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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



The essays are limited to 3,000 words each. 



The closing date of the contest has been postponed until February 

 1, 191G. and the anuouuceraeut of winners has been changed to the 

 National Flower Show, in I'hiladelphia. Pa., March, IDIG. 



The E3.say Committee will appoiut five judges, consisting of 

 three gardeners and two representatives of the horticultural press. 



Contestants will address William H. Waite, Chairman of Essay 

 Committee, National Association of Gardeners, P. O. Box 290, 

 Mndisun, X. J., for further particulars. 



Secrttarii. Xutiunal Association of Gardeners: 



I read the artirlc you hroiiylit to notice in the October issue, 

 among the notes of the yational Associution of Gardeners, namely, 

 what some people require a gardener to perform for very meager 

 pay. The party who wrote to the association's office h<is evidently 

 no idea of the stiitn.s of a real gardener, and confounds his ideas 

 with that of a general handy man'tcho grows a few cabbages, feeds 

 pigs and does the chores around the place. In bringing the above 

 subject to our notice our secretary has shown once more his great 

 endeavor to uithold the dignity of the profession, liheivise also 

 studying the employers' interest. 



Many people are yet unaware that gardening is a profession 

 calling for a long apprenticeship. The real gardener requires a 

 knowledge of botany, chemistry and engineering besides being a 

 thorough practical grower of flowers, fruit and vegetables. 



The National Association of (lurdencrs is gradually bringing 

 about an improvement in our position, but there are still many 

 drawbacks to surmount : and to cite one or two instances, a multi- 

 millionaire two years ago acquired a large estate of 2,000 acres. 

 He built a large range of greenhouses and bought many expensive 

 elirabs and trees to adorn his grounds, from a well known nursery- 

 man. He teas liberal in every undertaking connected leith the 

 beautifying of his place. He employed two chauffeurs to drive 

 his cars, paying each $1'>0 per month with house, uniforms, vege- 

 tables, coal, milk. etc. 



lI'/ifH. it came to filling the greenhouses, the nurseryman sub- 

 mitted an estimate which totalled several thousand dollars and in- 

 formed the gentleman that it leould be first class stock — also that 

 he could find a suitable man to superintend the entire place for 

 $65 per month, and house, etc- 



The employer was naturally pleased. A man icas secured, but 

 grew discontented with so much responsibility for such meager pay. 

 He resigned in six months. Another was secured by the nursery- 

 man for the same salary. He let a large portion of the plants 

 freeze through not having competent help. The gentleman felt 

 outraged and told the nurseryman he wanted the right man and did 

 not want a $Im man. He leas willing to pay for the best. 



The services of a first cla-^s gardener were secured and now after 

 two years xcorry he is paying the same us he has alnays paid his 

 chauffeurs and the average employer is leilling to pay for what- 

 ever he derives any jyleasure from. 



I knoxc of another case where a gentleman went to a firm and 

 inquired hoic much he would have to pay for a good gardener. The 

 man in charge told hint $i>0 per month and house for a married 

 man or $■')() and board for a single man. He expressed astoni.^h- 

 meni and was skeptical as to whether he could obtain a real good 

 gardener for that low salary. He was informed that that firm 

 had supplied gardeners for years and had never filled a position 

 higher than Si!.') per month and house. 



When the National Association of Gardeners becomes better 

 known, as it surely Jvill through the earnest efforts of its officers, 

 the tiffs between man and employer will be less frequent and more 

 satisfaction icill accrue to the employer, who having the right man 

 will find his place a source of great sati.<ifaction and worthy of all 

 the expenses ineuried in maintaining it. 



Our association is deserving of our highest praise and we should 

 all try and help it uplift the craft we belong to, and not grow 

 iceary in well doing. R. IF. FOWKES, 



(Umperstown, y. Y. 



AMONG THE GARDENERS 



William Downs. sui)erintondpnt on the E. S. Webster Estate. 

 Chestnut Hill, JIass., has been confined to the house for several 

 weeks as the result of a sevei'e accident to his right leg. Mr. 

 Downs fell and a three-hundred-pound case came down on his 

 leg. He hopes, however, to be able to be in attendance at the 

 N. A. G. Convention. 



The coming convention of the National Association of Gar- 

 deners, to be held in Boston, December 9 to 10. is being anticipated 

 with much pleasure by many of the gardeners in and around 



Boston, and no stone will be left unturned by the local committee- 

 to have a well-attended and successful meeting. 



James T.rown. formerly of the Dewar Estate, Hyde Park. Mass.. 

 has accepted the appointment of head gardener to C. E. Ban- 

 croft, Newport, E. I. 



Henry Eaton, formerly at the H. F. Sears Estate, Beverly Cove. 

 Mass., is now head gardner to Dan Haniia, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Angus McMillian, formerly gardener to Russell Robb, Concord, 

 Mass., has accepted a similar position with Dr. H. F. Sears, Bev- 

 erly Cove. Mass. 



Arthur Griffin, former superintendent of the Geo. M. Landers. 

 Estate. New London, Conn., has resigned his position to accept a 

 position of superintendent at "Greystone," Yonkers. N. Y., the 

 estate of Samuel Untermyer. 



Thomas ILatton. former superintendent of "Greystone," the 

 I'ntermyer Estate. Yonkers, N. Y'., has accepted the position of 

 superintendent on the Geo. M. Landers Estate, New London, Conn., 

 succeeding Arthur Griffin. 



Thomas Hambleton has secured the position of head gardener 

 on the Henry C. Phipps Estate, Spring Hill, Roslyn, N. Y. 



Charles Ernest Carman, former gardener on the Henry Ward- 

 well Estate, Springfield Center, N. Y., has accepted a similar posi- 

 tion at Eastover Farms, Oyster Bay, N. Y.. succeeding Henry 

 (iib.son. 



Arthur Jackson, formerly gardener to Mrs. Moulton, West 

 Orange, N. J., is now gardener to A. E. Newbold, Chestnut Hill. 

 Pa. 



David Frazer. superintendent of the H. C Frick Estate, "Cla.v- 

 ton," Pittsburgh, Pa., has re-opened the greenhouse range which 

 has been closed for some time. This range supplies the cut flowers 

 for Mr. Prick's New Y'ork mansion, and his summer home "Eagle 

 Rock." Prides Crossing, Mass. 



J. Gary Curtis is recovering from a serious attack of pneu- 

 monia which has confined him in the West End Ho.spital, Pitts- 

 burgh, for the past month. Mr. Curtis has been superintendent 

 of the George Westinghouse Estate sinc-e last April. incidentiiUy 

 lontinuing his duties as forester of the boroughs of Sewickley, 

 Wilkinsburg and Donora. 



J. F. Zimmerman, superintendent of the William Carr Estate, 

 Poiut Breeze, Pittsburgh, is building an additional house to the 

 greenhouse range. 



The large conservatory at "Greenlawn," the Henry J. Heinz 

 Estate. Pittsburgh, was opened to the public n^hile the Chrysan- 

 themums were in bloom. The greenhouses, which are under the 

 management of Aloysius A. Leach, made a fine showing, the public 

 being no less interested in the hothouse fruits and vegetables, 

 which are grown in the Heinz greenhouses, than they were in the 

 fine blooms of Chrysanthemums on exhibition. 



William Reid, gardener on the Colgate Estate. Orange, N. J., 

 was recently appointed on the Board of Managers of the New- 

 Jersey Agricultural College, located at New Brunswick. N. J. 



Alexander Thompson, of the Moses Taylor Estate, Mt. Kisco, 

 N. Y'.. has accepted a position as gardener on the Edward Bay- 

 er's Estate, of the same place, and will assume his new duties 

 on December 1. 



Arthur Rose goes from the Bayer Estate, Mt. Kisco, N. Y.. 

 to the position of superintendent of the Lewis Estate, Sauga- 

 tuck. Conn. 



