340 



GARDENERS- CHRONICLE 



National Association of Gardeners 



Secretary's Office: 286 Fifth Avenue, New York 



5iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiniiniiiniuiiiiiiii«iiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiimiii»iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu 



IIIHIimDIltllMiHIIIIIIIIIIIIi,- 



Thc aims of the association are, to elevate the profession of 

 gardening by endeavoring to improve conditions zmtliin it. 



To cement a closer bondship among all engaged in, and in- 

 terested in, gardening — to create a greater confidence between 

 employer and employee. 



The association is professional in character. It must in no icise 

 be associitted z^'ith unionism. 



President — Robert Cameron, Ipswich, Mass. 

 Vice-President — John Barnet, Sewickley, Pa. 

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

 Treasurer — Montague Free, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



TRUSTEES (For 1922)— William H. Waite, Arthur Smith, D. L. Mack- 

 intosli, New Jersey: W. N. Craig, Massachusetts; H. E. Downer, New 

 York. 



DIRECTORS (To serve until 1923)— Alexander Michie, Long Island; 

 George F. Stewart, Massachusetts; Theodore Wirth, Minnesota; George 

 W. Hess, District ot Columbia; Daniel J. Coughlin, New York; John 

 Bamet, Pennsylvania; Montague Free, New York. (To serve until 1924) 

 — William Gray, Rhode Island; William Hertrick, California; George H. 

 Pring, Missouri; Thos. Hatton, Connecticut; Robert Weeks, Ohio; W. H. 

 Griffiths, Michigan; Thos. W. Head, New Jersey. (To serve until 1925)— 

 George Wilson, Illinois; James Stuart, New York; William Kletnheinz, 

 Pennsylvania; Jolin F. Huss, Connecticut; Edwin Jenkins, Massachusetts; 

 Carl N. Fohn, Colorado; Joseph Tansey, New York. 



SUSTAINING MEMBERS 



New Yorll — Mrs. J. J. Albright, George F. Baker, Edwin S. Bayer, Henri 

 Bendel, Albert Clayburgh, W. R. Coe, Mrs. F. A. Constable, Paul D. 

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

 Dodge, Mrs. Dows. Frank J. Dupignac, Mrs. Coleman du Pont, Childs 

 Fr.ck, W. H. Gratwick, Daniel Guggenheim, Mrs. W. D. Guthrie, Mrs. B. A. 

 Haggin, Mrs. William P. Hamilton, Mrs. John Henry Hammond, T. A. 

 Havemeyer, Mrs. L. A. Herman, Anton G. Hcdenpyl, B. H. Howell, C. O. 

 Iselin, Otto H. Kahn, Mrs. Frank B. Keech, W. Eugene Kimball, 

 L. C. Ledyard, Jr., Adolph Lewisohn. John Mages, Mrs. Julius Mc- 

 Vicker, Morton H. Meinhard, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Jr., J. Pierpont 

 Morgan, Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, Stanley G. Mortimer, Mrs. Harold 

 I Pratt, John T. Pratt, E. F. Price, Mrs. William A. Read, H. 

 D. Roosen, Chas. A. Sherman, Mrs. Sam. Sloan, Benj. Stern, Mrs. W. Sturs- 

 berg, Dan. Tatum, Mrs. R. M. Thompson, Wm. Boyce Thompson, Mrs. Edw. 

 Thome, Mrs. Henry M. Tilford. Carll Tucker, Samuel Untermyer, Mrs. 

 Harold T. White, Mrs. Pavne Whitney, E. L. Young. New Jersey— .\. 

 Albright, Jr., Charles Bradley, Joseph P. Day, James B. Duke, Mrs. 

 Lewis L. Dunham, Mrs. Frederick Frelinghuysen, Mrs. K. S. Goodrich, 

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

 Mrs. Manuel Rionda, Leland H. Ross, P. S. Straus, Mrs. John I. Waterbury, 

 Mrs Ridley Watts, Sanders Wertheim. Pennsvlraiiia — Samuel T. Bodme, 

 Gen. Richard Coulter, Mrs. J. D. Lyon, R. B. Mellen. Gilford Pinchot, George 

 F. Tyler. Edward A. Woods. Delaware — Irenee du Pont, Pierre S. du Pont, 

 Harry G. Haskell. Cotuiecticut — E. Dinan Bird, Dr. Tracy Farnam, Mrs. 

 Tracy Farnam, CJeorge M. Hendee, Miss A. B. Jennings, H. F. Schwarz, W. 

 H. Truesdale, Edward L. Wcmple, William Ziegler Jr. Rhode 1 stand— Oo\. 

 R. Livingston Beeckman. Massachusetts — Miss M. R. Case, Mrs. William 

 C. Conant, George P. Dike. Mrs. Louis Frothingham, Henry S. Hunne- 

 well, E. K. Lawrie, Arthur Lyman, Henry Penn, Mrs. C. G. Rice, Prof. C. 

 S. Sargent, Mrs. J. A. Spoor, Mrs. Bayard Thayer. Nejv Hampsliire — F. G. 

 Webster. Ohio — F. F. Drury, H. S. Firestone, Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, John 

 L. Severance, H. S. Sherman, H. L. Thompsim. Michigan — J. B. Schlot- 

 mann, E. D Speck. Indiana — Theodore F. Thieme. Illinois — A. Watson 

 Armour. Harry B. Glow, A. B. Dick. Clayton Mark, Mrs. Julius Rosenwald, 

 Mrs. F W. l/pham. Minnesota — Mrs. Chester A. Congdon, F. H. Stoltze. 

 Iowa — Mrs. G. B Douglas. Missouri — August A. Busch, Dr. George T. 

 Moore. Kir^iriia- Miss Grace E. .brents. W. Virginia — Mrs. Arthur Lee. 

 Georgia — E. H. Inman. S. Carolina — Robert S. Mebanc. 



LOCAL BRANCHES 



Newport, R. I.: Andrew L. Dorward, chairman; Frederic 

 Carter, secretary. 



St Louis, Mo.: George H. Pring, chairman; Hugo M. 

 Schaff, secretary. 



Nassau County, L. I.: John T. Everett, Glen Cove, chair- 

 man; John McCulloch, Oyster Bay, L. I., secretary. 



Boston, Mass.: Robert Cameron, chairman; W. N. Craig, 

 secretary, Fircjnklijic. 



Western Pennsylvania: Manus Curraii, chairman, Sewick- 

 ley ; Henry (joodband, secretary, Sewickley. 



WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BRANCH 



The interesting report of the meeting uf tlie I'ostdii lirancli <'f 

 the National Association of Gardeners, which appeared in tlie 

 October Chronicle, showed of what benelit the branches can be to 

 the members of their communities. VVe should have more of these 

 branches, as they ofTcr oppnrtunities to members who cannot at- 

 tend the annual convention, to make suggestions whicli can be 

 brought before the annual meetings. It is not necessary to decide 



that meetings be held at regular intervals. Just bring the local 

 members together and select a chairman and secretary. Your chair- 

 man can then call a meeting whenever any subjects of interest to 

 the members arise, that can be discussed with profit to the associa- 

 tion and the profession it represents. Notify the national secretary, 

 Mr. Ebel, that you have organized a branch and send him the 

 names of your chairman and secretary. He will then advise your 

 secretary whenever anything comes to the national office which 

 should be submitted to the local branches for consideration and 

 action. John Barnet, Vice-president. 



A PLEA FOR MORE BRANCHES 



A meeting of the members of the Western Pennsylvania Branch 

 of the National Association of Gardeners was held at Ridgeview 

 Farm, Sewickley Heights, Pa., on November 15. 



Mr. Manus Curran was unanimously elected cliairman and 

 Henry Goodband, secretary, for the ensuing year. A motion was' 

 carried that each member be assessed fifty cents a year for dues 

 to defray current e.xpen.ses and that the secretary be empowered 

 to purchase the neces,sary stationery, etc. It was moved and car- 

 ried that a meeting shall be called at least one month previous to 

 the annual convention, and the rest of the ineetings shall be called 

 at the discretion of the chairman. 



John Barnet. president-elect of the National Association of Gar- 

 deners, and Wni. Thompson, Jr., gave a brief account of the 

 Boston convention held on Septeinber 12-15. which proved quite 

 interesting. 



The secretary was instructed to acknowledge with thanks Mr. 

 August Frishkone's offer of the use of his store for any of our 

 meetings. Mr. Barnet w-as appointed to see Mr. Moore, of West 

 Park, about a meeting place. 



It was moved and carried that the rules and regulations of 

 local branches as approved by the NewpLirt,' Boston and St. Louis 

 Branches be approved by this branch. 



Henry Goonn.vNn, Secretary. 



NEW MEMBERS 



The following new members have recently been added to the 

 association: James Guilfoyle, Southampton, L. 1.; Henry Banak, 

 New York, N. Y. ; Thomas Roland. Nahant, Mass.; Martin 

 Kuiper, Oyster Bay, L. I.; Michael Latham, Port Chester, N. Y. ; 

 H. D. Ayling, Cedarhurst, L. I. ; Robert Broadbridge, Monmouth 

 Beach, N. J. ; Otto Peulecke, Ridgefield, Conn. ; Salvatore Cairo. 

 Port Chester, N. Y. ; Harold Graham, Newton, Mass.; John A. 

 Lynn, Glenvicw, 111.; James Barnet, Atlanta, Ga. ; Charles Stude, 

 Somerville, N. J. 



IS GARDENING A PROFESSION? 



When the qui>ti(in arises. Is gardening a pnitcssicin ? I an- 

 swer. Yes! Although whenever it is discusse<l as such there is 

 nearly always to be found a diversity of opinion on its being so 

 classified rather than as a trade. 



That the man who merely possesses sufficient knowledge to mow 

 the lawn, tend to the vegetable patch, and grow a few varieties of 

 llowcrs, is rated as a gardener instead of a garden laborer, is no 

 fault of the profession unless it may l)e charged with h;iving btvn 

 la.x in making it more generally known what the qualifications of 

 a gardener really are. 



.\eilher has the profession any power to prohibit milady from 

 deriving pleasure out of re-fcrring to "my garden," whose chief 

 duties are tu run a iMird, tend the furnace, do the cook's chores, 

 and, when the muse absents her.self, look after the children in addi- 

 tion to his gardening. His proper title is that of handy man. 



Of course, if the standard of the gardener is to be judged by .-ill 

 who are classed as gardeners, one might even be justified in assum- 

 ing that the gardener conies within ihe ranks of labor. 



When, however, we consider the gar<lener who possesses the 

 taleiu and the ability to produce all that is a-sthetic in the garden, 

 he surely cultivates a fine art, which is in every respect entitled to 

 recognition as tlie work of a professional. Hut his knnwiedge is 

 not alone limited to the garden, for as the superintendeiU of an 

 extensive country estate, he must have a working knowledge of 

 agriculture, husbandry, dairying, building, road construction, power 



