THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



W. H. WAITE, President, 

 Yonkers, N. Y. 



OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS 



M. C. EBEL, Secretary, 

 Madison, N. J. 



BULLETIN NUMBER ONE NATIONAL CO- 

 OPERATIVE COMMITTEE, 



The National Co-opcrati\c Ccmniittee, a])])ointed at tlie 

 meeting- of the National Association of Gardeners held 

 in Philadelphia m April, l')14, to devise ways and means 

 to make the proposed co-operative movement between 

 the national association and local gardeners' clubs and 

 societies operative, submits to the local co-operative com- 

 mittees, appointed to work in conjunction with the Na- 

 tional Co-operative Committee, the prime objects of this 

 co-operative movement, which are as follows : 



To establish gardening as a profession on a firm foun- 

 dation in .'Inicrica. 



To develop a closer fraternity between those engaged 

 in the profession of gardening and those interested in it. 



To make knoum that the I'ocation of gardening is not 

 acquired through one or two seasons of zvork in the 

 garden, but through a thorough training — zi.'hieh de- 

 mands both a practical and scientific knoivledge gained 

 o)ily through years of study. 



To provide an educational course whereby those ambi- 

 tious to gain a general knozcledge of the different de- 

 partments of their profession, and not in circumstances 

 to secure it at college, may obtain it through their na- 

 tional association. 



To make the Service Bureau of the National Associa- 

 tion of Gardeners an institution to zuhich those requiring 

 the services of gardeners in their various capacities will 

 turn with confidence for their requirements. 



To encourage an e.vchange of I'lezi's and the di.'isemi- 

 nating of reports of the doings and activities of the vari- 

 ous local societies, zchereby the e.vperience of one society 

 may aid in the development of the other societies. 



To bring about more uniform conditions to goz'ern 

 flower shozcs, through the adoption of rules and regula- 

 tions ami an official scale of points for judging flozvers, 

 fruits and vegetables by the various horticultural so- 

 cieties, zchich could be applied to all shozcs conducted b\ 

 clulis and societies participating in the co-operatiz'e moz'e- 

 ment. 



To arouse the interest of estate ozimers, and others 

 interested in gardening, in the activities of the local so- 

 cieties and the nalional association. 



The foregoing arc a few suggestions of what the plan 

 contemplates. 



The National Coiiimittee recommends that the local 

 committees submit these suggestions as a subject for 

 general discussion at a meeting of their society, with a 

 view of bringing out some thoughts which may aid the 

 cause. It especially solicits suggestions and expressions 

 of sentiment respecting the proposed establishment of 

 flower shows on a uniform basis by the adoption of stand- 

 ard rules and regulations and schedule of points to 

 govern them. 



It seeks advice on the establishment of an educational 

 department for the benefit of those who may want to 

 avail themselves of study courses, and suggestions on 

 how the Service Bureau may be conducted to provide 

 opportunities for the many rather than for the few. It 

 should be national in scope, yet local in operation, in 

 that the local societies shall have a voice in the filling 

 of positions in their communities. 



The National Committee asks that the local co-opera- 



tive committees report to it any recommendations their 

 societies may have to offer ; aLso any suggestions the 

 local committee may deem will further the movement. 

 Make such reports not later than the middle of Novem- 

 ber to M. C. Ebel, secretary, Madison, N. J., so that 

 the National Committee may submit its plans at the an- 

 nual convention to be held in Philadelphia the first week 

 in December next. 



President W aite has appointed the following commit- 

 tee on • arrangements for the annual convention with 

 ])ower to increase its number: Thomas Logan, Jenkin- 

 town. Pa. ; William Kleinheinz, Pa., and John H. Dodds, 

 W'yncote, Pa. 



The annual convention will be held in i'hiladelphia 

 during die week beginning December 7, and it is pro- 

 posed to hold a two days' session, devoting the after- 

 noon of the first day to the annual business meeting ; the 

 evening to the annual banquet ; the forenoon of the sec- 

 ond day to the bowling contest, and the afternoon of 

 the second day to seeing Philadelphia. The full program 

 will be published in the next issue of the Chromcle. 



There will be an exhibit of novelties and specimen 

 ].)huits in competition for the association's certificate of 

 merit. In this connection it may be well to call attention 

 to the fact that the association others a medal for any new 

 varieties of llowers, fruits or vegetables created by ;i 

 gardener, a member of the association, passed on as 

 mentoriotis by the committee of judges appointed for 

 that purpose. Fuller details of the exhibit will a|)i)ear 

 in the November issue of the Chroxicle. 



There has been no "moratorium" declared on the pay- 

 ment of dues in the National Association. Duplicate bills 

 have been sent out for the 1914 dues, but rettirns have 

 l;een slow. Members intending to attend the annual con- 

 vention will require their 1914 member.ship card to par- 

 ticipate in the business of the convention. This card will 

 be forwarded to members by the secretary on the payment 

 of their dties. 



Springfield Centre, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1914. 

 Secret.vrv, N.\tion.\l Associ.vtion of G.\rdeners: 



I write to tender my best thanks to the Service Bureau 

 in general, to you Air. Secretary in particular, for the 

 kind assistance and valuable advice I have received, and 

 in appreciation of which I have jileasurc in enclosing $5 

 which I offer to the Service Bureau fund to help forward 

 the good work it is doing for the gardening profession. 



I do not know if there is such a fund: if there is not, 

 there certainly should be one ; and I trust you will accept 

 this contribution either to add to the fund or to start 

 one as the case may be. I hope that other gardeners who 

 may receive benefit from the Bureau will contribute to 

 such a fund, for it would not only aid them in the future, 

 but the profession as a whole. 



Ernest Carm.xn. 



Tlip assistance and advise tendered Mr. Carman by the Service 

 Tiureau was a suafxestion that he reconsider liis resignation to 

 liis employer, and retain his position in these troublesome times. 

 Tlie suggestion was favorably received and acted on. SECY. 



