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GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



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National Association of Gardeners 



Office: 286 FIFTH AVE., NEW YOKK 



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

 Secretary — M. C. Ebel, 286 Fiftli Ave., New York. 

 Vice-President — D. L. Mackintosh, Alpine, New Jersey. 

 Trustees — T. W. Head, Lake Forest, Illinois. 



TRUSTEES (For 1920)— Peter Duff, William Waite, Arthur Smith, New 

 Jersey; Robert Weeks, Ohio; W. H. Griffiths, Michigan. 



DIRECTORS (To serve until 1921)— William N. Craig, Massachusetts 

 William Hertrick, California; William Gray, Rhode Island; G. Hennen 

 hofer, Montana; Thomas Hatton, Connecticut; Albin Martini, Iowa; A 

 C. Jordahn, Florida. (To serve until 1922) — George Wilson, Illinois; Jame 

 Stuart, New York; William Kleinheinz, Pennsylvania; John F. Huss 

 Connecticut; Edwin Jenkins, Massachusetts; Carl N. Fohn, Colorado 

 Joseph Tansey, New York. (To serve until 1923) — Robert Williamson 

 C!onnecticut ; Robert Cajneron, Massachusetts; Theodore Wirth, Min 

 nesota; George H. Pring, Missouri; George W. Hess, District of Colum 

 bia; Daniel J. Couglilin, New York; John Barnet, Pennsylvania. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS 



New Kor/fe— George F. Baker. W. R. Coe, Mrs. T. A. Constable. Paul D. 

 Cravath, Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting. Cleveland H. Dcdge. Mrs. David Dows, 

 Frank J. Dupignac, Mrs. Coleman du Pont. Childs Frick, W. H. Gratwick, 

 Daniel Guggenheim. Mrs. W. D. Guthrie. Mrs. William P. Hamilton. Mrs. 

 John Henrv Hammond. T. .\. Havemeyer, Mrs. L. A. Hermann, B. H. 

 Howell, CO. Iselin, Otto Kahn, W. Eugene Kimball. Adolph Lewisohn, 

 Mrs. Julius McVicker, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Jr., J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. 

 J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. Harold I. Pratt. John T. Pratt, E. F. Price. 

 Mrs. William A. Reed. H. D. Roosen, Charles A. Sherman, Mrs. Samuel 

 Sloan, Benjamin Stern. Mrs. W. Stursberg, Mrs. R. M. Thompson, Mrs. 

 Edwin Thorne, Samuel Untermyer, Mrs. Payne Whitney. New Jersey — 

 A. Albright. Jr., Mrs. T. T. ."Mbright, Charles A. Bradley, Joseph F. Day, 

 Tames B. Duke, Mrs. Lewis L. Dunham, Mrs. Gustave E. Kissel, C. Lewis, 

 Hubert T. Parsons, Mrs. Manuel Rionda, Mrs. Charles S. dug- 

 genheimer, Mrs. John I. Waterbury. Fcnnsyh'ania — Gen. Richard 

 Couher, Mrs. T. D. Lyon. E. B. Mellon, Edward A. Woods. 

 Delaware — Irenee' du Pont, Pierre S. du Pont. Connecticut — E. C. 

 Converse, Dr. and Mrs. Tracy Farnam, George M. Hendee. Miss 

 A. B. Jennings, W. H. Truesdale, William Zeigler, Jr. Rhode Island — 

 Gov R Livingston Becckman. Massachusetts — Harry E. Converse, Mrs. 

 Henry C. Frick, C. H. Hutchins, Mrs. C. G. Rice. Prof. C. S. Sargent, 

 Mrs J A. Spoor. Ohio — F. F. Drury. Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, John L. 

 Severance, H. S. Sherman. H. L. Thompson. Indiana — Theodore F. 

 Thieme Michigan — E. D. Speck. Illinois — Harry B. Clow, A. B. Dick, 

 Mrs F W Upham. Wisconsin — F. D. Countiss. Minnesota — A. C. Loring. 

 loua — Mrs G. B. Douglass. Missouri— August A. Dusch. Virgima—!Aiss 

 Grace E. Arents. IV. Virginia — Mrs. Arthur Lee. Kentucky — F. M. 

 Sackett. Georgia — E. H. Inman. 



THE GARDENERS' CONVENTION 



The plans for the annual convention, which will be held at the 

 Hotel Marquette, St. Louis, September 14-16, promise to make it 

 the most successful meeting in the history of the association. 

 Important matters relating to the gardener personally— his pro- 

 fession, his association and on ornamenlal horticulture in 

 America, will be acted on. A full report of the meeting will be 

 published in the October number of the Chronicle. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS 



Mrs. J. J. .Mbright, Buffalo, N. Y. (.Alexander Reid, gardener) ; 

 Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Jr., Mt. Kisco, N. Y. (Charles Ruthven, 

 gardener) ; Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel, Morristown, N. J.; Mrs. John 

 I. Watcrburv, Convent, N. ]. (Thomas Hughes, gardener); 

 Mrs. Charles S. Guggenheimer, West End. N. J.; Mrs. Arthur 

 Lee. Elkins, West \'a. (W. H. MacDonald. gardener) ; and E. C. 

 Converse, Greenwich, Conn., have recently become sustaining 

 members of the association. 



SERVICE BUREAU PUBLICITY FUND 



The following contributions have been received tow- 

 Service Bureau Publicity Fund up to August 31 



Previously acknowledged 



Robert Barton, New Haven, Conn 



R. Boxel. Sewickley, Pa 



Edward T. McCarroll, Alpine. N. J 



Edwin Saunders, Lake Forest, 111 



John B. Traquair, Lenox, Mass 



Gustav Beekman. Long Beach, L. I 



Francis Lazcnby, Marion, Mass 



William Barron. Maplewood, N. J. (additional).... 



■Hamilton Scott. Short Hills, N. J 



E. S. English. Pomfret, Conn 



George Jacques, Cleveland, O 



Arthur .Adams, Havre de Grace. Md 



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AMONG THE GARDENERS 



Thomas W. Head, who recently resigned his position as super- 

 intendent of Melody Farm, Lake Forest, III, accepted the position 

 of superintendent on the estate of Herbert Straus, Red Bank, N. J. 



William J. Devery secured the position of gardener to (ieorge 

 Fearing, Westwood, Mass. 



Fred Duncan secured the position of gardener on the estate 

 of -Mrs. C. M. Goodyear, Buffalo, N. Y. 



James Lyon accepted the position of gardener to Miss M. M. 

 Hall, Northport, L. I. 



Philip J. Lucking, who has been gardener to C. K. G. Billings, 

 Oyster Bay, L. I., has been appointed gardener on Mr. Billings' 

 estate at Santa Barbara, Cal. 



COMMENTS ON THE GARDENER AND HIS 

 ASSOCIATION. 



This account of the gardens visited cannot end without a word 

 for the gardeners who have so large a share in the making 

 of a successful garden. They must have worked very hard to 

 achieve the perfect finish each garden showed, and their willing- 

 ness and intelligence in answering questions, showing favorite 

 plants, spelling complicated names and giving cultural suggestions 

 added much to the practical enjoyment of the visitors. After all, 

 the gardener who puts his conscientious labor and personal in- 

 terest and enthusiasm into a garden becomes part owner of that 

 garden, and to him as well as the actual owner we owe thanks 

 and appreciation. — Garden Club of America Bulletin. 



"The Breesc representative who 'covered' most of the gardens 

 visited by the Garden Club of America talked with many a 

 gardener while making the rounds. In not one case was any one 

 disgruntled or talking about extra work. Each was getting his 

 place spick and span in anticipation of the visitors. One gar- 

 dener, after it was over, said he was eating his supper at 9:30 

 that night in place of 6. But all were happy and good-natured 

 over it, and truly the gardeners had their day this week with 

 the big show on in Manchester, and the Garden Club visitors 

 spinning around everywhere over the Shore. Why can't all workers 

 be as pleasant, happy and enthusiastic as the gardeners? Suppose 

 we all take a lesson from them." — North Shore Breeze Reminder. 



The connection between private and trade horticulture is 

 closely maintained by what may be termed an intermediate sec- 

 turn, namely the professional gardening fraternity. The profes- 

 sional gardener is a power in the world of horticulture; without 

 him the wealthy could not maintain gardens of any pretensions, 

 and without such gardens the seedsman and nurseryman would 

 find much of his trade cut off. The professional gardener is un- 

 like any other class of worker employed by others for pleasure 

 purposes, for he is a producer, not a spender. The chauffeur 

 and most other domestic servants merely give service ; the 

 gardener gives service and confers pleasure of an elevating char- 

 acter, doing much for trade and world benefit ; he is not a menial 

 but a privileged companion. For these reasons we invite atten- 

 tion to the program of the coming convention of the N. A. G., 

 a society which is continually progressing in its work of raising 

 the status of the private gardener in the estimation of his 

 employer. — The Florists' E.vchange. 



Total $1,442.00 



Judging from the interesting subjects proposed for discussion 

 in the program, the annual convention of the National .Association 

 of Gardeners at the Marquette Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., September 

 14 to 16, will have some live sessions. For several months past 

 the St. Louis .Association of Gardeners has been looking forward 

 to this event and preparing for it : the convention's success 

 will owe much to the industry of the local committees. The 

 effectiveness of the meetings will be increased if those members 

 of the asstic'ation who cannot attend and have ideas or sugges- 

 tions to be brought before the convention, will communicate 

 with M. C. Ebel, the secretary, at his New York office, before 

 September 1. — The Florists' Review. 



