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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



THE 



GARDENERS^ CHRONICLE 



OF AMERICA. 



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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF 



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



President. I ue-Prcsidcnt, Treasincy. 



J. W. EVERITT, 



Glen Cove, N. Y. 



W. S. RENNIE, 

 Ross, Cal. 



JAMES STUART. 

 Mamaroneck, N. Y. 



Secretary. MARTIN C. EHEL. Madison. N. J. 



TRUSTEES FOR 1914. 

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

 ner. Mendham, N. J.; Geo. W. Hess, Washington, D. C; John H. Dodds, 

 Wyncote, Pa. 



DIRECTORS. 



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

 Hartford, Conn.; Jas. MacMachan, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. ; A. 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 Angus, 

 Tarry town, N. Y. ; Robert Bottomley, New Canaan, Conn. ; Alex. Eraser, 

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



To serve as directors for three years, until January 1, 1918 — William H. 

 Waite. Yonkers, N. Y. ; William N. Craig, Brookline. Mass.; Erward Kirk, 

 Ear Harbor, Me.; John W. Johnston, Glen Cove, N. Y.; Carl N. Fohn, 

 Colorado Springs. Colo.; Peter Johnsen, Dallas, Tex.; Thomas Proctor, 

 Leno.N, Mass. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS 



I'r^^^■lJl■„|, 



EMU- T. MISCIIE, 

 Portland. Ore. 



J. W. THOMPSON. 



Seattle. Wash. 

 JOHN" F. W.XLSH. 



New York. N. Y. 



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Seattle. Wash. 



rirc.Prcsi,lci:ts. 

 ALEX. STIWET, 



Ottawa. Ont. 

 E. P. r.RlFFIX. 

 East St. Louis, AIo. 



L. P. JENSEN, 



St. Louis. Mo. 

 EUG. V. GOEBEL. 



Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Vol. XIX. 



SEPTEMBER, 1915. 



No. 9. 



New York, September 13. 1915, 

 Editor. ( ;.\RDENERs' Chronicle : 



During the long trip taken by the eastern delegates to 

 the Con-rention of the American Association of Park 

 Superintendents, stopovers zcere made in si.vteen cities. 

 The park officials of each one of the cities visited zccre 

 unfailing in their courtesy ami their hospitality, and 

 gaz'e us such e.vcellent opportunities for seeing the z-arions 

 park systems, under the very best of guidance. During 

 the hurried trip, so many things zvere seen, that the im- 

 pressions idiich zi'ere croivded upon us day after day. 

 zcill take a long time to sort and classify, but preeminently 

 aboz-c them all stands the impression of being zcelconie 

 zvherez'er zee Zi'ent. As Chairman of the Transportation 

 Committee. I cannot but beg space of you, Mr. Editor to 

 herezdth publicly give an e.vpression of thanks, per- 

 sonally, as zcell as for the entire party, to the officials and 

 others zdio made the long journey such a splendid sue- 

 cess. I feel truly sorry for every member zvho had to 

 miss the opportunity of taking the trip. 

 J'ery truly yours, 



Hermann W. Merkel. 



THE LATE JAMES ALLEN 



It is with the deepest regret we have to report the 

 demise of James Allen, who passed away very suddenly 

 on August 17. The news came as a great shock to his 

 many friends. Mr. .\llen, who was in his forty-eighth 

 year, was Ijorn in Kent, England, coming to this country 

 while a very young man. He was employed several years 

 on commercial places, including that of the late Peter 

 Henderson : later he held several important positions as 

 ])rivate gardener. At the time of his death and for fourteen 

 years previous he was head gardener to Mr. A. D. luil- 

 liard, Tu.xedo Park, N. Y., where he justly earned the 

 reputation of a capable and ardent horticulturist who was 

 highly respected by his employer and esteemed by his 

 many friends. liesides his wife Mr. Allen left a son and 

 daughter to mourn his loss, and to whom the sympathy 

 of all his friends is extended at this, the hour of their 

 -^ad bereavement. He was an active member of the 

 Tuxedo Horticultural Society, and at one time was for 

 several years its treasurer. Those who knew him best 

 will miss him most. 



COMPETITIVE BROTHERHOOD 



\\ ould it portend the dawn of the millennium if all the 

 petty jealousy which so often disturbs the peace of com- 

 petitive horticultural etTorts should cease? At this sea- 

 son, when e.xhibits claim so much attention, we are surely 

 given a splendid opportunitv for thought along this line. 

 Is there such a thing as competition? Does the man 

 who .uives time and thought merelv to compete and 

 win always come out the winner? Competition is not 

 what is needed, if by competition we mean only a grouchy 

 desire to beat the other fellow. Individualism is what 

 will count. Success usually comes to the one who stands 

 on his own feet and figures out some original plan of 

 procedure. 



Did you ever stage an exhibit and have the nther fellow 

 avoid it as if it were decked with poison iv\? Did )ou 

 ever put up a new plant or flower which you knew to be 

 a gem and a credit to the profession you had adopted, 

 and then wait ])atiently for the other grower to tell you 

 how pleased he was that you had succeeded in bringing 

 out somediing so fine? You probably received your first 

 word of ajipreciation through the papers, which is cold 

 svmpathv compared with a hearty handshake. Since my 

 association in horticultural work, I have often been led 

 to ask those with more experience why there was not 

 a broader-minded feeling for the advancement of all horti- 

 cultural interests, instead of this all-absorbing interest in 

 ])ersonal .gain. The answer has been that such philan- 

 thropic princijjles would not increase the bank account. 

 This may be truth, but no man can grow all the bulbs, 

 or supplv all the flowers, nor introduce all the new pinks, 

 blues or yellows. Each has some individual aptitude 

 which is bound to work out eventually for the common 

 good. There is in each and every man a vein of good- 

 fellowship, large enough and strong enough to stand 

 the test of the Polly-Anna gladness. Glad that an oppor- 

 tunitx was given to win or lose and .glad of a chance 

 to come back. Someone will ask, "Come back for what?" 

 If for no better reason, just to help in the everlasting 

 struggle to make this old world a better place to live in. 



Henrv ^^'orthington gives sound advice when he tells 

 us to rejoice in all the honors which come to those we 

 know. That you know them makes you a partner in their 

 fame ; that you rejoice with them brings you their friend- 

 ship. If exhibits must be competitive, it should be our 

 endeavor to make them the material expression of a com- 

 petitive brotherhood.— .l/;-i-. B. Hammond Tracy, in 

 Gladiolus Bulletin. 



