GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



OF AMERICA 



THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF 

 THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



Devoted to the Science of I loriciiltuie and Horticiiltiii-e. 



THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS. 



Devoted to Park Developnifnt and Re- reatiinal Facilities. 



\'c.l. XVIII. 



si:i'ri:Mi!ER, 1914. 



No. 5. 



(E)nr 3Tlag 



jiiav hccoiiie. 



"I live a changing life, a life of moods and /^assioiis. of lieart- 

 breaks and tired muscles. 



"But alzvays I am all that yuii Iiofe to he. and lia:'e the coinage 

 to try for. 



"I am song and fear, struggle and funic, and eiiiuddiug hope. 



"1 am the day's "work of the iccakest num. and the largest dream 

 of the most daring. 



"I am the battle of yesterdax. and the mistake of to-morrozv. 



"I a)n the mystery of the men who do without knozcing zn'hy. 



"1 am the clutch of an idea, and the reasoned purpose of res- 

 olution. 



"1 am no more than zvliat you believe me to be and I am all 

 that you believe I can be. 



"I am wJiat you make me, nothing more. 



"I szi'lng before your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol 

 of yourself, the pictured suggestion of that big thing zvhich makes 

 this nation. My stars and my stripes are your dream and your 

 labors. They are bright with cheer, brilliant zvith courage, 

 firm zi'ith faith, because yon have made them so out of 

 your hearts. For you are the makers of the Hag and it is zvell 

 that you glory in the making." — Selected. 



