THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



JOHN W. EVERITT, President, 

 Glen Cove, N. Y. 



OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS 



M. C. EBEL, Secretary, 

 Madison, N. J. 



ANNUAL CONVENTION, DECEMBER, IN 

 BOSTON. 



The auiuial i-iiiivcntiuii will he tlic ui'xt lin|pciit;uit cvi'nt of 

 tlu- National As-suciatioii of (iarilcncvs. It will be held in Bos- 

 ton ilnring tlie first week of Deeomber. Efl'orts are beinn made 

 to make the 101 o convention the most suceessful in the history 

 of the association. An interestinfr an<l instructive projiraiu is 

 bciiii.' prepared. It is planned to jjive n|) more time than hereto- 

 fore to the problems of the fjnrdeninj; profession, althongli enter- 

 tainment is not to be entirely eliminated. The ollicers make a 

 stroiij; appeal to all membei's who can possibly arrange their 

 all'airs so as to he able to attend the conventioji in lioston the 

 lirst week in December to do so. Fuller details will be pidilished 

 in tlio Xoveniber number of the ('iiro]vici.e. 



AMONG THE GARDENERS 



The essay contest is closed. Nine entries were received in class 

 1. six entries in class 3. one entry in class 2 and no entries in 

 class 4. The essays, as provided in the contest, will be judged 

 by three members of the garden profession and two members 

 of the horticultural press and the winners announced at the 

 aiuiual I'liiivcution. 



Tlie Co-operative Committee has received many responses to the 

 resolution of the Nassau County Horticultural Society on the 

 acceptance of a member in good standing from one local society 

 to another society. .Some of the societies have not yet advised 

 what action they have taken on the resolution. It is recpiested 

 that the secretary, or the local co-o|ierative committee, of these 

 .societies inform .Jolui \V. Everitt. ( hairman. Bo.\ 2'.)0. JIadison, 

 N. J., what action has been taken so that the National Committee 

 can make its report at an early date. 



The following "specifications" recently accompanied an inquiry 

 to flic Service Bureau for a "thorough" gardener: 



The garden comprises about tiro acres and supplies not onlij 

 vegetables for the main house but also t)ro cottages on the place. 



The Itnru-s unisf he l:i]tt in t/uoil eauflitioii and the roaih trimmed : 

 (ftsii hrili/r>;. 



A fjarilettcr must understanil iiisiile irorl;. ll'r tinri a ^mnll i/reen- 

 house to uhieh is attached a riraiierii- 



Thtre are also two young orchards and the gardener genrraUii 

 trims the trees in the tate fall and etirlg sgring. A l-noudeili/c of 

 grafting u-ouhl be ilesirahle, alst/ a thorough Imou'lt ilge of rcge- 

 tablcs and of planting hardy borders. 



In the winter the ganlener has sinigly hail cure of the iirecnhinise 

 in which to grow regctablcs for luldr use. 



We hare two men who act as asxi.ilunts to the ganlener who hare 

 In I n with me for twenty years mid are rerii com geli nl. 



We arc situated on a farm of 7."ilf acres. We are .lercn iiiilcs 

 from . . . Wi are one mile from the rillagc and I'osI O/fite of 

 SpringpcUl Centre, which has Kgiseogai. Roman Catholic anil liap- 

 tht churches, market, stores, etc. 



I can- use either a married man. furnishing liim a house, inilh- and 

 vegetables from the garden, wood for one stove, 15 bushels of pota- 

 toes in tlic fall and fire harnds of apples if ire have tliem to spare. 



I irill gire a marriiil iniiii $."(1 a mouth with lioiise and these 

 gi ripiisites. To a single mini I irill offer if.'iO a month and Ills hoard. 



Of course I vant a man only ivitli first ciass references, strictly 

 sober, industrious and thoroughly understanding liis work. 



The Bureau responded that it would not endeavor to su|iply a 

 gardener ])ossessing tlie qualilications demanded at a salary such 

 as stipulated, but would gladly olVer its services if the remunera- 

 tion were increased to conform with the rigid siiccilication-^ sub- 

 mitted. There was no reply. 



There is no doubt, however, that the incjuiry if freely circulated 

 brought favorable responses from some directions, and thus, con- 

 vinced the em])loyer who od'w's such meager wages for a position 

 tliat makes such exacting demands tliat tliere,.is no justilication 

 in asking Iiim to be more lilieral towards his gardener, who must 

 liave devoted years of study and practice to ])ossess tlie abilitv 

 to fill the position — and yet his stipend will not eipial the pa\- 

 of a mechanic who to learn his trade is required to serve but 

 a few years at an a|)prenticesliip. 



William I'luiiib returned to Cuba last month, after spending 

 several months of vacation in New York, to resume his work of 

 beautifying a large Cuban estate over which he presides as gen- 

 eral superintendent. 



.lohn Conroy. for some years general foreman at the Rose Hill 

 Nurseries. New llochelle. has secured the position of head gar- 

 dener on tlie A. \V. Church estate, i'ortchester. N. Y. 



i''rank Brunton. formerly superintendent of "\'illa Vera," Locust 

 Valley, N". Y., recently resigned that jiosition to develop a y.OIIO- 

 acre estate on the .lames liiver, Powhatan County, ^'a.. tlie 

 property of Edward Jlc(,)ueeney. of Pittsbuigh. Pa. Jf'r. Brunton's 

 new address is Fine Creek Mills, Powhatan County, \'a. 



Thomas Ilanilileton. has resigned his ]iosition as gardener to 

 Mr. (Janiean, Kingston, N. .1. 



George \^'illis, late gardener to .John AV. Kohlsatt, Stockbridge, 

 Mass.. has accepted a position as head gardener to Col. Oliver 

 Payne. Creenwood Plantation. Thomasville, Ga. 



•lohn Barnet. late of Faulkner Farm, Brookline. Mass., under 

 \\'illiam N. Craig, superintendent, is now in charge of the estate 

 of J. U. Lyon, Sewiekley Heights, Pa. 



Thomas W. Head, former superintendent of the I'lant estate, 

 (Jrotou, Conn., ami for some years in business for himself, has 

 secured the appointment of superintendent of the .J. Ogden Armour 

 estate, Lake Forest, 111., succeeding .Iose|ih Burgess, who resigned 

 liis position to return to England. 



Henry <iibson lias resigned his position as gardener at Eastover 

 Faiiii.-,, Oyster Bay. N. Y.. to accept the position of su|ierintcnd- 

 eiit on the S. C liosenbaum estate, Roslyn. N. Y. 



.John Canning, superintendent to Adolpli Lewisoliii, Anlslev. 

 N. v.. says the chrysanthemum bush plants which lie will e.x- 

 liibit at the Fall Show of the Horticultural Society of New York 

 this year will be larger than lie ever before exhibited. 



.loliu (aiming, .biines Stuart, and William Unckham were ap- 

 pointed a Comniiltee on Securing Exhibits, at a recent meeting 

 of the Executive ('omniittee of the 191G New York Spring 

 Flower Show. 



i,liiite a number of Itastern gardeners e.xjiect to attend the 

 Cleveland Flower Show next month. Some of them will conqiete. 



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IF you are a member of a local horticultural | 



society or a garden club and do not find the | 



I report of your association's meetings orother j 



I events of it in our columns their omission is | 



I due to the fact that your secretary has not | 



I sent them in. Get after him! 1 



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Of Interest to Estate Owners 



I T\\c \;itiiin:il Asso.-ijit i"ii I'f (.liinifiicrs iiiiuritjiius a Scrvicp Unreal] I 



I wliioh is at tliL' rlisposnl of all who may require the services of efficient | 



I j,'arileners in their various capacities. § 



I The association seeks tlie (-(j-uiieration of estate owners in its efforts I 



I to secure optiortnnities for tliose eucaKed In the profession of garden- | 



I ing who are seeliing to atUance tliemselves. It makes no charge foj 



I services rendered. It endeavors to supply men qualified to assume tll| 



I ri siKnisihilitif's the position may call for. 



E .Make >(inr rcipiiremonls known to 



I M. G. EBEL, Sec'y, National Association of Gardeners, Madison, N. Z, 



