THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 63 
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I National Association of Gardeners I 
N. J. ; William Turner, Oceanii 
N. J. 
Thomas W. Head, President, Lake Forest, 111. James Stuart, Treasurer, Mamaroneck, N. Y. 
Theo. Wirth, I'iee-l'residcnl, Minneapolis, Alinn. Martin C. Eisel, Seeretary, Madison, N. J. 
Trustees for igjy 
William Kleinheinz, Ogontz. Pa.; John F. Huss, Hartford, Conn.; Peter Duff, Orange, 
William H. Duckham, Madison, N. J. 
Directors 
(To serve tintii 1918)— William H. Waite, Rumson, X. J.; Edward Ku k. Bar Harbor, Me.; Jolin 
Fohn, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Thomas Proctor, Lenox, Mass.; Joseph Tansey, Tuxedo Park, 
(To serve until 1919)— John W. Everitt, Glen Cove, N. Y. ; Thomas W. Logan, Jenkintown, Pa.; Robert Cameron, Cambridge, Mass.; 
John Canning, Ardsley, N. Y. ; A. Bauer, Deal Beach, N. J.; David Eraser, Pittsburgh, Pa.; George W. Hess, Washington, D. C; (To 
serve until 1920)— William N. Craig, Brookline, Mass.; L. P. Jensen, St. Louis, Mo.; William Hertrick, San Gabriel, Cal.; William Gray, 
Newport, R. I.; Arthur Smith, West End, N. J.; P. W. Popp, Mamaroneck, X. Y. ; Albin Martini, Lake Geneva Wis. 
Johnson, Glen Cove, X'. Y. ; Carl N. 
Y. ; Robert Weeks, Cleveland, Ohio. 
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THE SECRETARY'S CORRESPONDENCE. 
The secretai'.v diii'cts atU'utiou to tlio lar.w amount of cor- 
respoudence lliat lias eonip to hi.s office within the past thirt.v da.vs 
and hi.s inability to piomptl.v repl.v to all commnnieati<ius. The 
letters are being responded to in the order received and as promptly 
as possible. If you have written to the secretary's office and have 
not met with a prompt answer .you will understand that it has 
not been due to ne,£;lect but to the unusual number of letters that 
have cpine to him. At this writing there are some hundred letters 
and inquiries of various nature awaiting attention. Since the date 
of the convention, Decemlier !>, three hundred and sixty-four letters 
have been received requiring personal attention and replies, while 
since the 20tli of .Tannary more than five hundred receipts and 
membership cards have been forwarded to members who have paid 
their due.s during that iuterim. 
ESSAY CONTEST. 
The essay contest for assistant .gardeners closes on March 1. 
The Committee on Essays and Horticultural Instruction trusts 
that the assistant gardeners will show their appreciation of the 
liberal prizes offered by Ex-I'residcnt t'raig is taking a .great in- 
terest in the contest. The rules governing the contest are as 
follows : 
The prizes are $2.") as first prize, .$1.> as second prize and .$10 as 
third prize, in gold — for the three best essays on any subject per- 
taining to any branch of horticulture. The essays are limited to 
twenty-five hundred words and must be signed with a nom de plume, 
must bear no evidence of the author's identificatiou, and be mailed 
in a plain envelope, carefull.v addressed to the chairman of the com- 
mittee. \Villiam X. Craig. V. O. Box 200, Madison, X. .7. 
The contestant will place his name ami full address, stating the 
position he holds, in a separate envelope, writing tlie nom de plume 
he si,gned to his essay on the outside of this euvehqie. and mail same 
in separate envelope to JI, C. Ebel, Seeretary, Xational Associa- 
tion of Gardeners, Madison, N. J. This envelope is not to be 
opened until the judges have rendered their decision on the contest. 
Write your essay distinctly and use one side of paper only. These 
rules mnst be strictly followed to avoid disqualification. 
A CONTEST FOR ALL GARDENERS. 
All members of the association arc invited to cmnpclc in the con- 
test for which the Lewis & Valentine Company offer twenty-five 
dollars in gold for an essa.v to cover the following subjects and not 
to contain over five thou.sand words: 
(1) The most favorable season of the year to move trees of the 
various species common in the Xorth Atlantic States, and the 
States of the Middle ^Vest. 
(2) Transplanting of trees. 
(3) Care of the roots after lieing trans|dauted. 
(4) The size of ball. 
(.5) The treatment of exposed roots projecting beyond the ball. 
(6) Fertilizing the ground around the free. 
(71 The pruning of the tree, the guying of the tree, and wrap- 
ping the trunk of the tree. 
This contest will clo.se on JIarch 31, the essays to be sent to M. 
C, Ebel, Secretary, JIadison, N. J. 
DELINQUENT MEMBERS. 
Article 3, Section 1. — The annual dues for active and associate 
members shall lie two dollars a year, due and payable on .January 
first of each year. Members in arrears of dues for more than one 
.year shall be suspended and cannot be reinstated to good standing 
in the association until their indebtedness to it is paid. 
.\s the secretary will have to submit a list of delinquent mem- 
bers at tlie next executive meeting, which will be held in Xew York 
Ciiy in March. delin(pients are recpiested to remit their dues al as 
early a date as possible to avoid unfavorable action being taken 
against them. Kemit before March 5. 
NEW MEMBERS. 
Tlie following new members have been added to our membership 
roll during the pa.st month : William F. MuUally. Louisville, Ky. ; 
Louis n. Symes. Robert Broadfield and Henry Kalthoff. of Cleve- 
land, Ohio; W. E. JIattison, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. ; Uobert De Schryver. 
Prides Crossing, Mass. ; Henry T. May, Ilingham, Mass. : Robert 
Wood, .South Hamilton, Mass, ; -Vdam Mann, Tyringham, Mass. ; 
Thomas .Judge. Portland, Ore. : John G. Walker, (jlad.stone. X. J. ; 
(Justaf E. .\nderson, Wa.shington, D. C, : Arthur .Johnson, Harts- 
dale, X. Y. ; Ilerliert Andrews. JIamaroneck, X. Y. ; Cyril Barnes, 
(ireenwicli. Conn.; E. Gregg, Convent Station. X. .1,: Harry 
Xicholson, Evanston, 111. : .Tames Xeil, Staatsliurgh, N. Y. ; John- 
C. Taylor, Bar Harbor, Jle. : John D. Wilson. Grosse Point, Mich. ; 
Edward \. Ward, Xewark, X. J.: John I>. Lewis, Spring Grove, Pa. 
AMONG THE GARDENERS 
It gives us much pleasure to be able to report that William H. 
Downs, formerly of Chestnut Hill, JIass,, is greatly improved in' 
health. Mr. Downs is now staying at Belfast. Me. 
P. Back has resigned his position as su]ieriutendent of the E. L. 
Ryerson estate. "Havenwood,"' at Lake Forest, 111., to enter into 
the commercial business. Tie has organized the Standard Seed 
Company, of Racine. Wis. Jlr, Bach is succeeded by G. .Vnderson, 
formerly of tlic .\. M. Eay Estate, at Lake Forest. 
Geiu'ge lustoue, formerl.y of Lenox, Mass., but now with A. C. 
Loring, at Yumbra Heights, Excelsior, Minn., was recently mar- 
ried to Miss P>eatrici> .Jenkins, of Richford. Vt. 
William .\rbert. late with the Roessler Estate, is now engaged' 
in laying out the ground of .lohn .J. Murphy, Great X'eck. X, Y. 
retci- Waddell, formerly with the Froh Heim Farms, Far Hills. 
X. J., has accepted a position as superintendent on tlie J. A. 
lii elding estati'. "'T!i ulilci wood," Bernardsville. X. .T. 
Cyril Hayman and Harry Cartwright. who. have both been en- 
gaged in the greenhouse department on the estate of .1. Thorne. 
Black Rock. Bridgeport. Conn., have resigned their positions and 
accepted similar ones under Jlr. Edwin .Tenkins. at Bellefontaine, 
Lenox. Mass. 
Percy I'lumeridge. formerly located at Jenkintown. Pa., has for 
some time past been engaged on the C. L. Hay estate, at New-- 
hury. X. IT. 
.Tames .Tobnsfime. who for some years has been located at "Seven 
Oaks." Mamaroneck, N. Y., on February 1 assumed his new duties 
as su]>erintendent to Mrs. De Lancy Kane, at Davenport Xeck, 
Xew Rochelle. X. Y. 
Frank Humphreys, who has been with P. W. Livermore. at Glen 
Head. X. Y.. for the past seven years, goes with Mr. Livermore 
to his new propert.v at .leric ho. Long Island. 
.Tames Stewart, for the iiast seven .vears in charge of the P^dward 
A. Woods estate. Sewickley, Pa., has resigned and accepted the 
position of head gardener on the estate of Mrs. J. R. Reynolds, 
Winston-Salem. X. C. 
