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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GAR- 

 DENERS. 



Tlif umuial lonvuiuion uf the Na- 

 tional Asso'-iation of Gardeners wliich 

 met at the Hotel Sliernian, Chicago. 

 Dec. 3, 4. 5. was called to order by P. 

 J. Foley, president of the Foley Green- 

 house Manufacturing Co.. on the after- 

 noon of Dec. 3rd. the morning being 

 given up to a board meeting. The gar- 

 deners were welcomed to the city by 

 Henry R. Rathbone, who was unstinted 

 in his praise for the work of the pri- 

 vate gardener. Thos. \V. Head, presi- 

 dent of the association, then took the 

 chair and gave an able address. The 

 reports of cfTicers and other business 

 followed. The changing of the time 

 of meeting from December to October, 

 the raising of the annual dues from $2 

 to $3 and tlie selecting of Cleveland, 

 O.. as the next place of meeting were 

 the most important changes made. The 

 banquet followed in the Crystal room 

 and with A. Henderson as toastmaster 

 the hnurs were spent in delightful ex- 

 changes of ideas in which plenty of 

 wit mingled. Wednesday was given 

 over to sightseeing and Thursday 

 found all ready to finish up the busi- 

 ness of the convention. Some splen- 

 did arguments in favor of a college 

 education for the sons of gardeners 

 was made by H. B. Dorner of the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois. Altogether it was 

 a very successful meeting and those 

 who were at this convention will be 

 likely to attend future ones. Nearly 

 100 names were on the books at the 

 close. 



splendid dinner served en route. Lake 

 Forest is one of the most beautiful of 

 the North Shore suburban towns. The 

 first slop was made at the home of J. 

 Ogden Armour, where the formally 

 arranged grounds and conservatories 

 were inspected and admired. Every- 

 thing showed the most painstaking 

 care of the superintendent, Thos. \V. 

 Head. President of the National Asso- 

 ciation of Gardeners. Automobiles 

 carried the visitors to the C. H. Mc- 

 Corniick place. Here nature was seen 

 at her best, hut with little emblish- 

 ment. The committee could not have 

 done better than to select these two 

 places. Mrs. Fischer, wife of superin- 

 tendent W. E. Fischer of the McCor- 

 mick estate entertained the ladies of 

 the party at her home in a very hos- 

 pitable and charming manner. In this 

 she was assisted by Mrs. Geo. Wilson, 

 whose husband is superintendent of 

 Mrs. Hall McConnick's Sr's place, and 

 Mrs. Frank Kuehne, whose husband 

 is in charge of the estate of C. M. 

 Carr. A short but delightful entertain- 

 ment was provided at the O'Neill Hall 

 at Lake Forest, where the chief fea- 

 tures were the address of Mayor Ad- 

 dington and bountiful refreshments. 

 The Mayor paid a fine tribute to the 

 private gardeners whose work was so 

 evident in Lake Forest and elsewhere. 



GARDENERS VISIT LAKE FOREST. 

 The annual convention of the Na- 

 tional Association of Gardeners, which 

 took place in Chicago, Dec. 3-4-5, had 

 an especially pleasant outing on Wed- 

 nesday afternoon, when the members 

 and friends were the guests of the 

 North Shore Horticultural Society. 

 Two special cars and two diners 

 carried about one hundred out to Lake 

 Forest and they did full justice to the 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Heretofore the American Rose So- 

 ciety has had three classes of mem- 

 bership — Life, Active, and Associate. 

 Only the Life and Active members 

 have had a voice in the management of 

 the Society. As the Associate mem- 

 bership has grow-n from 51, in liitS. 

 to 1,646. on November 9, 1917, the un- 

 fairness of this relation influenced the 

 controlling Active and Life member- 

 ship—totaling 274 in 1917— to institute 

 such constitutional changes as would 

 provide for equal participation. 



By pr.qptically iinanlmous action of the 

 votiiic Active inomliors. In person or repre- 

 sented hy proxv. at tlie Clevelnntl ineeilnK. 

 November !1. 1017, the constitulion of tlie 

 .\nieric:in lioso Society w.as .so amended as 

 to inclnde l>iit two eontriliutine classes— 

 T.ife and .\nnual. with equal votlnc powers 



.\utomatically, in consequence, all 

 Associate members for 1917 now be- 

 come fully participating Annual mera- 

 l)ers, with all the voting and otber 

 privileges formerly possessed only by 

 the Life and Active members. 



It is believed that this action will 

 result in greatly increasing the influ- 

 ence and usefulness of the American 

 Rose Society, and that the interest of 

 the large membership may be depend- 

 ed upon to make 1918 the most notable 

 ' rose year America has yet known. 



Our English rose-growing friends of 

 the National Rose Society believe they 

 are better supporting the War for De- 

 mocracy in maintaining the supremacy 

 of the Queen of Flowers, as well as In 

 giving, as we also are doing, our best 

 in blood and money. The same word 

 of rose maintenance comes to us from 

 France. 



It is hoped that 1918 in the United 

 States will witness the holding of 

 many rose shows in the main bloom- 

 ing-time, probably so held as to pro- 

 vide opportunity for additional sup- 

 port to the Y. M. C. A. War Work. 

 Early announcement in 1918 will be 

 made of details and prize arrange- 

 ments, upon a basis of simple and 

 democratic competition, open alike to 

 the experienced rosarian and to the 

 man or woman who has one perfect 

 rose to exhibit. 



There will, of course, be held. In 



DRAtAEKA TERI^IKALIS 



Well colored, fine clean 

 plants, good value 



In 4 in. pots, 25c each; 4V^2 

 in. pots, 35c each; 5'} in. 

 pots, 50c each. Ca»h with 

 order. 



J. M. 



711 Hamilton Ave., Noith Bergen, N. J. 



