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that has been made in America has been made, as a ride, by 

 men who were trained in Enrope and wlio learned tlieir work 

 under the proper conditions and in tlie tlioronyh manner in wliicli 

 they were trained up. \\'e have some notable instances of great 

 financial success, in business in general, among men who were 

 raised and reared under American conditions; but our lack of 

 doing things tliorongidy is responsible perhaps for the lack of 

 advancement in horticulture and agriculture in this country. 



"I might talk all the afternoon upon the growth of agriculture. 

 I am more familiar with that topic than with motor plowing, 

 soil formation. cheniic;il fertilization, etc. Those subjects may 

 be dwelt ujion for hours. But I want, from my viewpoint, to 

 advise that men who equip themselves for service as gardeners 

 make an etTort to know all that is possible in the profession of 

 gardening. Some men may know gardening, some know motors. 

 some know golf links, some know tree surgery, some know 

 strains, some are entomologists and what not; but the gardener, 

 to be perfectly equipped, must know much of each of these. 



•'As a last thought I wish to quote the expression of some 

 great man who has said: 'We do what we are on account of im- 

 pulses given us by previous training, previous acts or conditions, 

 under which we live and have lived.' So I advise: Know what 

 you want to do. hold that thought firmly and do each day what 

 should be done; and every sunset will see you that much nearer 

 the goal, whether it be in gardening or any other profession. I 

 thanic j'ou for your attention." (Long continued applause.) 



On motion, the thanks of the association were voted to Mr. 

 Therkildson for his interesting address. 



The next Inisiness was tlie reading of a paper prepared by Mr. 

 Richard Vincent, Jr.. of Whitemarsh, Md., on "The Gardener of 

 the Past and the Future." 



The paper was read by Secretary Kbel and listened to with 

 much interest. (This paper is published in another column of 

 this issue.) 



On motion, duly seconded, a vote of thanks was tendered Mr. 

 Vincent for his paper. 



The last session of the afternoon convention was in the nature 

 of an instructive entertainment wdien Robert I'ylf. president of 

 Tlie Conard & Jones ("'onipany. delivered his lecture on "Roses at 

 Home and Abroad " The illustr:itions of some of our best roses, 

 and most noteworthy rose gardens in this country and Europe, 

 were for the most part in color, and contained many suggestive 

 ideas with reference to layout, arrangement, etc. 



First of all. Mr. Pyle ' described the Rose Festival ^^"eek of 

 Portland. Ore., picturing first the luxuriance of roses with which 

 even the streets there are beautified, and then showing the jiarades 

 and automobiles, bores-drawn vehicles, children, etc.. to wiiich the 

 entire week is given over, with views of rose gardens down 

 through California, and then East throughout Xew England. 

 Mr. Pyle took his audience to the rose gi-owers of England, where 

 he had visited the nurseries of AVm. Paul e^ Sons, of Waltham 

 Cross: of Hugh Dickson, of Belfast, Ireland, and Alexander Dick- 

 son, of Newtonards; of S. Mc(;re<ly & .Sons, of Portadow^n, Ire- 

 land. He then described the great popularity of flower shows and 

 rose shows in England, showing an attendance of no less than 

 2.O0O people ten miuntcs after the opening lionr on the day when 

 the admission price was one guinea (over $.5 apiece). 



Then crossing tlu- English Channel to France he described the 

 International Rose Show, where judges meet from all tlie nations 

 in the Bagatelle Rose (Jarden. belonging to the city of Paris, 

 in a park that is now overrun with sheep, or was, in ex|iectatioii 

 of the siege of that city; then through the nurseries of France, 

 especially those devoted to rose growing in Orleans, including 

 the Lev;.vasseurs. Barbiers. Benards and others; to the Lyon, 

 famous for the roses of Pernet-Ducher, whose work in origiiint 

 ing such roses as Sunburst. Willowmere. and many others with 

 which we are familiar, was applauded. Hence, down the Rhine 

 through Germany, into Luxembourg, among the !;rcat growers 

 of that country, and later he described in detail with colored 

 illustrations the beautiful garden of Monsieur Gravereaux, the 

 Roseraie de L'Hay, near Paris, viith something like fi.non differ- 

 ent varieties, and five to six acres devoted to the rose in the 

 greatest variety of arrangement. 



Jlr. Pyle then brought his hearers back to .\merica. described 

 the success of the garden in Elizabeth Park, at Hartford. Conn., 

 and the popularity which led no less than 3.1.00(1 people of Hart- 

 ford and the surrounding country to visit on one Sunday this 

 wonderful garden, the roses of which cover no more than one 

 acre. 



With this as an example, and telling about the work which 

 they have already launched, he described the efforts being made 

 by the American Rose Society, who are now establishing an 

 experimental rose garden in connection with the Department of 

 Agriculture, at Washington, D. C. and Cornell University, and 

 also with the Minneapolis Park Board, where all varieties can 

 be tested and compared, and results distrilnited by bulletins to 

 the people of the country. Mr. Pyle claimed that work of this 



kind, making it possible for the average citizen to see what can 

 be done with roses, would send thousands of them home to do 

 likewise in their own gardens, and would arouse the interest in 

 this flower to an extent little as yet appreciated. He concluded 

 with an appeal that his hearers should join in and support the 

 work of tlie American Rose Society. 



A vote of thanks to the lecturer was tendered amid applause. 



The annual banquet of the association was held on Wednesday 

 evening in Ilorticnltnral Hall, about one hundred members and 

 friends, which included a number of ladies, attending. The ban- 

 quet hall was beautifully decorated with plants and cut flowers, 

 the work of the local Committee on Arrangements — Messrs. 

 Logan. Kleinlieinz, Dodds and Rust. One of Philadelphia's well- 

 known caterers supplied the menu, which was an excellent one, 

 and every one appeared well satisfied with the manner in which 

 the inner man was provided for. 



At the conclusion of the dinner Preside nt Waite introduced 

 J. Otto Thilow as toastmaster. Mr. Thilow proved himself an 

 able master of ceremonies. President-elect John W. Everitt wag 

 called on to respond to tlie toast "The National Association o/ 

 Gardeners"; then followed Robert Craig to the toast "Our Horti- 

 culturists"; James Ma<\\[acliaii. "Our Retiring President"; Wal- 

 lace K. Pier3(.ii. "Tlie .American Rose Society": \^■illianl Klein- 

 lieinz. "The Chiysanthemum Society of America": S. MeniI'dson 

 Median. "The Xurscrymen"; Richard Vincent. Jr.. "Difl'erent 

 Kinds of Compensation"; .lohn Westcott. "The Florist": Paul 

 Hucbner. "The Railroad Gardener"; Henry Mieliell. ''The Seeds- 

 men"; Arthur Smith, "The Ladies"; Charles Seybold. "The Gar- 

 dener's Influence in a Community"; i^ieorge C. Watson. "The 

 Human Side of the Gardener." 



W. J. Collins pro\ided entertainment during the evening by 

 rendering some old Scotch airs. Dr. P. H. Lane and Robert Ciaig 

 also entertained the diners with a duet which brought forth 

 much amusement. 



Those who have been present at the former banquets of the 

 association voted the Philadelphia event one of the most success- 

 ful ever held. 



Greetings were received and read from the ftdlowing: President 

 Theodore Wirtli. Jlinneapolis, Minn.; President-elect Patrick 

 Welch, Boston, ilass.: Secretary John Young. Xew York. X. Y., 

 of the .Societv of American Florists; Charles H. Tottv, Madison, 

 X. J.; \\'illiam F. Gude. A\'ashington, D. C; J. K. :\I. L. Farquhar. 

 Boston. Mass.; Frank R. Pierson, Tarrytown. X. Y. : William J. 

 Stewart, Boston, M;iss. ; J. Austin Shaw, Brooklyn. X. Y. 



On Thursday morning the members assembled in the club rooms 

 of the Philadelphia Florists' Club for the bowling tournament, the- 

 contest lasting throughout the forenoon. John W. Everitt won 

 President Waite's prize for the highest score. The ten high scores 

 for which prizes were awarded were as follows: .lohn W. Everitt, 

 167. 191, ISO; John H. Dodds. 210. 148. 177: William Robertson, 

 178. 176. 1.51; Samuel Batchelor. 171. 154, 170: Cliarles Seybold,, 

 170, 167. 132; James Stuart. 157, 142. 1.54; Thomas Aitcliison, 

 151. 118. 168: John F. Johnston. 147. 123. 161; .Joseph Manda, 

 145, 122, 144; L. Ottman, 122, 140, 103. 



Thursday afternoon some of the visiting members journeyed to 

 the P. A. B. Widener. John Wanamaker and the Clement B.. 

 Xewbold estates. Others visited the Dreer Xurseries. Riverton, 

 X. .T. ; the Andorra Xurseries, Chestnut Hill. Pa., and the Miehell 

 Trial Grounds, Andalusia, Pa. 



The meeting of the Executive Board was held at the Hotel 

 Walton on Wednesday forenoon, preceding the annual meeting. 

 Tlic invitation of the Society of American Florists to affiliate 

 with that body was brought up for consideration, and it was de- 

 cided to defer action on it and first study the benefits the Xa- 

 tional Association of Gardeners would derive through affiliating 

 with another organization. 



It was decided to publish a list of the membership of the 

 X. A. G. in the March issue of the official organ, The G.^edener's- 

 Chronicle of Amekica. The question of providing a suitable but- 

 ton or emblem for members was discussed, and the subject laid 

 over for future consideration. 



The Committee on Awards reported as follows: 



Assdcidtioii's icrli/ifatr, for nine nf ccniatiitiis. Mrs. C. Edward 

 Akehurst. Asaucialiott's certificate, for a vase of roses, "Jonkherr 

 L. Mock," exhihiteil hy the >S'. Peiniock-Mcchaii Codiiwiiii. Philo' 

 detphia. Pa. (■ipccinl mention, for a rase of siiujle eliriisunthrmums 

 "Marguerite Waite'' and a vase of "Erlanffea tomentosa," ej-hihited 

 1)1/ ^yiUiam If. Waite. Yonkers, N. Y. ffpeeial mention, for a dis- 

 play of roses and mi(/nonettp by >S'. Pennock-Meehan Company. 

 Special mention, for a fine display of ferns and foliage plants to 

 Henry A. Dreer, Inc.. Philadelphia, Pa. Special mention, for a 

 display of high-grade hulhs, flowering shruis, etc., to Hosea Wat- 

 ercr, Philadelphia, Pa. 



