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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. OF AMERICA. 



THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



OF AMERICA. 



Published by 



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 MARTIN C. EBEL, Managing Editor 

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Entered as second class matter Nov. 3, 1914, at the Post Office at New 

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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF 

 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



President, 

 J. W. EVERITT, 

 Glen Cove, N. Y. 



Vice-President, 

 \V. S. RENNIE, 



Ross. Cal. Mamaroneck, N. Y. 



Secretary, MARTIN C. EBEL, Madison, N. J. 



Treasurer, 

 J.-VMES STUART, 



TRUSTEES FOR 1914. 

 Peter Duff, Orange, N. J.: William Kleinheinz, Ogonlz, Pa.; Wm. Tur- 

 ner, Mendham, N. J.; Geo. \\'. Hess, Washington, D. C. : John H. Dodds, 

 Wyncote, Pa. 



DIRECTORS. 



To serve until 1916 — Thomas W. Logan, Jenkintown, Pa.; John F. Huss, 

 Hartford, Conn.; Jas. MacMachan, Tuxedo Park, N. Y.; A. Bauer, Deal 

 Beach. N. J.; John W. Jones, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Alexander McPherson, 

 Washington, D. C. ; lames C. Shield, Monticello, 111. 



To serve until 1917 — A. J. Smith, Lake Geneva, Wis.; Theodore Wirth, 

 Minneapolis, Minn.; Wm. Hetrick, San Gabriel. Cal.; Robert Angus, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. ; Robert Bottomley, New Canaan, Conn.; Alex. Eraser, 

 Newport, R. I.; Arthur Smith, Reading, Pa. 



To serve as directors for three years, until January 1, 1918 — William H. 

 Waite. Yonkers, N. Y. ; William N. Craig, Brookline, Mass.; Erward Kirk. 

 Bar Harbor, Me.; Tohn W. lohnston. Glen Cove, N. Y. ; Carl N. Fohn, 

 Colorado Springs, Colo.; Peter Johnsen, Dallas, Tex.; Thon;ias P.roctor, 

 Lenox. Mass. 



President. 



GUSTAVE X. AMRHYX. 



New Haven, Conn. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS 



Secretary-Treasurer, 

 ROLAND W. COTTERILL, 

 Seattle, Wash. 

 Vice-Presidents, 

 JOHN McLAREN, CARL W. FOHN, JOHN HENDERSON, 



San Francisco, Cal. Colorado Springs, Colo. Montreal, Canada. 



HERMAN MERKEL, CHARLES HAIBLE, J. H. PROST. 

 New York, N. Y. Newburgh, N. Y. Chicago, 111. 



Vol. XIX. 



M.ARCH, 19L^. 



No. 3. 



GARDEN CLUB DAY AT THE FLOWER SHOW. 



The committee in charge of the New York Spring 

 Flower Show has set Friday, March 19, as Garden Club 

 day. This day was a popular one at the show last year 

 and the year previous. Several large delegations of gar- 

 den club members came from neighboring cities and not 

 a few of them came from distant points. Some of the 

 out of town clubs have already signified their intention 

 of having their members gather at the show on Garden 

 Club Dav and everything indicates that the garden clubs 

 will take even a greater interest in the 191.^ show than 

 they did in the previous years' shows. 



ORCHID CULTURE IS NO MAGIC ART. 



(Continued from page 119.) 

 Dendrobium Jamesianum is another evergreen which 

 likes a little shade and the cool end of a house and 

 plenty of water. 



Odontoglossums are a noble race of cool house or- 



chids that succeed better in England than in our cli- 

 mate with the exception of several beautiful forms, 

 namely, O. grande (Baby Orchid) and O. Insleayi, both 

 magnificent large flowers. 



Calanthes are another type of orchid that can be 

 grown in a cucumber or palm house in summer, timugh 

 a little different culture, than before described is nec- 

 essary. Procure bulbs of last season's growth, stand 

 them perpendicular in a flat with leaf mold or peat 

 dust until roots form. Then pot into 5-inch pots, half 

 full of crocks for drainage, in a mixture of coarse 

 loam three parts, one part peat and one part sand or 

 charcoal dust. Give plenty of water during growth, 

 also shade. When the bulb is completed give it abso- 

 lute rest, when, being deciduous, it casts its leaves and 

 its beautiful flower spikes appear. Then commence 

 to water again. 



Much more could be written about these beautiful 

 plants, but my notes are simply based on an ordinary 

 place where a mixed collection of plants are grown 

 and where no specialist or special houses are employed. 



One of the important points to bear in mind is to 

 adhere to the dry side generally, for orchids will in- 

 variably succeed better than when saturated continu- 

 ally. Sprinkle a little soot and lime around occasion- 

 allv, being careful when in bloom; it being advisable 

 to place the ones in flower in a part of the bench by 

 themselves. 



OH, EVER'THING'S A-GOIN'. 



When ever'thing's a-goiii' like she's got a-goin", now — 

 The maple sap a-drippin', and the buds on ever' bough 

 A-sort o' reachin' up'ards all a-trimblin,' ever' o.ne. 

 Like 'bout a million brownie fists a-shakin'at tht sun. 

 The children want their shoes oft" 'fore their breakfast, 



and the spring- 

 Is here so good and plenty that the old hen has to sing! 

 When things is goin' this a-way, w'y, that's the sign, 



you know, 

 That e\er'thing's a-goin' like we like to see her go! 



Oh, ever'thing's a-goin' like we like to see her go! 



Old winter's up and dusted, with his dratted frost and 

 snow. 



The ice is out o' the crick ag'in, the freeze is out the 

 ground, 



And you'll see faces thawin', too, ef you'll jes' look 

 around — 



The bluebird landin' home ag'in, and glad to git the 

 chance, 



'Cause here's where he belongs at ; that's a settled cir- 

 cumstance. 



.\nd him and Mr. Robin now's a-chunin' fer the show. 



Oh, ever'thing's a-goin' like we like to see her go! 



The sun ain't jes' p'tendin' now — the ba'm is in the 



breeze — 

 The trees '11 soon be green as grass, and grass as green 



as trees. 

 The buds is all jes' eechin', and the dogwood down the 



run 

 Is bound to bust out laughin' 'fore another week is 



done. 

 The bees is wakin', gapy-like. and rumblin' fer their 



buzz. 

 .A-thinkin', ever wakefuler, of other days that wuz — 

 When all the land was orchard blooms and clover. 



don't you know. 

 Oh. ever'thing's a-going like we like to see her eo ! 



— James U'hitcomb Rilev. 



