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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



for the fair. They are urged to help supply the family 

 table and to market everything' at the right time. They 

 are guided as. much as possible in proper marketing. 

 They are guided in raising the things that have special 

 commercial value. A small child likes to make mud pies, 

 but he likes to raise a plant of his own just as well — and 

 as soon as he sees the fruit of that plant he will enthuse 

 over the worth-while product of his labor and not over 

 the mud pie. \\'ith occasional parties the work is made 

 play and every four-year-old wants to be five years old 

 so he may join the "garden class." Right there is the best 

 and strongest point of the Lyndon Garden Work — the 

 beginning with the child when very young. Five years 

 is almost too late. We find that beginning with the very 

 young we can develop almost a universal love for these 

 occupations for which their home state is pre-eminently 

 adapted. 



\Ve see no reason why this work cannot be done in any 

 rural community and earnestly hope that it may. 



(C'liildren's gardens, whether school, neighborhood, city lot or 

 home gardens, have become a potential force in child education; 

 especially so in rural communities, and children's gardens should 

 be encouraged. Elementary courses are taught in some of the 

 schools of the large cities, but those children who have the ad- 

 vantage of practicing right in the soil become the greatest 

 garden enthusiasts. The foregoing contribution by a pioneer in 

 the work presents some valuable suggestions to those who are 

 interested in the movement to keep the j'outh on the farm. — Ed.) 



GROWING GRAPES IN POTS. 



By Percy E. Hicks. 



It is surprising that one does not see more grapes 

 grown in pots, considering the small amount of space 

 thev take and the little care that they recjuire for the 

 quantity and quality of the fruit that can be got. 



Take on private places where there is only a small 

 amount of glass ; if you have a small light house where 

 you can maintain a night temperature of from 65 to 68 

 degrees I don"t know of anything that is prettier or that 

 would give your employer more satisfaction than a nicely 

 finished house of grapes in pots 



They are of easy culture ; take three-year-old imported 

 canes and give the same temperature as you would grapes 

 in the border starting easy at first and gradually increas- 

 ing. The main thing is to see that they do not suffer for 

 water and feed liberally when fruit is set. 



Black Hamburgh is one of the most satisfactory grapes 

 for pots and my advice to any one that has not tried them 

 is to get a dozen fruiting canes from some reliable firm 

 and take good care of the airing, watering, feeding, etc., 

 and it will give a lot of pleasure to yourself and your em- 

 ployer. 



A CONFESSION. 



What a glorious profession is that of the true gardener ! 



He enjoys all the beauties of nature which his em- 

 ployer only glimpses between times ! 



He gets all the effulgence and none of the worries of 

 paying for it ! 



I have been crying like John the Baptist for more 

 pay for the gardener. I take it all back. 



The gardener ought to work for nothing and pay a 



premuim 



G. C. Watson-. 



THE HAPPY GARDENER. 



Oh ! the glorious profession 



Of the gardener — for just see 



How he holds in his possession 



All flowers, vines, shrubs and trees. 



Even charms of old dame Nature 



He claims are his by right. 

 And he for higher wages 



Now fain would go on strike. 



In regard to compensation. 



Well may the gardener smile, 

 For a balance in equation 



Shows boss behind a mile. 

 Enjoying constant pleasure — 



While boss gets scarce a peek 

 At dame Nature's golden treasure, 



It may be once a week. 



So to equalize life's burdens 



I, George, the plan suggest. 

 That the gardener pay a premium, 



He is so highly blest. 



The foregoing lines were suggested by G. C. Watson's remarks 

 on the subject. Let some one else give us the other side. 



Newport) R. I. ALEXANDER iLACLELLAN. 



(From Horticulture.) 



HOUSE OF POT-GEOW.X GE.VPES, CROWN BY PERCY E. HICKS. 



THE S. A. F. & O. H. CONVENTION GARDEN 

 OF 1914. 



The Boston reports on all Convention preparations are 

 most satisfactory and very promising, thanks to the well 

 united efforts and labors of the Boston organizations 

 which are hard at work to make the coming convention 

 a great success. 



The Convention Garden, as plaimed and prepared by 

 our enthusiastic brothers of our horticultural and other- 

 wise well known and progressive Convention City, offers 

 a splendid opportunity for the growers of all kinds of 

 outdoor plants to display their goods and their skill. The 

 garden is situated in one of the principal and most fre- 

 quented parks of the city within easy walking distance of 

 the Convention Hall. The general layout is very effec- 

 tive and the surromidings are most ideal. The grounds 

 and their care are in the hands of most able experts, 

 which, together with the favorable climatic conditions, 

 assures successful culture of every plant that is sent there 

 for exhibition or decorative purposes. 



The Minneapolis Convention Garden was a success in 

 every respect and has brought the aims and achievements 

 of our profession and our organization nearer to the 

 public than any other thing the S. A. F. has ever done, 

 outside of its National Flower shows. The people of 

 Minneapolis feel deeply gratefttl towards the National 

 Society of Florists for the beautiful garden they planted 

 for them and for the lessons it has taught them. The 

 education of the public in this practical manner has al- 

 ready made itself felt amongst local florists, which is 

 proof that such educational exploitation is at the same 

 time practical advertising. Our daily press insisted that 



