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GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



Examinations for and Classification of Gardeners. 



After considerable discussion which disclosed a divided opinion 

 on the merits of examinations for, and classification of gardeners 

 at the convention in Cleveland last year, the subject was referred 

 to the 1920 convention and the secretary was instructed to secure 

 data from members, organizations and other sources from which 

 a concrete plan can be formulated, to be submitted to the St. 

 Louis convention. IMeinbers interested in this subject should sub- 

 mit any data thev mav possess, or ideas, to the secretarv before 

 Sept. L 



Interesting Young Men in the Gardening Profession. 



The association has been successful in interesting a department 

 of the U. S. government in its proposed campaign to attract young 

 men to the gardening profession. It has been assured of national 

 publicity as soon as the association is prepared to place the young 

 men in positions where they can receive proper training. The 

 secretary has gone as far as he can in the matter, and the issue 

 is now up to the country estate owners, their superintendents and 

 gardeners to provide places for these young men who may desire 

 to make gardening their life work. The secretary is eager to 

 hear from those who will co-operate with him. 



Sustaining Members 



Cleveland H. Dodge, Riverdale. X. Y. (George Norris. gar- 

 dener) ; C. Oliver Iselin, Glen Head, L. I. (Fred Falconer, super- 

 intendent ) ; Mrs. Harold I. Pratt, Glen Cove, L. I. ; Mrs. John 

 Henry Hammond, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. (John J. Connolly, gardener) ; 

 Mrs. J. A. Spoor, Pittslield, Mass. (John Johnson, gardener) : 

 Charles A. Bradley, Convent, N. J. (Robert Crighton, gardener) ; 

 Mrs. F. A. Constable, Mamaroneck, N. Y. (James Stuart, super- 

 intendent) : Mrs. F. F. Prentiss, Cleveland, Ohio (R. P. Brydon. 

 superintendent) ; Mrs. Lewis L. Dunham, Madison, X. J. (Ernest 

 Wild, gardener): A. B. Dick, Lake Forest, 111. (Frederick \V. 

 Sparks, superintendent); A. Albright, Jr., Maplewood, N. J. 

 (William Barron, gardener): Mrs. Coleman du Pont, Great 

 Neck, L. I.; Mrs. William P. Hamilton, Slerlington. X. Y. ; Ben- 

 jamin Stern, Roslyn, L. I.: Mrs. Julian McVicker. Larchmont. 

 K. Y. (Joseph Meckel, gardener) : Otto Kahn, Woodbury, L. I.: 

 Pierre S. du Pont, Wilmington, Del. (William Mulliss, gardener) : 

 Prof. C. S. Sargent, Brookline, Mass.: Hubert T. Parson, West 

 End, X. J. (H. L. Crane, superintendent). 



AN APPEAL FROM A FELLOW MEMBER. 



In reading the July number of the G.ardeners' Chronicle, 

 I was astonished at the small number of sustairang members 

 recorded from some states. Why, I cannot get over it. to 

 see Wisconsin represented by only one, and Illinois by only two ! 

 \\'hat's the matter with Lake Geneva? What's the matter with 

 Lake Forest, and the neighbors along the North Shore? 



There are plenty of opportunities for the gardener to have 

 a heart to heart talk with his employer and if you boys — excuse 

 the familiarity but we know each other so well — if you boys, 

 put it up to your employer in the right form and explain how 

 anxious we arc as a body of professional gardeners to elevate our 

 profession to its proper level, your employer will not fail to 

 sustain you and become interested in the work that is being done. 

 But it requires concerted action. Don"t expect George to do it. 

 His name, l5y the way. isn't George — but AL C. 



I am also reminded just now of the "Point of View of the 

 Professional Gardener" so very ably explained by William N. 

 Craig in an address to the members of the Garden Club of 

 America. Many members of this club are your own employers 

 and can easily be induced to become interested in our cause, 

 if you yourself take the initiative. My own present employer 

 thought Mr. Craig's article very worthy and timely, and brought 

 me her own garden magazine to read it ! So my worthy col- 

 leagues of personal acquaintance. I would ask you to get the 

 good will of your employer for our cause, for I cannot believe 

 that you have tried and have been refused. 



Brucemore. Cedar Rapids. Iowa. A. M.\rtin;. 



New Members. 



The following new members have been recently added to our 

 meml)ership list : Paul Krietz, Lake Geneva, Wis. ; F. W. Silock, 

 New Windsor, X. V. : Richard J. Black, Waterville, X. Y. ; 

 Murray Scott. Omaha, Xeb. ; George E. Last, Englewood, N. J. : 

 William T. Robinson, Xew Rochelle, X". V. ; H. Erickson. Port 

 Jervis, X'. Y. ; Thomas Eastham, New York City : Cecil H. 

 Halpin. Hyde Park, N. Y. : James Lyon, Yonkers, X'. Y. 



Service Bureau Publicity Fund. 

 The following contributions have been received towards the 

 Ser\'ice Bureau Publicity Fund up to July 31 : 



Previously acknowledged $1,372.00 



Kenneth Cedarman, Port Washington, L. 1 2,00 



Peter Morrison, Southampton, L. 1 3.00 



J. C. Armstrong, Louisville, Ky 5.00 



Charles Milburn, Suffern, X. Y 10.00 



Alexander White. Ardsley, X. Y 5.00 



Total $1,397.00 



NEWPORT BRANCH, N. A. G. 



The local branch of the N. A. G. held a meeting on May 28th. 

 After due consideration and general discussion it was voted 

 not to encourage holding a conference in Xew-port this Summer, 

 as it is the sense of the members that not mucli would be gained 

 by it, and that not until local branches are formed in different 

 parts of the country can there be that co-ordinated effort which 

 the association stands for. We would therefore respectfully 

 urge that our able secretary preach this doctrine whenever and 

 wherever opportunity offers. 



A committee of three was appointed to consider the training 

 of young gardners and the question of certificates and report at 

 the next meeting. A. L. D. 



AMONG THE GARDENERS. 



D. L. Mackintosh, for the past six years superintendent of the 

 gardens and farm of the Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, Min- 

 nesota, has accepted the position of superintendent on the estate 

 of Manuel Rionda, Alpine, X^. J. 



Albert Jay, who for the past fourteen years has been in charge 

 of "Seal Cove," the estate of Charles E. Mason, has secured the 

 position of superintendent on the estate of Mrs. Henry C. Frick, 

 Prides Crossing. Mass. 



Frederick Lagerstam, gardener of the John .\. Topping estate, 

 Greenwich, Conn., for the last eight years, accepted the position 

 of gardener on the estate of Edw. F. Albee, Larchmont, N. Y. 



Henry J. Moore resigned his position with the Queen Victoria 

 Park System, X'iagara Falls, Ontario, to accept the position of 

 Forester of Public Highways with the Ontario Government. 



Henry T. May has secured the position of superintendent to 

 W. J. Myers, Springfield, Ohio. 



William Fischer secured the position of superintendent to E. 

 S. Burke. Chagrin, Ohio. 



James Donald succeeded Henry T. May as superintendent of the 

 Mrs. A. .\. Bradley estate, Hingham, Mass. 



Alexander Thomson secured the position of head gardener on 

 the Clayburgh estate, Mt. Kisco, X. Y. 



Joseuh Meckel secured the nosition of gardener on the Julian 

 McVicker estate, Larchmont, X. Y. 



W. H. McDonald secured the position of gardener on the estate 

 of Mrs. -Arthur Lee, Elkins, West Va. 



George Bell, for the last three years gardener of the F. L. 

 .'^tetson estate. Sterlington. X. Y., has accepted the position of 

 gardener on the estate of John E. Brandeis, Omaha, Neb. 



Paul Hamer has secured the position of superintendent on the 

 estate of Charles H. Candler. Atlanta, Ga.. which is under 

 course of development. 



Robert Ross Moss has been appointed superintendent of Oak- 

 wood Cemetery, Warren, Ohio. 



Murray Scott has secured the position of gardener to George 

 Brandeis, Omaha, Neb. 



Thomas Kennelly has accepted the position of superintendent on 

 the estate of David Dovvs. Brookville, L. I., succeeding Henry 

 Gibson. 



J. Malcolm McAllister resigned his position on the estate of 

 Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel. Morristown. N. J., to accept a position of 

 florist of Exotic Gardens. Miami. Florida. 



Daniel Maclennan secured the position of gardener to Daniel 

 Tatum, Glen Cove, L. I. 



Charles Milburn secured the position of superintendent of Pel- 

 ham Farm, the estate of H. P. Robins. Southampton, L. I. 



Sydney G. Tranheld resigned his position as gardener on the 

 Gail Borden estate. Larchmont, N. Y.. to accept a" similar position 

 witli Conrad lluliert. White Plains. X. Y. 



