THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



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H. WAITE, President, 

 Yonkers, N. Y. 



OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS 



M. C. EBEL, Secretary, 

 Madison, N. J. 



ANNUAL CONVENTION NATIONAL 

 GARDENERS. 



ASSOCIATION OF 



Philadelphia, Pa., Wednesday and Thursday, December 9 

 and 10, 1914. 



The Committee on Arrangements — Tliomas Lo<;aii, William 

 Klcinlieinz and .John H. IJodds — reports the following programme 

 for tlio animal convention of the association: 



Wednesday Afternoon (Deccnilier 0). The hnsiness meeting 

 vill be called to order jironiptly at 2 o'clock at TlorticiUtnral Hall, 

 Broad and Locust streets, riiiladelphia, I'a. It is requested that 

 all members attending the convention be in their seats promptly 

 at that hour as one of the city officials will be on hand to welcome 

 the visitors. After the meeting's routine business is disposed of 

 and the officers for the new year elected, the members will be 

 addressed by several prominent horticulturists on subjects per- 

 taining to horticulture and to gardening in general. 



It was voted at the convention in Kew York last year that in 

 future the ladies were to be invited to attend the conventions, so the 

 ladies accompanying mend)ers will be welcome at the meeting. 



Wednesday Evening. The bampiet W'ill be lield at Horticul- 

 tural Hall to which ladies and all friends of the members will be 

 welcomed. At this 'writing Hnal plans have not been completed 

 for the banquet, but the price of the dinner tickets will be nom- 

 inal. Those intending to attend the banquet will notify David 

 Rust. Horticultural Hall, I'hiladelpliia, I'a., at their early con- 

 venience, stating how many tickets they wish to reserve. Early 

 application for tickets will materially aid the local committee in 

 completing their final arrangements. 



Thursday Morning iDeeember 10). A bowling tournament will 

 be provided for the men. There will be lui team bowling; prizes 

 ■will be ofl'ered for individual scores. During the bowling tourna- 

 ment a shuffle board contest will occur for the ladies for which 

 prizes will also be provided. 



Thursda.y Afternoon. Will be reserved for visits to the various 

 growing establishments and nurseries about Philadelphia, many 

 of the local firms having extended invitations to the gardeners to 

 visit their establishments. Provision will be made by some of the 

 firms to entertain gardeners, not interested in bowling, during the 

 forenoon of that day also. 



The Hotel A\'alton, situated directly opposite Horticultural Hall, 

 will be the headquarters of the association during the convention. 

 Accommodations can be obtained at this hotel at nmderate rates. 



The committee invites exhibits of novelties, specimen plants and 

 cut flowers. Same should be exjiressed. prepaid, to National Asso- 

 ciation of Hardeners, care of David Rust. Hcnticultural Hall, Broad 

 and Ix)cust streets. Philadelphia, Pa. The association's certificate 

 will be awanled to meritorious exhibits. 



Further particulars of the convention can be obtained by ad- 

 dressing the local committee at Philadelphia, or M. (!'. Ebel, secre- 

 tary, Sladison. N. J. 



The following new members have been added to our roll: James 

 Duff, W, A, Furniange, W. .1. Pasel. 1>. II. \'on A'ottser, Frank 

 Maybury, .Tames H, Vanzant, Washington, D, C; Paul J. Zaiesky, 

 Urbana, 111,; Kenneth McLean, Bar Harbor, Me.; Valentine Jlater- 

 nonski, Portchester, N. Y.; Frederick W. Sparks, Gold, 111.; David 

 W. Slade. Menlo Park, Cal.; Eugene B. Burgle, Mare Island, Cal,; 

 John M. Dalv. Menlo Park. Cal.; K. T. Beers, Cromwell, Conn.; 

 H. Morgan, Hartsdale, N. Y.; T. J. Morris, 'Irvington, X. Y.; 

 Frank C. Tesar. Woodbine. N. J.; James P. JIcLennan, Lenox, 

 Mass,; Albert E. Troke. Sharon, Pa. 



AMONG THE GARDENERS 



A new orange house has just been completed at Faulkner Farm, 

 Brookline, Mass., the estate of E. O. Brandegee. W. N. Craig, 

 superintendent. 



W. N. Craig lectured before the Gardeners' and Florists' Club 

 of Boston on November 17 on "The Gardener and His Profession." 



of tlie 

 Conn. 



R. M. Gillespie estate, "Forest Lodge," North Stamford, 



George F, Shaw, for the past .seven years superintendent of the 

 G. W. Wiekersham estate, Cedarhurst, N. Y., recently resigned 

 his position. 



Cliarles JlcCabe, formerly with Walther Luttgen, at Bethol, 

 Conn,, has accejjted the position as gardener to W. E. Schall, New 

 London, Conn. 



It is reported that Mrs, (ieorge D. Widener has purchased some 

 additional property at Newjiort, R, I., on which an extensive range 

 of ghiss is to be constructed. 



The sympathy of the gardener friends are extended to Robert 

 Hunnick, of Newport, U, I., on his recent bereavement in the loss 

 of his wife, Jane Carr Michael Hunnick, 



W. D. Robertson, formerly superintendent of the Benjamin 

 Stern estate, Koslyn, N. V., has accepted tlie position of superin- 

 tendent on the F. W. Wooluorth estate. Glen Cove, N, Y. 



William Kleinheinz,, superintendent of the P. .\. B. Widener 

 estate, Ogontz, I'a., was re-elected president of the Clirys;inthennun 

 Society of America at its annual meeting held in Indianapolis, Ind,, 

 on Noveml)er 7, 



H, F. Smith, who is superintendent of the gardens of Percival 

 Roberts, Narberth, Pa., is eonvalesing from a serious illness. He 

 was moved to his own home on November 11 after a two monlhs'. 

 stay in the hospital. 



The many friends of Lester Ortiz, superintendent of tlie W. P. 

 Bliss estale. Hernardsville, N, J., will be pleased to hear that 

 his health is again much improved, and that he is now rapidly 

 recovering from his recent serious illness. 



Thomas Page, superintendent of "Brookside Gardens." Great 

 Barrington. Mass., was the successful competitor for the Chrys- 

 anthenumi Society of America's silver cuii for the best twelve 

 blooms, Icmg stems, in fcdiage, at the Indianapolis show. 



In the greenhouses of E. S. Webster. Chestnut Hill, JIass., 

 William Downs, the superintemlent. has a beautiful display of the 

 bright winter blooming Begonia Jlrs. Ileal. The plants are In 

 eight inch pots, and are large, bnsli.v specimens. 



Robert Fords Petrie, gardener to Dr. Millspaugh, Paterson, N, J., 

 was married on October JiO, in New York, to Jcannette Wilson, 

 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge Wilson. The bride's father is 

 suiierintendeut of the Iv. .T. Ta,vlor estate, Jericho, L, I. 



Frank MacNicoll, head gardener to F. B. Simpson. Empire City 

 Farms, Cuba, N, Y., was married on the 7tli of October to Miss 

 .-\gnes (Jrant Johnstone at Warkworth, Out. The bride is a native 

 of Dundee, Scotland, where Jlr, MacNicoll met her on a visit abroad 

 two years ago. 



Charles Sander, who has charge of P.rofessor C. S. Sargent's 

 estate, Brookline, Mass., has a wonderful display of Nerines this 

 season. In addition to all the known named varieties he has 

 thousands of seedlings, many of which have flowered and they in- 

 clude some grand sorts. 



William Plumb resigned his position as Superintendent of 

 Floriculture of the Panama-Pacific E.xpo.sition, California, on 

 November 1 to accept a position as manager of the estate at 

 Ingenio "'.Santa Gertrudis" Banaguises, Cuba, for which island he 

 sailed the early part of the month. 



H. Marschke, formerly of Tarrytown, N. Y., is now in charge 



Stephen Dombrosky has been appointed superintendent of the 

 Benjamin Stern estate, Roslyn, N. Y., to succeed Mr. Robertson. 

 Mr. Dombrosky was formerly superintendent to the late J. Pier- 

 pont Jlorgan, ilighland Falls, N. Y.. being succeeded by Ale.xander 

 MacKenzie, the present superintendent of that estate. 



