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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



THE 



GARDENERS^ CHRONICLE 



OF AMERICA. 



I'liblishcd by 



THE CHRONICLE PRESS, Inc. 



Office of Publication 



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MARTI M C. EBEL, Managing Editor 



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

 York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879, 



Published on the 10th of each month. 



Advertising forms close on the 1st preceding publication. 



For advertising rates apply to 2S6 Fifth Ave., New Y'ork, N. Y. All edi- 

 torial matter should be addressed to M. C. Ebel, Editor, Madison. N. J. 



OFFICIAL ORGAN OF 

 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



President, 

 J. W. EVERITT, 

 Glen Cove, N. Y. 



i 'ice-President, Treasurer, 



W. S. RENNIE, JAMES STUART, 



Ross, Cal. Matnaroneck, K. Y. 



Secretary, M.\RTIN C. EBEL, 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, Tu.xedo 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 — -\. J. Smith. Lake Geneva, Wis.; Theodore Wirth, 

 Minneapolis, Minn.; Wm. Hetrick. San Gabriel, Cal.; Robert Angus, 

 Tarrytown, N. Y. ; Robert Botlomley, 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, 

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

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

 Lenox, Mass. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS 



President. 



EMIL T. MlSClli:. 



Portland, Ore. 



J. W. THOMPSON, 

 Seattle, Wash. 



JOHN F. WALSH, 

 New York, N. Y. 



Secrcf^liv-Trcaslircr. 



UULANl) W. COTTERILL, 



Seattle, Wash. 



I'icc-Presidents. 

 ALEX. STUART, 



Ottawa, Ont. 

 E. P. GRIFFIN. 

 East St. Louis, 111. 



L. P. JENSEN, 



St. Louis. Mo. 

 EUG. V. GOEBEL, 



Grand Rapids, Mich. 



\'ol. XIX. 



OCTOBER, 1913. 



No. 10. 



The results obtained through the campaign to promote 

 the Cleveland Flower Show testify to the general op- 

 timism pervading the horticultural trade over the prom- 

 ising business outlook. The success of such a show is 

 entirely dependent upon the willingness of the trade to 

 participate in it, and Inisiness men are naturally influ- 

 enced by prevailing conditions in their consideration of 

 expenditures such as are demanded for flower show inir- 

 poses. 



The reports of the success encountered by other man- 

 agements of important shows to be held this Fall and 

 the coming Spring, are no less promising than of the 

 show first referred to, and this is all of considerable conse- 

 quence to those engaged in the pursuit of horticulture 

 a^ indicating that interest is not waning, but is increasing 

 in this country towards horticulture in general. It is 

 claimed by some firms catering primarily to ornamental 



horticnhure that business has been Ijetter with them dur- 

 ing the past year, while the terrific war has been waging 

 through Europe, than heretofore. 



Out-door gardening is approaching the close of its sea- 

 son, but this is no reason why gardening shall be aban- 

 doned until warm weather reappears, for, with our 

 modern cold-frames and "toy" greenhouses, which are 

 within reach of those even of moderate circumstances, 

 gardening can now be indulged in for twelve months of 

 the year. 



To those not already familiar with what can be ac- 

 complished with the aid of cold-frames or small houses, 

 we recommend a careful investigation, for, besides the 

 genuine pleasure derived from in-door growing, they 

 will find themselves well repaid for the small outlay in- 

 curred in the luxuries they may enjoy from fresh vegeta- 

 bles throughout the Winter. l)esides an abundance of 

 flowers that can be forced even in a small space. 



THE LATE SAMUEL THORNE. 



At a regular meeting of the New York Florists' Club 

 held in their rooms on ]\Ionday, October 11, 1915, the 

 following resolution was adopted : 



Resolved, That the Xew York Florists" Club have 

 heard with the deepest regret of the sudden illness and 

 death of Samuel Thorne. That we take this opportunity 

 of expressing our sympathy with the family of our de- 

 ceased life member, friend, patron and colleague in their 

 bereavement. 



We desire further to express our sense of the great 

 loss which the city and community, as well as horticul- 

 ture, have sustained in his decease. He was a shining 

 example for those who survive him, noted for his reso- 

 lute industry, uncompromising integrity, wise enterprise, 

 high pulilic spirit, sage counsel and helpful attitude 

 towards those who sought his advice. He was a man 

 deserving of all honors, a conspicuous success in his field 

 of endeavor, an encouragement for all who would fol- 

 low his example. 



We cherish his memory and gratefully testify to his 

 many acts of ])ractical help in our eflforts to advance 

 horticulture in this city. 



Resolved, That our secretary be instructed to send a 

 copy of this resolution to the family of the deceased, and 

 cause same to be published in the horticulture press. 

 (Signed) Patrick O'AIara, 



Ch.\rles H. Totty, 

 Walter F. Sheridan. 



THE NEW YORK SPRING FLOWER SHOW. 



The ])reliminar3- schedule of premiums has been 

 issued for the International Flower Show to be held 

 in the Grand Central Palace, New York, April 5 to 

 12. 



The premiums offered this year are even more 

 liberal than they were for the 1915 and 1914 shows 

 with some increases in the classes also. Space will 

 not permit publication of the schedule in this issue, 

 but it will appear in the November number of the 

 Chronicle. In the meanwhile, those desiring to obtain 

 copies of the preliininary schedule can do so by apply- 

 ing to John Young, secretary International Flower 

 Show, 53 West 28th Street, New York City. 



