 

 were rather pessimistic in their -vnews of the success of bringing 

 young men into the gardening profession, while other vocations 

 appear to be ofTermg so much more lucrative advantages. It 

 was regarded, however, by all present that the gardening pro- 

 fession is confronted by a serious problem at the present time, 

 due to the inability to secure young men as assistants, and it 

 cannot look forward as in the past to Europe to supply them, 

 for among the ranks of young men of the profession who entered 

 the war, the sacrifice of life was a heavy one. 



The relation between the employer and the gardener came in 

 for considerable discussion, with opinions about equally divided 

 that both were blameworthy for the lack of confidence existing 

 between them. 



Meeting of Trustees and Directors 



At an executive meeting of the trustees and board of directors 

 of the association held earlier in the day, at which W. X. Craig 

 of Massachusetts, Robert Weeks of Ohio. George W. Hess of 

 Washington, D. C, John Bamet of Pennsylvania, Robert 

 Williamson of Connecticut. Joseph Tansey. James Stuart. Daniel 

 Coughlin of Xew York: Arthur Smith, M. C. Ebel of Xew 

 Jerse)-, were present, the recommendation of the last convention 

 that the 1930 annual meeting be held in St. Louis was favorably 

 acted upon. The secretary- was authorized in conjunction with 



the committee appointed at the last convention, to develop plans 

 immediately to bring the advantages that the profession ofifers to 

 the attention of young men who may be interested. 



A communication was icceived from President L P j'ensen 

 of St. Louis regretting his inability to attend the meeting and 

 the conlerence, owing to new development work which he has 

 just undertaken in connection with his position, and containing 

 a number of recommendations which were acted upon by the 

 executive board. President Jensen wrote that he would be glad 

 to receive suggestions from officials and members of the associa- 

 tion, bearing on its welfare and the profession which it repre- 

 sents. 



W. N. Craig Addresses Garden Club of America 

 On March 17th, W. X. Craig appeared before the Garden Club 

 of America at its annual meeting at the Colonv Club of Xew 

 lork, and addressed a large audience coraposed'of its members 

 on the "Professional Gardener from His Viewpoint" Mr. 

 Craig ably presented the cause of the professional gardener, and 

 judging by the hearty reception his remarks received, his views 

 met with the endorsement of those who listened to him. His 

 address will ajjpear in a later issue of the Chronicle. }ilr. 

 Craig also spoke of the iniquities of Quarantine Bill Xo. 37 

 wh'ch met with general approval, the Garden Club of America 

 passing a resolution unanimously as opposed to the measure. 



SERVICE BUREAU PUBLICITY FUND. 



The following contributions have been received towards the 

 Service Bureau Publicity Fund up to March 25lh: 



Previously acknowledged S912.(X) 



John F. Proctor, Wilmington, Del 10.00 



John Cumming, Tarrj-town. X. Y 2^00 



Ale.xander Brown, Montclair, X. J lo!0O 



Robert Weeks, Cleveland lo!oO 



Robert Mackie, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. . 5.00 



C. L. Paul Gabriel. Kansas City, Mw 7.00 



Robert Heggie, Bath, Me 3.00 



Harrj- Heslup. .Adrian. Mich 2.00 



James Michie, Cold Spring Harbor, L. 1 5.00 



Gustave Hamerin. Glen Cove. L. T 5.00 



Jerome B. Murphy. Elberon. X. J .'. . 10.00 



John G. Melrose, Cold iprin:; Harbor. L. I lO.OO 



Alphonse Chague. Lenox. Mass 2.03 



William .Anderson, South Lancaster. Mass 10 00 



Luther B. G. Webb. Willoughby, O ^■''^ 



Theodore Wirih. Minneapolis ' i 



Peter Duff, Orange. X. J ;. ,i 



William .Mien. Mamaroneck, X. Y 5.00 



J. H. Brunger, Riverdale, X. Y 2 CKJ 



-Alexander Mackenzie, Smithtown, L. 1 5.00 



George G. Milne, Hot Springs. Va 5 00 



George Wyness, Prides Crossing. Mass. 5.00 



L. P. Jensen, St. Louis 2.00 



T. D 5.00 



M. J. Pope, Xaugatuck. Conn 5.00 



Lars P. Hansen, Beaumont, Texas.. 5.00 



John E. TaafFe. Xew Canaan. Conn... 2.00 



(Tharles Trambels, Bcrnardsville. X. 1' 5.(X) 



Samuel Long, Sharon. Pa... 2.00 



J. L. Porter. St. Davids. Pa. ?6o 



George L. Stewart. Waliham. Ma^- > ""i 



H. Ernest Downer. Xorthampton. 'i 



Alexander Reid. Buffalo ■ ■ i 



J. W. Everitt, Glen Cove. L. I ■ • 



Harrj- Jones. Portchesier - ' i 



T. F. Eastwood. Xew York Gty 



A. G. Ross, Bridgeport, Conn : .h 



