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National Association of Gardeners 



Office: 286 FIFTH AVE., NEW YOKK 



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



Vice-President — George H. P'ring, St. Louis, Mo. 



Secretary— M. C. KIjcI, 286 Fifth Ave., Xew York. 



Treasurer — F'eter Duff, Orange, N. J. 



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

 intosh, New Jersey; L. P. /ensen, Ernst Strehle, Missouri. 



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

 Stuart. New York; WilHam Kleinheinz, Pennsylvania; John t-'. Huss, 

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

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

 Connnecticut ; Robert Cameron, Massachusetts; Iheodore Wirth, Min- 

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

 York; John Barnet, Pennsylvania; Montague F"ree. New York. (To 

 serve until 192-11— William Gray, Rhode Island; William Hertrick, Cali- 

 fornia: -\lbin Mort'ni, Iowa: Thos. Hattoii. Connecticut; Robert Weeks, 

 Ohio; W. H. (iritliths, Michigan; Thos. W. Head, New Jersey. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS 



Keiu i'oiA-— .Mrs. I I ,\lliri'.;ht. (ie.iree V. l:aker, Edwin S. Bayer. 

 Albert Clayburgh. W. li. Coe, Mrs. E. A. Constable, Paul D. Cravath. 

 Mrs. W. Bayard C'cttine, ^Irs. Charles Daniels, Cleveland H. Dc-dge, Mrs. 

 Da^id Daws, Frank J. Dupignac, Mrs. Coleman du Pont, Childs Frick. 

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

 P. Hamilton, Mrs. Tohn Henry Haitiniond, T. A. IIa\xmever, Jlrs. L. A. 

 Hermann, B. H. Howell, C. O. Iselin, Otln II. Kahn, Mrs. Frank P.. Keecli. 

 W. Eugene Kimball, Adolpli l-ewisolin, Jthn Magee, Mrs. Julius Mc'.'icker, 

 Morton H. Meinhard, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Jr., J. Pierpi nt Morgan, Mrs- 

 T. Pierpcnt Morgai\ Stanlev G. Mortimer, Mrs. Harold I. Pratt, Tohn 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. Thompson, Mrs. Edwin Thorne, Mrs. Henry M. Tiltord. 

 Carll Tucker, Samuel XJntermyer, Mrs. Harold T. White. Mrs. Payne 

 Whitney. New Jersey — A. .Mbright, Jr.. Charles A. Bradley. Jcseph P. 

 Day. James B. Duke, Mrs. Lewis L. Dunbam; Mrs. Frederick Frelinghuv'^^n. 

 Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel, C. Lewis, Mrs. Paul Moore, Hubert T. Parson. Mrs. 

 Manuel Rionda, P. .S. Straus, Mrs. John I. Waterbury. Poiiisylz'aiiia — 

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

 Gifford Pinchot, (George F. Tyler, Edward A. Woods. Delaware — Irenee du 

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

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

 William Ziegler, Jr. Rhode Island — Gov. R. Livingston Beeckman, George 

 P. Weanore. M nssachnsctis — Harry E. Converse, Mrs. Henrv C. Frick, 

 Mrs. Louis Frothingham, C. II. Hutchins. Mrs. C. G. Rice Prof. C S. 

 Sargent, Mrs. I. .\. Spoor. Ohio — F. F. Drury, H. S. Firestone, Mrs. 

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

 Indiana — Theodore F. Thieme. Michigan — E. D. SpecJ;, J. B. Schlotnian. 

 Illinois — A. Watson Armour, Harry B. Clow, 

 Mrs. Julius Rosenw.ald, Mrs. F. W. llphani.^ 

 Minnesota — Mrs. Chester A. Congdcn. A. C. 



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

 Miss Grace E. Arents. IV. I'ir^inia — Mrs. .^rthur Lee. Kentucky — F. M. 

 Sackett. (.'corgia—C. IT. Candler E, II. Inman. .S'. CnTO/iiin- Ri hert S. 

 Meliane. 



A. B. Dick, Clayton Mark. 

 Wisconsin — F. D. Countiss. 

 Loring. lo^i'a — Mrs. G. B. 



THE ASSOCIATION AT THE NEW YORK SPRING 

 FLOWER SHOW 



The associatio:i has engaged .space at the New York Spring 

 Flower Show, to be held at Grand Central Palace, March 14 to 20, 

 for a reception room and information bnrean for the convenience 

 of country estate owner.s. The secretary will be in attendance 

 throughout the show to discuss any subject lliat may relate to 

 the gardening profession, and the engagin.g of efficient gardeners. 



NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE AT BOSTON APRIL 7 



A gardeners' conference nndcr the auspices of the Xew England 

 members of the association will be held at Horticultural Hall, 

 Boston, on Thursday afternoon, April 7. This will be during the 

 week of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Spring Show, 

 and show of the American Rose Societ\. 



1921 CONVENTION COMMITTEE TO MEET FEB. 18 



The 1921 Convention Coimnittee appointed by President Craig 

 will meet at the association's office in New York, February 18, 

 to organize and to discuss the plans for the 1921 convention, 

 which will be held in New York city this fall. The committe,' 

 i.s already in receipt of an invitation from a friend of the asso- 

 ciation to have the attendants at the convention visit some of the 

 line gardens on Loiig Island on an automobile trip, with luncheon 

 at one of the prominent country clubs. 



NASSAU COUNTY (NEW YORK) TO ORGANIZE A 

 LOCAL BRANCH 



A movement is on foot to organize a local liranch of the 

 National Association of (;ar(lcners in Nassau county (Long 



Island) N. Y.. to promote the interests of the profession and the 

 welfare of the members in the Nassau county community by 

 informing the country estate owners of the aims and purposes 

 of the association, and by keeping them advised on the activities 

 it is engaged in — in brief, to establish a more confident relation 

 between the gardener and his employer. 



CONCERNING THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS 

 POLICIES 



There has been some criticism respecting the increase in dues, 

 some members contending that they are not in sympathy with 

 being taxed to support the Service Bureau ; others that they do 

 not see where they get their money's worth out of the association. 

 This, however, may be accepted as a minority protest, for up 

 to February 1, more members paid their dues than had been 

 paid up to -March 1 last year, which was a record year. A 

 western member writes, "I think it is a wise move to increase 

 the membership fee, rather than to depend upon the individual 

 generosity of the members to carry on and further the good 

 work the association is doing for the gardeners as a class." Some 

 members appear to overlook the fact that the Service Bureau 

 covers practically all the work the association is engaged in, and 

 is not limited to merely placing gardeners in positions. Those 

 who cannot see what benefit the association is to them should 

 carefully study tlie article on another page of this issue, "Con- 

 sider the Gardener." They will lind their profession does require 

 representation such as only a national association can provide. 



Some members have taken exception to the publicity give.i to 

 the expelling of a member for unprofessional conduct. The com- 

 mittee which acted on this case carefully considered the matter 

 of making its action public, and decided that if this was not done, 

 the intended effect of the expulsion would be lost. We know of 

 at least two instances where employers have communicated with 

 their gardeners, congratulating them on the attitude of the asso- 

 ciation in its effort to elevate the standard <<i the profession. 



EXAMINATIONS FOR GARDENERS 



.\n article by .\rtliur Smith un ■■I-^xaminatiuiij and Classification 

 for Gardeners," was scheduled for the Februarv number, but be- 

 lieving that the article. "Considering the Gardener," vitallv con- 

 cerns the profession, it was given preference in this issue". Mr. 

 Smith's article will appear in March, followed by some interest- 

 ing cominunicatioiis on the same subject from 'other members. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The following new members have been added to our mem- 

 bership list: John W. Pottingcr, Oakdale, L. I.; Percy Green. 

 Locust Valley, L. I.; Arthur Ford, Fairmount, West Va.; 

 Theophile Henky, Port Chester, N. Y.; George Annand, Glen 

 Riddle, Pa.: John F. Ward, Windsor, Conn.; R. S Hurst 

 Middleton, N. J.; Alec Arthur, Villa Nova, Pa.; William T. 

 Jess, Sewickley, Pa.; D. .Mackav, Short Hills, N. 1.: W. 

 Woodward, Roslyn, L. I.; Robert Marshall, Somerville, N. J.: 

 John A. Brooks, Detroit, Mich.; Wm. Rcoch, Auburndale, 

 Mass.; Albert J. Hawkes, Norfolk, Va.: Irving Schofield, 

 West Oran.ge, N. J.; John R. Jackson, Union Hill, N. J.; 

 Frederick C. Sorge, Deal Beach, N. I; Carl F. Eicke, Wat- 

 son, Ark.; William H. Ward, Astoria, L. T.; George Stewart. 

 Garden City, L. I.; William A. Poetain, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 

 Thomas Coll, Jackson, La.; John Sives, Glen Cove, L. I.; 

 Archie Campbell, Brooklyn, N. Y.; George ^^'alker 

 Highlands, N. J. ' '" 



AMONG THE GARDENERS. 



Jack Baxter resigned his position as gardener on the 

 Charles H. Thorne Est., Lake Forest, 111., and has accepted 

 the position of gardener to the Glen Echo Countrv Club, 

 Normandy, Mo. 



L. P. Hansen has secured the position of gardener to Mrs. 

 H. J. Lutcher. Orange, Texas. 



John R. Jackson has secured the position of gardener on 

 the estate of H. Schwarz, Greenwich, Conn. 



H. A. Brown secured the position of gardener to E. P. 

 Baugh. .\chllyii Farm. Rcvoll. Md. 



