THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOTES 



M. C. EBEL, Secretary, MADISON, N. J. 



THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT. 



A number of tlie local societies have appointed their 

 co-operative committees in response to the communica- 

 tion sent out by the National Association last month, 

 reciuesting that such action be taken by the organization 

 desiring to co-operate with it. Those societies which have 

 not yet taken action but which intend doing so, and those 

 which have already done so but have not yet reported to 

 the secretary of the association, will confer a favor on 

 the National Committee by acting at their earliest con- 

 venience, and by sending tlie names of those elected from 

 the committee to ]\I. C. Ebel, secretary, National Asso- 

 ciation of Gardeners, Madison, N. J. 



THE BY-LAWS IN PAMPHLET FORM. 



The revised By-Laws of the association have been pub- 

 lished in pamphlet form and are ready for distribution to 

 all memljers who may desire a copy. A card to the secre- 

 tary's office asking that a copy be sent will receive atten- 

 tion and a copy of the By-Laws will be forwarded. 



THE SERVICE BUREAU. 



The association's service bureau has recently had many 

 inquiries for first class assistants, but has found difficulty 

 in filling the positions, in fact several of them are still 

 unfilled at this writing, due, it seems, to a scarcity of 

 capable men willing to act in assistants capacities. On the 

 other hand there are many young men about, all seeking 

 liead gardeners" positions, of which there are a decided 

 scarcity just at this time. The young men, if efficient to 

 fill the position of head gardener or superintendent are to 

 be commended for their ambition to improve themselves, 

 but remember the old adage : "A bird in hand is worth 

 two in the bush" ; and, so, the young man may frequently 

 be far better off holding down a good assistant's position 

 and awaiting his opportunity for betterment, than to give 

 up a good i)osition to go out to seek his opportunity with 

 nothing definite in view. 



SPRING FLOWER SHOW FOR NEW YORK 



IN 1915. 



All arrangements have been completed for another 

 spring show in New York, the date agreed on being 

 March 17 to 23, 1915. Organization was completed early 

 this month, the 1915 Flower Show Committee being con- 

 stituted as follows : Frank R. Pierson, chairman ; T. A. 

 Havemeyer, vice-chairman ; John Young, secretary ; Fred. 

 R. Newbold, treasurer; Chas. H. Totty, Wm. H. Duck- 

 ham, James Stuart, Wallace R. Pierson, Jos. A. Manda, 

 M. C. Ebel, Julius Roehrs, F. L. Atkins, Frank H. Traend- 

 ley, Geo. V. Nash, Prof. N. L. Britton, Wm. H. Siebrecht. 



The committee has already held several meetings to 

 prepare the schedule which it hopes to have ready for 

 distribution early in June. It is the committee's aim to 

 have more groups and massive plants at next year's show 

 than were seen at the previous shows. Many other new 

 features are also to be introduced to make the show the 

 most attractive of any ever held in this country. 



AMONG THE GARDENERS 



James F. Slimon, for many years manager of J. M. 

 Thorl)urn & Co., later of Vaughan's New York store, and 

 more recently holding a similar position with Grant F. 

 Lippert, died at his home in Brooklyn on May 8, in his 

 51st year. Mr. Slimon numbered a host of friends among 

 the gardening fraternity who will be grieved to learn of 

 his untimely demise. 



D. L. Alackintosh was recently appointed chief horti- 

 culturist at the Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, Minn. 

 ISefore going west some years ago, Mr. Mackintosh was 

 superintendent of Bell wood Farm, Geneva, N. Y., but he 

 has since become a firm believer in big future opportuni- 

 ties for the gardener in the Northwest. 



W. D. Nickerson, gardener on the estate of M. T. 

 Jones, at Houston, Texas, will come North to take charge 

 of the Jones summer home at North Conway, N. H. 



R. W. Fowkes, who was appointed gardener on the 

 Howard Cole estate, Madison, N. J., this spring, is now 

 in full charge of that place. 



J. C. Shield writes under recent date that everything 

 in the section of Alonticello, 111., is looking splendid, and 

 that they expect to pick fresh jieas, etc., about the 30th, 

 which will be only five davs later than usual. 



Wm. Plumb, chief of horticulture of the Panama-Pacific 

 Exposition, assumed the duties of his position on Mav 1st. 



N. Buttcrbach has been appointed general sujierintend- 

 ent of the new B. B. Ward estate, New Rochelle, N. Y. 



A\'illiam Allan, formerly gardener to Dr. Jacobs, has 

 accepted a similar position on the estate of Mrs. Geo. 

 D. Widener, of Newport, R. I. 



APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP 



National Association of Gardeners 



I hereby apply for Membership in your Association : — 



Name in fall 



Occupation 



A ddr ess — — 



Date 



Reference 



Formurd AppUcuHon io M. C. EBEL. Secreiiry. Madison, 

 N. ].. txiith dues, -which tre $2.00 jutnvilly, including subscrip- 

 tion to the official org in of the Association. 



