for January, 1921 



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I National Association of Gardeners | 



j Office: 286 FIFTH AVE., NEW YOKK | 



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President — W. N. Craig, Brooklinc, Mass. 



Vice-President — George H. Pring, St. Louis, Mo. 



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



Treasurer — Peter Duff, Orange, N, J. 



TRUSTEES (For 1921)— William H. Waite, Arthur Smith, D. L. Mack- 

 intash. New Jersey; L. F. Jensen, Ernst Strehle, Missouri. 



DIRECTORS (To serve until 1922)— George Wilson, Illinois; James 

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

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

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

 Connecticut ; Robert Cameron, Massachusetts; Theodore Wirth, Min- 

 nesota; George W. Hess, District of Columbia; Daniel J. Couglilin, New 

 York; John Barnet, Pennsylvania; Montague Free, New York. (To 

 serve until 19J4)^ William Gray, Rhode Island; William He rt rick, Cali- 

 fornia; Alliin Martini, [own ; Thos. Hattnn. Connecticut ; Robert Weeks, 

 Ohio; W. H. Griffiths. Michigan; Thos. W. Head, New Jersey. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS 



New York — Mrs, J. T. Albright, George F. Baker, Edwin S. Bayer. 

 Albert Clayburgh. W. R. Cce. Mrs. F. A. Constable, Paul D. Cravath, 

 Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting, Mrs. Charles Daniels, Cleveland H. Dodge. Mrs. 

 David Dows, Frank J. Dupignac. Mrs. Coleman du Pont, Cliilds Frick, 

 W. H. Gratwick, Daniel Guegenheim, Mrs. W. D. Guthrie. Mrs. William 

 P Hamilton, Mrs. John Henrv Hammond, T. A. Havemeyer, Mrs. L. A. 

 Hermann, B. H. Howell, C. O. Iselin, Otto H. Kahn, Mrs. Frank B. Keech, 

 W. Eugene Kimball, Adrlph Lewisohn, John Magee. Mrs. Julius McVicker, 

 Morton H. Meinhard, Mrs Eugene JNIeyer, Jr., J. Pierpont Mcrgan. Mrs. 

 J. Pierpont Morgan, Stanley G. Mortimer, ^Ir,^. Harold I. Pratt. John T. 

 Pratt. E. F. Price. Mrs. William A. Read, H. D. Roosen, Charles A. 

 Sherman. Mrs. Samuel Sloan, Benjamin Stern, Mrs. W. Stursberg. Daniel 

 Tatum, Mrs. R. M Thomp.son, Mrs. Edwin Thorne, Mrs. Henry M. Tilford. 

 Carll Tucker. Samuel Untermyer. Mrs. Harcld T. White, Mrs. Payne 

 Whitney. Nevj Jersey — A. Albright, Jr., Qiarles A. Bradley. Joseph P. 

 Day, James B. Duke, Airs. F^ewis L. Dunham, Mrs. Frederick Frelinghuysen. 

 Mr?. Gustav E. Kissel, C. Lewis, Mrs. Paul Aloore. Hubert T. Parson, Mrs. 

 Manuel Riondn. P. S. Straus. Mrs. John I. Waterbury. Pennsylvania — 

 Samuel T. Bodinf:, Gen. Richard Coulter, Mrs. J. D. Lyons, R. B. Mellon. 

 Gifford Pinchot, George F. Tyler, Edward A. Woods. I>6'/{iw'arc— Irenee du 

 Pont, Pierre S. du Pont. Conneeticut — E. C. Converse, Dr. and Mrs. Tracy 

 Farnam, George M. Hendee. Miss A. B. Jennings, W. H. Truesdale, 

 William Ziegler. Jr. Rhode Island — Gov. R. Living.ston Beecknian. George 

 P. Wetmore. Massacltusetts — Harry K. Converse. Mrs, Henry C. Frick, 

 Mr^. Louis Frothingbam, C. H. Hutchtns. Mrs. C. G. Rice. Prof. C. S. 

 Sargent, Mrs. ). A. Sp^ior. Ohio — F. F. Drury, H. S. Firestone. Mrs. 

 Frances F, Prentiss. John L. Severance, H. S. Sherman. H. L. Thrmpson. 

 Indiana — Theodore F. Thieme. Michigan — E. D. Speck. J. B. Schlotman. 

 Illinois — A, Watson Armour, Harry B. Clow. A. B. Dick. Clayton Mark. 

 Mrs. Julius Rosenwald. Mrs. F. W. Upham. lViscons:in — F. D. Countiss. 

 Minnesota — Mrs. Oiester A. Conpdon, A. C. Lcring. Iowa — Mrs. G. B. 

 Douglas. Missouri — August A. Busch, Dr. George T. Moore. Virginia— 

 Miss Grace E Arents. IV. Virginia — Mrs. Arthur T ee. Kentucky — F. M. 

 Sackett. Georgia — C. H. Candler. E. H. Inman. S. Carolina — Robert S. 

 Mebane. 



NEW SUSTAINING MEMBERS 



P. S. Straus. Red Bank, N. J. (Thomas W. Head, superin- 

 tendent) ; Mrs. Julius Rosenwald, Chicago, 111. (Frederick W. 

 Sparks, superintendent) ; Mrs. Harold T. White, Bedford Hills. 

 N. Y. (William Tait, gardener) ; Robert S. Mebane, Great 

 Falls. S. C. (Andrew Andersen, superintendent); Mrs. Charles 

 Daniels, Sabattis, N. Y. (Peter MacDonald, superintendent;, have 

 become sustaining members of the association. 



THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 



DL.\R tcllow Gardeners: .\t the last very successful conven- 

 tion of the National Association of Gardeners, held in St. 

 Louis, which, much to my regret, I was unable to attend, you 

 were so good as to choose me lo be your President for the current 

 year. Having already in 1916, filled this position, it naturally 

 came as a great surprise to me to be selected again, especially 

 wlieii there are within our ranks so many able men, better fitted 

 in many ways to fill the ofiice, than myself. I am a very busy 

 man and would tliat some one else had been your selection, but I 

 appreciate the honor conferred on me for a second time, and 

 assure vou that I will, to the liest of mv abilitv, fill the presidency 

 creditably in 1921. 



Conditidns today are vastly difl'crcnt in the world as compared 

 with 1916, when I was your President. Readjustment is the order 

 of the day in practically all countries, and a steady liquidation of 

 securities, cuininodities and labor is taking place. We were 

 favored in being but little scathed by the great world conflict, and 

 wliile we are now eagerly anticipating a trade boom and more 

 prosperous times, it is well to remember that we cannot continue 

 to enjoy good times while other countries of the world, including 



those which at awful cost, and with our aid saved civilization, are 

 still suffering acutely. When we can stabilize exchange rates 

 and make a broader market for our products, then, and not until 

 then, will we become really prosperous again. Perhaps you may 

 say what has all this to do with our society and our profession? 

 A great deal more than appears on the surface. Horticulture in 

 times of stress remains more or less stationary. The European 

 war showed us what a great hold it had on the people there, and 

 the way Great Britain, France and other countries have come 

 back horticuhurally should surely be an inspiration to us. 



I sincerely believe that the work being done for our associa- 

 tion should commend it to an increased number of the rank and 

 lile of our profession. Even though men should today be holding 

 positions of responsibility and trust and receiving salaries com- 

 mensurate with services rendered, is not that all the more reason 

 why they should join rather than hold aloof from us? With 

 their aid we can the more easily lift our association to a higher 

 and better plane. Even with the membership dues advanced to 

 five dollars per year, surely the benefits received will be fully 

 worth that amount, and if we really believe we do not derive 

 any beuefit, should we not be i cady and willing to help others 

 who may temporarily be less fortunate? 



It is most encouraging to note the steadily growing list of sus- 

 taining members. There is abundant room for a large accretion 

 of members here. There is not, unfortunately, always that hearty 

 co-operation between gardeners and their employers which should 

 exist, and anything which tends to create a better atmosphere 

 and feeling deserves our sympathetic support. The bringing in 

 of more sustaining members so that our list can be doubled in 

 1921 is surely not too much to ask. As our sustaining member- 

 ship grows we can reasonably look for a gradual coming of that 

 l^etter feeling and greater appreciation of the work of the 

 gardeners. 



Our association has been taking a very active part in the cam- 

 paign being conducted for a radical modification of the iniquitous 

 and grossly unfair Quarantine No. 37. Our committee on the 

 Quarantine has been very actively engaged to bring about the 

 needed changes, and while I am unable at this time to disclose 

 what we have done, are doing, and will do in the future, and can 

 only report progress. I would state that the committee hopes in the 

 very near future to make an important announcement of what 

 has been accomplished. The outlook for modifications is cer- 

 tainly brighter than it has been at any time. 



In the campaign inaugurated at St. Louis against the Sign 

 Board nuisance, the committee has been somewhat disappointed 

 in the lack of co-operation which had been promised to it by 

 several other organizations, if we would take the initiative. This, 

 however, will not in any way deter us in our ctTorts to bring 

 about an abatement of this national nuisance. The Garden 

 Club of America has voted to co-operate. It is pleasing to 

 note from diflferent parts of our country that individuals, asso- 

 ciations, and communities are at last waking up to the reali- 

 zation of this glaring and hideous nuisance. 



Our Service Bureau is now becoming widely known, and while 

 there have not been many worth while positions during the past 

 year, the association has had a goodly share of the positions 

 which have been filled. These are not alone local, but national, 

 quite a number of vacancies being filled in the West, Middle 

 West and South. There is no doubt in my mind that in due time 

 country estate owners will turn naturally to our association as a 

 source from which they are to obtain their efficient and trust- 

 worthy gardeners. Having paid several visits to the office of 

 Mr. Ebel while in New York last March, I can testify to the 

 growing importance of the bureau atid the great care and tact 

 used in filling vacancies. 



The question of how to interest young men in our profession 

 is a deeply important one and we have every assurance that the 

 present year will sec this movement well under way. Two of 

 the foremost estates in the country are now preparing to receive 

 a number of young men. where they will have opportunities for 

 both practical and theoretical trainin,g, and if plans now afoot 

 materialize, the association will have a school of gardening 

 started by one of the large horticultural institutions of this 

 country, where young men, after they have had two or three years' 



