THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF 

 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 



Presideiit, 

 J. W. EVERITT, 

 Glen Cove, N. Y. 



Vice-President, 

 \V. S. REXNIE, 

 Ross. Cal. 



Treasurer, 

 JAMES STUART. 

 Mamaroncck. X. Y. 



Secretary, MARTIN 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^Thonias W. Logan, Jenkintown, Pa.; John F. Hus5, 

 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, 

 Tarrytovvn, N. Y. ; Robert Bottomley, New Canaan, Conn.; Alex. Fraser, 

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



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

 Wait-e, Yonkers, N. Y.;.. Wjlliam-N. Craii?,. Brookline. Mass. ; Erward Kirk. 

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

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

 Lenox. Mass. 



AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PARK SUPERINTENDENTS 



president, Secretary-Treasurer, 



GUSTAVE H. AMRHYN, ROLAND W. COTTERILL, 



New Haven, Conn. Seattle, Wash. 



Vice-Presidents, 

 JOHN McLAREN. CARL W. FOHN, JOHN HENDERSON. 



San Francisco, Cal. Colorado Springs, Colo. Montreal, Canada. 



HERMAN MERKEL, CHARLES HAIBLE, J. H. PROST, 

 New York, N. Y. Newburgh, N. Y. Chicago, III. 



Vol. XIX. 



FEBRUARY, 19L^. 



No. 2. 



(if Colleger ill .\(j\v \'iirk City during the last few numtlis., 

 all uf which ha\'e h'een well attcmled liy iiitcrestffl 

 aiuliencL's. ' "., ' ■ y, 



It has been reniarkeil by those in close touch with the 

 progress of horticulture in this country that it is still in 

 its infancy and that a wonderful future awaits it. Every- 

 thing indicates that our people are beginning to realize 

 that great pleasure that is to be derived from working in 

 the garden. Certainly no more elevating recreation can 

 be chosen than that of coming in close contact with 

 nature. It invigorates the mind and the body. 



Horticulture has its diversified interests, represented 

 1)\' distinct classes, which enumerated, are as follows: 

 The commercial grower, the private or professional 

 grower, or gardener, and the amateur gardener. It is 

 not so long ago that the amateur was regarded among 

 the ])rofessionals somewhat in the light of an intruder, 

 hut it is not so toda> . It is not imw uncommon for the 

 professional and the amateur to meet in competition at 

 some of the flower shows and for the amateur to learn 

 that for the production of "exhibition blooms" he must 

 enlist the services of the professional gardener, .-iiid, so, 

 we fref|uciitly find him graduated from the ranks of 

 "amateur grower" to a full fledged "exhiliitor." 



The airateur should be encouraged. ( .Many of them 

 have found their first joy of the garden in a small plot.) 

 He plods in the garden for a few seasons, liecomes an 

 enthusiast, acquires more ground — and em))lo\s a "garden 

 laborer." He directs and works with his "gardener," 

 liut he cannot produce the c|uality of his more successful 

 neighlior. He becomes discouraged and disgusted, and, 

 finally realizes that horticulture is an acquired profes- 

 sjon^hat one may occasionally successfully specialize in 

 but that the general up-keep of a well conducted country 

 estate requires the services of a real gardener. 



Is gardening sujjerseding the tango, bridge whist and 

 liiiik teas? If the increase in garden clubs and tlic 

 ]30])ularitv of horticultural lectures in society circles are 

 to be accepted as a criterion it would seem so. 



The past season has witnessed material growth in 

 garden clubs throughout the country and the demands 

 for lecturers on horticultural subjects have never been 

 so marked as during the present winter months. 



Illustrating the interest manifested in horticulture 

 among society folks, at the present time a benefit is be- 

 ing promoted for welfare work in New "S'ork City which 

 coirprises a series of subscription lectures on horticulture 

 to be delivered by one of our prominent amateur 

 gardeners. 



It has become quite a fad in suliurhan communities 

 to provide entertainment, at morning and aftcrnotjn home 

 socials, in the nature of a talk and general discussion 

 on gardening or on a specific subject relating to it. This 

 is not confined to country homes, for many of these 

 lectures have also been given in the homes of prominent 

 people and some of the leading clubs and lecture rooms 



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THE INTIUDKKS— WHO ARE SPOIUNC. THE COl.DEN, 

 OPPORTUNITY. 



