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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



OF AMERICA. 



Published by 



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 286 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK. 



MARTIN C. EBEL, Managing Editor. 



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Entered as second class matter Nov. 3, 1914. at the Post Office at New 

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 New York, N. Y. All editorial matter should be addressed to M. C. Ebel, 

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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF 

 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



President, Vice-President, Treasurer, 



WM. H. WAITE, T. W, EVERETT, JAMES STUART, 



Yonkers, N. Y. Glen Cove, N. Y. Mamaroneck, N. Y. 



Secretary, MARTIN C. EBEL, Madison, N. J. 



TRUSTEES FOR 1914. 

 Peter Duff. Orange, N. J.; William Kleinheinz, Ogontz, Pa.; William 

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

 John H. Dodds, Wyncote, Pa. 



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.; Jas. MacMachan, Tuxedo Park, N. Y.; .\. Bauer, Deal 

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

 Washington. D. C. ; James "C. Shield, Monticello, 111. 



To serve until 1917 — A. J. Smith, Lake Geneva, Wis.; Theodore Wirth, 

 Minneapolis. Minn.; Wm. Hetrick, San Gabriel, Cal. ; Robert .''ingus, 

 Tarrytown. N. Y. ; Robert Bottomley, New Canaan, Conn.; Alex. Fraser, 

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



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS 



President, 



GUSTAVE H. AMRHYN, 



New Haven, Conn. 



Sccretar\-Treasiirer, 



ROLAND W'. COTTERILL, 



Seattle, Wash. 



JOHN McLAREN, 

 San Francisco, Cal. 



HERMAN MERKEL, 

 New York, N. Y. 



Vice-Presidents, 

 CARL W. FOHN, JOHN HENDERSON, 



Colorado Springs, Colo. Montreal, Canada. 

 CHARLES HAIBLE, J. H. PROST, 



Newburgh, N. Y. Chicago, 111. 



Vol. XVIII. 



NOVEMBER, 1914. 



No. 7. 



The la\inan does not view- the shows with the sense of a 

 horticulturist, who seeks the fine points and qualities of 

 the blooms and plants exhibited. The former is looking^ 

 for display ; something that will be pleasing to the eye, 

 and he soon tires viewing long rows of blooms stuck in 

 vases "all looking alike to him." Surprises must be inno- 

 vated at flower shows as they are at other shows, if the 

 public is to be catered to. ]More attention must be given 

 to arrangement and in competition arrangement should 

 count with the quality of the exhibits more so than it does 

 now. It is with flower shows as it is with the playhouse 

 — the public wants a frequent change of scene for it 

 soon tires seeing "the same old thing," no matter how 

 good the production may be. 



The fall flower shows of 1914 are now an event of the 

 past. When general conditions are taken into considera- 

 tion, as they affect the country at large, it can be said that 

 interest in the shows, from the point of exhibits, was 

 equal to previous years. From the point of attendance, 

 interest seemed decidedly less favorable, especially at the 

 more important shows. Horticulture sounds a timely 

 warning when it states that there is something funda- 

 mentally lacking in the appeal for support and that the 

 right keynote to tune the people up to the proper pitch, 

 and touch a responsive chord, has yet to be sounded. It 

 adds that the sameness of exhibits and lack of decorative 

 effects at our shows may cause popular interest in them 

 to wane. We can subscribe to such a sentiment as we 

 have heard murmurs at the shows this fall that they all 

 seem alike and if you see one you have seen them all. 



The purpose of the Park Institute of New England, 

 an account of which may be found elsewhere in these 

 columns, are worthy of careful consideration on the part 

 of park officials throughout the country. A chain of simi- 

 lar organizations all hnked to the national association of 

 the park superintendents suggests great possibilities, and 

 the accomplishments of such territorial organizations 

 could be made the basis of an interesting and helpful dis- 

 cussion at the annual convention of the national organi- 

 zation. There is no doubt that the demands on park of- 

 ficials are multiplying. It is not so long ago that recrea- 

 tional facilities were but a small factor in park tlevelop- 

 ment, but they have become a tremendous factor of park 

 management. To-day the civic improvement propa- 

 ganda, which calls for city and town beautifying, makes 

 additional demands upon park officials in many places. 

 Park superintendency to a very large extent must be 

 classed as a self-acquired science, and so the related ex- 

 periences of one frequently prove helpful to another, 

 especially where new conditions constantly enter into the 

 work. Such suggestions as are provided for by the New 

 England Park Institute should prove helpful to those who 

 have the opportunity to participate in them. 



The cooperative spirit is now stirring among many 

 local horticultural societies. Apropos to the cooperative 

 movement between local organizations and the gardeners' 

 national association, the following advice recently uttered 

 by one of the foremost economists of our country, may, 

 if accepted, prove helpful in what the gardeners are un- 

 dertaking. Referring to commercial organizations he 

 said, "Let us unite them in the work of creating an in- 

 formed and sound public opinion. Let the work of doing 

 that be parceled out with the genius that you who know 

 the value of organization, of cooperation, of the sub- 

 division of labor, in the management of your own affairs, 

 have proved you possess. See that the wisest and ablest 

 men of your community are placed in the executive posi- 

 tions of your organizations. Make of yourself such earn- 

 est and able lieutenants that the detail of organization 

 may be complete and efl^ective. Understand fully that this 

 means self-sacrificing service ; that it means an expendi- 

 ture of time, and that it means constant, cooperative ef- 

 fort. Through your organizations, see to it that every 

 mis-statement of fact, whether made in the press, or in 

 any public utterance, is challenged. Let men understand 

 that loose statement, that mis-statement, can no longer go 

 carelessly on." The suggestions contained in the quoted 

 remarks can be adopted with profit by all organizations, 

 whether commercial or professional, and if the recom- 

 mendations are strictly observed must bear fruit wherever 

 effort is directed. 



