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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



The proceeds of the benefit will go to the American 

 Red Cross and the Non-Combatant Committees. 



On Wednesday, the opening day, the New York County 

 Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Committee 

 of Mercy will be in charge of the tea garden. — On Thurs- 

 day the garden will Ije in charge of the Brooklyn Chapter 

 of the American Red Cross and the American Committee 

 of the Secours Nationale. — The Westchester County 

 Chapter of the American Red Cross and the American 

 Polish Relief Committee will preside over the garden on 

 Friday. — On Saturday the Bronx Chapter of the Ameri- 

 can Red Cross and the Belgian Relief Committee will take 

 cliarge. — On Sunday the garden will be given over to 

 the \acation \\'ar Relief Committee and a Servian Relief 

 Committee. — On ^londay the British War Relief Com- 

 mittee, together with the American Hotels Committee for 

 Refugees in Paris, will be in control. — On Tuesday the 

 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil-Kingsbridge Committee of the 

 American Red Cross and the German Relief Committee 

 will assume charge. 



HORTICULTURE IN PITTSBURGH. 



That the superintendent and foremen of the conserva- 

 tories in connection with the city's Bureau of Parks are 

 giving practically undivided attention to preparations for 

 their respective Easter Shows, almost goes without sav- 

 ing. John W. Jones, of the Phipps' Conservatory, Schen- 

 ley F'ark, who makes almost a religion of experimental 

 work, is enthusiastically working away witli his force of 

 men in the cause of Dutch bulbs, flowering shrubs, roses, 

 orchids, and all the various other floral beauties of the 

 season that go to delight his thousands of guests at this 

 season. 



James IMoore, of the West Park (old Allegheny). 

 North Side, is giving special attention to the transfor- 

 mation of the aquatic house into a Gentlemen's Country 

 Place, intended as a surprise for his large coterie of 

 young school and kindergarten friends. This feature i^ 

 being ingeniously fitted out with a wonderful spray foun- 

 tain and the various outbuildings and "alfresco" ac- 

 cessories that go to make up the ideal place of its kind. 



The H. J. Heinz Conservatory in tlie rear of "Green 

 Lawn" the residential grounds in Penn avenue, East End. 

 is the only private greenhouse now supporting semi-an- 

 nual shows; it is also open to visitors every afternoon 

 of the year. The main range, erected six vears ago, in- 

 cludes nine houses, with an additional "Show House," new 

 last year. A. A. Leach, the head gardener, is a com- 

 paratively young man, a native of Mt. Clemens, Michi- 

 gan. Notable among his large and varied collection 

 were some exceptionally fine examples of Christmas-red 

 begonias and camellias in full bloom, and schizanthus 

 just beginning to flower, ^^'hen seen on March first Mr. 

 Leach's fan-trained peach trees were a mass of pink, and 

 his strawberries were nearly readv to bloom. 



Both the Alexander R. Ir'eacock and the H. C. Frick 

 greenhouses, which formerly made special provision for 

 the public at Easter and Thanksgiving, have of recent 

 years abandoned this custom. David Eraser, who ha- 

 presided over the Frick place for eighteen years, ship-- 

 semi-weekly consignments to the New York mansion 

 throughout the winter and spring, practically supplying 

 its cut flowers. He has about regained his normal health, 

 following his serious illness of the fall and earlv winter. 

 Although naturally of robust physique. Mr. Eraser 

 suffered seriously from over exertion in rowing, while 

 spending his vacation at "Eagle Rock," the Frick's sum- 

 mer home at Pride's Crossing, Mass. 



The ten acre estate of Richard Beatty ?iTellon — the 

 largest and most extensive in the citv — is under the man- 



agement of Ernest Guter, who, prior to entering Mr. 

 Mellon's service thirteen years ago, lived in St. Louis. 

 Although a landscape artist was originally engaged to 

 supervise the laying out of the present grounds three 

 \ears ago, J\lr. Mellon and Mr. Guter soon thereafter took 

 complete charge and are really directly responsible for 

 the splendid results attained. In addition to the green 

 house range, there are cold frames, a house conservatory 

 and an Italian garden ; the garden is said to be one of the 

 finest of its kind in the country. Mr. (inter's hobby is 

 quality rather than quantity. 



THE MACNIFF CO.'S NEW ANNEX 



The old adage "There is always room for one more in 

 business," is exemplified by the new mammoth annex of 

 tlie MacNifl: Horticultural Company which has just been 

 completed and opened to the public for its first auction 

 sale of the Spring season on Tuesday, March 9, last. 



This company, which has earned an excellent reputa- 

 tion for itself in the few years it has been in business, be- 

 gan its life in Sejitember, 1910. in the store at 62 \'esey 

 street, where it remained until January. 1913, when it felt 

 the need of larger quarters and leased the five-story build- 

 ing at 36 X'esey street, occupying all of its five floors and 

 basenient. It expected that in this building it would have 

 sufficient space for some }ears to come, but it again found 

 that the rapid growth of its seed department demanded 

 more floor space and so it leased the plot of ground ad- 

 joining its present building and there erected a two-story 

 structure in the nature of a large show room, the height 

 from floor to ceiling being thirty feet, which will enable 

 them to exhibit large specimen plants, such as Palms. Ba>^ 

 trees, etc., to the l)est advantage. 



McNIFF HOETICULTUR.M. CO. BUILDIXG AND ANNEX. 



