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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



or AMERICA. 



MARTIN C. EBEL, Managing Editor. 



Published bv 



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Entered as second class matter February 18, 1905, at the Post Office at 

 Jersey City. N. J., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 



Published on the 15th of each month. 



Advertising forms close on the 10th preceding publication. 

 For information regarding advertising rates, etc., address .Advertising 

 Department, Gardeners' Chronicle, Madison, N. J. 



ADOPTED AS THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE 

 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS. 



Prcsidctit, 



WM. H. W.MTE, 



Yonkers, N. Y. 



Secretary, 



I'lcc-Prcsidcnl, 

 .1. \V. E\'ERETT, 

 (ilen Cove, N. Y. 

 MARTIN C. EBEL, Madison, 



Treasure}', 

 JAMES STU.\RT, 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y. 

 N. J. 



TRUSTEES FOR 1914. 

 N. J.; William Kleinheirz, Ogoi-tz. Pa.: William 



Peter Duff, Orange 

 Duckham, Madison, N. J.; Alexander MacKenzie, Highland Falls, N 

 John H. Dodds, Wyncote, Pa. 



Y.; 



DIRECTORS. 



To serve until 1915 — John Shore. Harrison, N. Y. ; Thomas Proctor, 

 Lenox, Mass.: William N. Craig, Brookline, Mass.; Frank E. Witney, 

 Fishkill, N. Y.; Robert Williamson, Greenwich, Conn.; F. Kirk, Bar 

 Harbor, Me.: James Bell, New York, N. Y. 



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

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

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

 Washington, D. C. : Tames 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 Tiottomley, New Canaan, Conn.; Alex. Fraser, 

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



A'oL XMII. 



AUGUST, VJU. 



Xo. 4. 



.\.s we go to press practically all of Europe is engaged 

 in a terrible war. As to the jiLstification of plunging na- 

 tion upon nation into conflict in this enlightened age, to 

 appease the wrath, or satisfy the desire of conquest, of 

 a few monarchies, on this point there can be but one 

 rational opinion entertained. We feel for the host drawn 

 into battle and dread to think of the slaughter which 

 must follow. The entire world will be effected by this 

 overwhelming catastrophe with which the old world has 

 been engulfed. How much the world will suffer, of 

 course, will depend on the war's duration. European hor- 

 ticultural centers are threatened ; in fact, battles have al- 

 ready been fought in the vicinity of some of these centers, 

 so that interests with which many of our readers are closely 

 allied must become serious sufferers. In a calamity, such 

 as we are confronted with, there is little that can be done 

 to relieve the distress of those involved. The prayer of 

 our people should be that God guide those now engaged 

 in sacrificing the lives of their subjects, to an early cessa- 

 tion of this unnecessary slaughter of mankind which some 

 sovereigns appear to believe the .Almighty really con- 

 dones. 



The unsettled conditions which have been created by 

 the European warfare suggest that man must be content 

 with his lot as he finds it for the time being at least. 



Those among the gardening fraternity who may be be- 

 coming restless as the summer season is drawing near an 

 end and the fall season is approaching, seeking a change 

 for betterment, or an opportunity for advancement, should 

 consider carefully before vacating any position in which 

 they may now be installed. Retrenchment is at the 

 moment the uppermost thought in the minds of most 

 men, and this includes those who are surrounded with 

 life's comforts and luxuries. Few are thinking of ex- 

 pansion tmtil the outlook becomes brighter than it is at 

 present. Pessimistic utterances are not our strong forte, 

 but the occasion warrants sounding a warning that this 

 is no time to sacrifice a "sure thing" to take chances on 

 an uncertainty. 



We feel quite certain that the economical moods which 

 materialize now and then on the part of our wealthy 

 citizens are not always warranted or justified, but senti- 

 ment governs rich and poor alike, so when "hard times'' 

 are preached the rich man's nerves seem as much affected 

 as those of his less fortunate brothers. We believe on the 

 other hand, however, that we may console ourselves, 

 no matter what the first effects of the war may be on 

 this country, if adverse they will not be lasting, and that 

 in the verv near future it will enter into an industrial 

 boom unprecedented in its history. 



But few days remain before the horticulturists and 

 floriculturists of the country will congregate in Boston 

 at the annual convention of the Society of .American 

 Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists. The trip to Bos- 

 ton oft'ers an exceptional opportunity both for education 

 and for pleasure : in studying the outdoor plantings in the 

 convention garden, the trade exhibits in the convention 

 hall, mingling with fellow horticulturists coming from 

 all parts of the country and visiting private estates and 

 commercial establishments which are throwing their 

 gates wide o])en to receive the visitors. 



^^'e appeal to all gardeners to make a special effort 

 to attend the S. A. F. convention, and the meeting of 

 their national association, which will be held at the con- 

 vention through the courtesy of the sister society. Let 

 the gardeners show their appreciation by having a largely 

 attended meeting of their profession. 



LIFE AFTER LIFE. 



Could I but teach man to believe. 

 Could I but make small men to grow, 

 To break frail spider webs that weave 

 About their thews and bind them low. 

 Could I but sing ©ne song and lay 

 Grim Doubt ; I then could go my way 

 In tranquil silence, glad, serene, 

 .And satisfied, from off the scene. 

 But, ah this disbelief, this Doubt, 

 This doubt of God. this doubt of good. 

 The damned spot will not out. 



Wouldst learn to know one little flower. 



Its perfume, perfect form and hue ? 



Yea. wouldst thou have one perfect hour 



Of all the years that come to you ? 



Then grow as God hath planted, grow 



A lordly oak or daisy low, 



As he hath set his garden ; be 



Just what thou art, or grass or tree. 



Thy treasures up in heaven laid 



Await thy sure ascending soul, 



Life after life — be not afraid ! 



Joaquin Miller. 



