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National Association of Gardeners 



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



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



Office: 286 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK. 



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

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



Trustees for 1920 

 Peter Duff, Orange. N. J.; William VVaite, Rumson, N. J.; Arthur Smith, Elberon, N. J.; Robert Weeks, Cleveland. O.; William H. Griffiths, 



Detroit, Mich. 



Directors 

 (To serve until 1921) — William N. Craig, Brookline. Mass.: William Hcrtnck, San Gabriel. C.il.; William Gray. Newport, R. I.; G. Hennen- 

 hofer, (irt-at Kr;ll,, Mont.; Thomas Ilattnn, New London. Cunn.; Alliin Martini. Cedar Raliids. la.: .\. C. Jordahn. Falm ISeach. l-la. I To serve 

 until 1922) — Georee Wilson. Lake Forest, 111.; James Stuait. Mamaroneck, N. Y.; William Kleinheinz, Ogontz, Pa.; John F. Huss. Hartford, 

 Conn.; Edwin Jenkins, Lenox. Mass.: Carl N. Fohn. Colorado Springs, Colo.; Joseph Tansey, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. (To serve until 1923); 

 Robert Williamson, Greenwich, Conn.; 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 Earnet, Sewickley, Pa. 



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GARDENERS' ANNUAL CONVENTION. 



The date for the annual convention nt the Xati mal .Asso- 

 ciation of Gardeners has been set for September 14. L^, 16, 

 at St. Louis. 



The Marquette Hotel lias been selected as the headquarters 

 and meeting place of the convention, and the following 

 committee is in charge of the local arrangements: Program, 

 George H. Pring: Reception. Hugo Schafif: Entertainment, 

 Ernst Strehle; Decoration, John Moritz: Publicity, H. C. 

 Irish. 



This year's convention of the national association will be 

 the most important in its history, as several matters which 

 will have much hearing on the future of the gardening pro- 

 fession, will be presented to the convention for considera- 

 tion. The subject of e.xamination and classification for gar- 

 deners, which was referred by the Cleveland convention to 

 the coming convention, will be submitted for final action. 



As the convention of the American .Association of Park 

 Superintendents will be held in Louisville on September 

 9, 10. 11, a good attendance is looked for at our convention, 

 as many members are affiliated with the two associations. 

 The dates have been arranged so that members may attend 

 both meetings. 



President Jensen writes that the local members of the as- 

 sociation are planning to make the 1920 convention a 

 memorable one in every respect. 



THE GARDENERS' CONFERENCE AT BOSTON. 



There was a well-attended gathering of gardeners at the 

 conference, held on Thursday evening. May 6, in Horticul- 

 tural Hall, under the auspices of the Boston members of the 

 National Association of Gardeners. Robert Cameron acted 

 as chairman of the meeting. 



The discussion centered chiefly on the labor problem and 

 how it affects the country estates, and on tlie inability tc. 

 secure skilled help. It was pointed (n\t that in many in- 

 stances the ordinary laliorer is receiving more compensation 

 for his eight or nine hours a day work on the estates than 

 the superintendent who employs him: wdiile it is almost 

 impossible to secure assistant gardeners, as they have been 

 attracted to other industries where the compensation is 

 better and the hours of work less. 



How to interest the young men in the profession of gar- 

 dening was a much debated question with no practical solu- 

 tion forthcoming. The secretary of the Xatinnal .Associa- 

 tion of Gardeners who was present, reported that the com- 

 mittee which has this matter in hand, is about to present the 

 advantages that the gardening profession offers to young 

 men, to the educational sources of the country to have them 

 luring the opportunity to the attention of the boys about to 

 leave school, to whom the call of the great outdoors may 

 be more enticing than the office or the shop. Some of the 

 gardeners told of the young men who wanted to train for 

 the gardening profession. While some of them manifested 

 keen interest in the work, others, finding it too arduous, soon 

 dropped out. This, however, holds true with any vocation. 



W. N. Craig was asked to tell of his attendance at the 

 annual meeting of the Garden Club of .America, which he ad- 

 dressed in New York City last March. He reported that he found 

 the ladies very much interested in t. e welfare of the professional 

 gardeners, and that they are in sympathy with h:s viewpoint on the 

 subject. Mr. Craig warned that he found the members of 

 the Garden Club unusually well informed on gardening and 

 on the common and the rare inhabitants of the garden. 



Mr. Cameron related his experience with the farmerettes, 

 wdiich are regularly employed on the estate of which he is in 



charge. He said that while at first he did not favor the idea, 

 he has been compelled to change his views, for the young 

 women take great interest in their work and are steady 

 workers. Mr. Cameron recommended that where there is 

 help shortage and it is possible to secure farmerettes, they 

 lie given a fair trial. 



A lively discussion on what constitutes proper compensa- 

 tion for employees on country estates was carried on between 

 Messrs. D. Finlayson. J. Methven. .A. K. Rogers, W. N. 

 Craig, J. Donald, and revealed that conditions are not alike 

 on any two estates: that countr}' estates as a rule are self- 

 governed. A suggestion that a uniform schedule might be of 

 some advantage was promptly tabled, as having a tendency 

 towards unionisili, to which the professional gardener, as 

 indicated by the attitude of those present, is decidedly 

 opposed. 



The resolution of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 to have a meeting of all horticulfural organizations at an 

 early date to adopt some plan of action to bring about a 

 modification of Quarantine Bill No. ,i7 was endorsed by the 

 conference. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS. 



Mr. and Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, Glen Cove, L. I. (Angus 

 MacGregor. superintendent) ; W. R. Coe, Oyster Bay, L. I. 

 (Thomas Proctor, superintendent): James B. Duke, Somerville, 

 N. J. (Jas. Dimock, gardener) ; John L. Severance. Cleveland, O. 

 (.Arthur Brown, gardener) : Mrs. Samuel Sloan, Garrison, N. Y. 

 (Robert Miller, superintendent); F. M. Sackett, Louisville, Ky. 

 (P. Bovington, superintendent) ; Paul D. Cravath. Locust Vallej-, 

 L. I. (.Auguste Fournier. superintendent): E. H. Inman, .Atlanta, 

 Ga. (William .Atkinson, gardener) ; H. E. Converse. Marion, 

 Mass. ( David F. Rev, superintendent ) : W. E. Kimball, (jlen 

 Cove. L. I. (J. H. Frampton. gardener): E. F. Price. Port 

 Chester. N. V. (Joseph Goatley. gardener): Mrs. C. G. Rice, 

 Ipswich, Mass. (Stewart .A. Forbes, gardener); A. C. Loring, 

 Mound, Minn. (George H. Instone, superintendent); Mrs. W. 

 Stursberg, Great Neck, L. I. (Frank Wallington, gardener) ; have 

 become sustaining members nf the association. 



NEW MEMBERS. 

 The following new members have been recently added to 

 our membership list: Charles Milburn, Suffern, N. Y.; An- 

 drew .Andersen, Manhasset. L. I.; Hans Peters, Yonkers, 

 N. v.; Robert Watson. Wellesley. Mass.; Walter H. Golby. 

 Jamaica Plains, Mass.; William Sutherland, Hyde Park, 

 Mass.; H. L. Crane, West End, N. J.; John H. Koster, Stam- 

 ford, Conn.; .Auguste Fournier. Locust Valley, L. I.; Gordon 

 P. Stewart, Waltham. Mass.: K. .A. Hedlund, Grosse Pointe 

 Shores. Mich.; John Morris. Hyde Park, Mass.; James Law- 

 son, Hyde Park. Mass.; Henry F. W. Rossiter, Elberon, 

 N. J.; Peter Smith, Sharon, Conn.; Walter Trigalet, Mamar- 

 oneck, N. Y.; Donald Luke, New York. N. Y.\ Andrew- 

 McKendry, Westbury. L. L; Robert Main. Tarrytown, N. Y.; 

 John T. Leahy, Harrison. N. J.; Anthony C. Ruzicka, Somer- 

 ville, N. J.: Frank L. Clayton, Brookville, L. I.; John 

 Fogarty, New A'ork. N. Y.: Charles Dobson, Stamford. 

 Conn.; Victor Olsen. New York, N. Y.; Maynard F. Doug- 

 las, So. Eli. It. Me. 



CAMPAIGN FUND TO INTEREST YOUNG MEN. 



Previously acknowledged $120.00 



Tames B. Duke. Somerville. N. 1 25.00 



Lord & Burnham Co.. Irvingioii, N. Y 100.00 



$245.00 



Before the campaign can be commenced in earnest the asso- 

 ciation will have to have sufficient funds to carry out its plan 



