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know very well that St. Louis would indorse an application 

 idea stating the man's qualifications, experience, etc., sent 

 through the Secretary befor? that man is admitted as a mem- 

 ber of the Association. _ . 



MR. STEWART: There is danger m standardizmg what 

 gardeners should be. We had that system in our local branch 

 and it became so overbearing in various ways that we had to 

 do away with it. We could not in any way conduct any ex- 

 amination that would standardize a gardener. An average 

 gardener would be at a great disadvantage. There are many 

 men who have never had any early training, but who through 

 the love of gardening have overcome tremendous disadvan- 

 tages and proved themselves masters in the art of gardening 

 in the end. It is a serious problem to say gardeners should 

 be so and so. 



MR. lOHXSON: Our by-laws adequately cover who 

 should be members and who should not. I think as I read 

 this, I may be wrong, but I don't believe we are open for dis- 

 cussion on examinations as to who will be members of this 

 organization as some have been taught according to the notice 

 here which says, "Examinations for and classification of gar- 

 deners." 



I would like to make a motion in order to bring this thing 

 to a head that this organization do not form any bureau for 

 examination or classification of gardeners. 



The motion w-as seconded and carried. 



PRESIDENT CRAIG: What was your motion, Mr. Johnson?- 

 Will vou repeat it? 



MR. JOHNSON: I make a motion that this .Association do 

 not form any bureau, if you care to call it such, for the ex- 

 amination and classification of gardeners. 



The motion was seconded and carried. 



National Botanic Garden 



MR. PRING: You all heard the report at the last Convention 

 that this Society went on record as endorsing the movement in 

 Washington through the channels of the Fine Arts Commission, 

 of establishing a botanical garden there. It is unnecessary to 

 elucidate what kind of gardens they are. Now I would like to 

 bring this matter up to acquaint everybody with the fact and to 

 push this project in the various organizations you are connected 

 with, that is to support the movement on foot to make a real 

 national botanical garden there for this great United States. 



PRESIDENT CRAIG: I will appoint as a Committee on 

 Final Resolutions to be presented at the short session tomorrow, 

 Mr. Weeks, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Mackintosh. I think there should 

 be a resolution about the national botanical garden. We ought 

 to get behind that. 



SECRET.A.RV EBEL : I think we are behind that as much 

 as we can be on the records at Washington. Our name is down 

 among organizations which have endorsed it and I don't see 

 where another endorsement is going to help ; one endorsement 

 is as good as half a dozen. 



PRESIDENT CR.AIG: If there is no further business, I 

 suggest that we adjourn. 



. . . Motion made, seconded and carried . . . 



. . . The meeting adjourned at 4:30 P. M. . . . 



THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1921 



The meeting convened with President Craig presiding. 



. . . Mr. Craig read Mr. O. M. Eastman's paper on "Training 

 Gardeners in the Public Schools," which appears next month. 



Are there anv remarks on the paper prepared bv Mr. Eastman? 



SECRET.\RY EBEL: This work is due to' the convention 

 which was held in Cleveland in 1920 when a committee was 

 appointed which made recommendations that this work be un- 

 dertaken. .\t that time they were spending ifSOO a year, now 

 they are spending $40,000 for greenhouses. They were only able 

 to put this appropriation through due to oar convention. Cleve- 

 land people came to us asking our assistance, and we gave it 

 to them. 



MR. LOVELESS: I think it is a good thing to start this idea 

 of getting the fundamental principles of gardening into the beings 

 of the children so that they can gradually grow up into the prac- 

 tical work which is so necessary for all gardeners to know. 



MR. ATKINS : I make a motion that we give a vote of 

 thanks to Mr. Eastman for his paper and also a vote of thanks 

 for the work which he is doing. 



... A motion was made and carried . . . 



PRESIDENT CRAIG: Mr. El)el has prepared some figures 

 to give to you now. 



. . . Mr. Ebel read figures regarding positions filled since the 

 last convention as follows: 6 superintendents, 30 superintendents 

 and gardeners, also position of foreman and assistants . . . 



PRESIDENT CR.\IG : Since there has been no opposition to 

 any of the nominations, it will be in order to instruct the secre- 

 tary to cast one ballot for the entire set of officers for the 

 ensuing year. 



MR. GR.A.V: Seeing no opposition, I move that the Secretary 

 cast one ballot for each nomination. 



. . . The motion was made and seconded and stands car- 

 ried . . . 



The Secretary has cast one ballot and I announce these 

 officers as elected for the ensuing year : 



President, Robert Cameron, Ipswich, Mass. 



Vice-president, John Barnet, Sewickley, Pa. ^ 



Treasurer, Montague Free, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Secretarv, M. C. Ehel, New York, N. Y. 



Trustees": W. H. Waite, Rumson. N. J.; .Arthur Smith, Long 

 Branch, N. J.: D. L. Mackintosh, .Mpine, N. J.: William Craig, 

 Brookline. Mass.: H. E. Downer, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 



PRESIDENT CR.\IG: We will now hear from the Commit- 

 tee on Final Resolutions. 



Final Resolutions 



MR. WEEKS: The Committee oft'ers this resolution for 

 adoption : 



Rcsol-c'i-d that the National Association of Gardeners now as- 

 sembled in convention, extend a very hearty vote of thanks to 

 all those ladies and gentlemen who have done so much to make 

 this Annual Convention such a great success. First to the 

 officers of the Association for the faithful and efficient discharge 

 of their respective duties during their term of office throughout 

 the Convention ; second to the whole Convention Committee 

 who have by their interest and unstinted efforts contributed to 

 the success of the Convention and its enjoyment by all the mem- 

 bers attending: to Jos. Manda for the orchids and other flowers 

 furnished at the banquet. Robert Weeks, Robert Cameron, and 

 D. L. Mackintosh. 



I move the adoption of that resolution. 



. . . The motion was made, seconded and carried . . . 



... A motion was entered for adjournment . . . 



Entertainment Features 



On Tuesday evenhig an informal reception was tended at the 

 Park .\ve. Hotel, to the visting gardeners, by the various local 

 gardeners' societies in the vicinity of New York, at which music 

 and refreshments were provided. Ex-Congressman M. L. Davey 

 of Ohio, addressed the gathering on, "The Vital Relation of 

 Trees and Human Life," which brought forth some interesting 

 discussions and resulted in the association passing a resolution 

 favoring national reforestation. 



The visiting women attended the show at the Hippodrome and 

 on returning to the hotel were served with supper. 



Wednesday morning the women visitors enjoyed a sight-seeing 

 trip around the city, inspecting some of the interesting buildings. 

 After a luncheon, a visit was made to the Tower of the Cathedral 

 of Commerce, sixty stories high, where a splendid bird's eye 

 view of New York City and its surroundings was obtained. 



The annual banquet took place in the Banquet Hall, Park 

 Avenue Hotel, on Wednesday evening; Charles H. Totty pre- 

 sided as toastmaster, and called upon members from different 

 parts of the country to respond to the various toasts assigned to 

 them. Pleasant entertainment was furnished by Mrs. M. C. Ebel 

 and by A. Mitchell, who rendered several solos. Dancing" followed. 



On Thursday morning the visitors to the convention left the hotel 

 in automobiles at ten o'clock and motored to the country estate 

 of Samuel LTntermyer. Greystone, where they were entertained 

 at luncheon. Mr. Untermyer came especially from his office to 

 address the gardeners on the high calling of their profession and 

 his love for nature, after which an inspection under the super- 

 vision of Albert Millard, superintendent, w-as made of the green- 

 houses and the grounds. From there the party proceeded to the 

 nursery of F. R. Pierson, at Scarborough, and thence to the John 

 D. Rockefeller estate at Pocantico Hills, where William Graham, 

 gardener, led the party over the grounds and through the green- 

 houses. Leaving Pocantico Hills the party proceeded to the floral 

 shop and greenhouses of F. R. Pierson at Tarrytown. The floral 

 shop is regarded as one of the finest in the country. Here bufifet 

 supper was served by the office staff of Mr. Pierson's firm. Plans 

 had been made for a dance, but it was so late that the visitors 

 could not enjoy this part of the program.^ From there they re- 

 turned to the hotel. 



Friday morning the party left the hotel at nine o'clock in auto- 

 mobiles for a visit to some of the famous estates in Nassau 

 Count>-. Long Island, including the estates of Mrs. Henry Phipps, 

 Nicholas F. Brady, Clarence H. Mackay. and the Lewis and Val- 

 entine nurseries, and from there to the Engineers' Country Club, 

 Roslyn, where the party became the luncheon guests of W. R. 

 Coe. After luncheon they proceeded to the W. R. Coe estate. 

 Planting Fields, Oyster Bay, where Mr. Coe awaited them and 

 personally conducted the party over his beautiful home grounds, 

 assisted by A, E. Thatcher, superintendent. 



Mrs. George D. Pratt's estate at Glen Cove was visited next, 

 where John F. Johnston, superintendent, received the party and 

 showed them over the place. The last place visited was Hemp- 

 stead House, Port Washington, the estate of Daniel Guggenheim, 



