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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
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National Association of Gardeners I 
I Thomas W. Head, President, Lake Forest, 111. James Stuart, Treasurer, Mamaroneck, N. Y. | 
I Theo. \\'irth, Vice-President , Minneapolis, Minn. M.vrtix C. Eiiel. Seerelary, Madison, N. J. i 
I Trustees far n/iy 1 
I William Kleinlieiiiz. Ogontz, Pa.; John F. Huss, Hartford, Conn.; Peter Duff. Orange, N. J.; William Turner, Oceanic, N. J.; | 
i William H. Duckliam, Madison, N. J. 1 
I Directors | 
i (To serve until 1918)— William H. Waite, Rumson, N. J,; Edward Kirk, Bar Harbor, Me.; John F. Johnson, Glen Cove. N. Y. ; Carl N. | 
1 Fohn, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Thomas Proctor, Lenox, Mass.; Joseph Tansey, Tuxedo Park, X. Y. ; Robert Weeks, Cleveland, Ohio. | 
= (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 l-'raser, Pittsburgh, Pa.; George W. Hess, Washington, D. C. : (To | 
1 serve until 1920) — William N. (Traig, Brookline, Mass.; L. P. Jensen, St. Louis, Mo.; William Hertrick, San Gabriel, Cal. ; William Gray, i 
i Newport, R. I.; Arthur Smith, West End, N. J.; P. W. Popp, Mamaroneck, N. Y.; Albin Martini, Lake Geneva, Wis. i 
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THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 
Fellow niembPi-.'i : The lionur bestowed upon nie at your conven- 
tion in Washington in Decemlier. electins me to the presidency o£ 
onr national association is accepted with keen appreciation. It 
comes to me, as I believe, at a most opportune time, for the West 
is now onyagcd in thi' work of (levelo])ini; many 
extensive private estates with interest sjireail- 
ing in ornamental horticulture and opening up 
greater opportunities for those engaged in our 
profession of gardening than ever before, as 
you will realize when you attend our next 
annual convention, which is to be held in the 
city of Chicago. 
The work ahead of us as a national body is 
great and it is up to all of us to get together 
this year and make our association the strong- 
est organization of its kind in the country; it^ 
aim being to lietter the position of tlie gar- 
dener through advancing the interest of orna- 
mental horticulture alid by creating a better 
under standing 
among those re- 
quiringthe serv- 
ices of gardeners 
of what reall.v 
constitutes effi- 
ciency in gar- 
dening. The 
members should 
strive to direct 
attention to 
their national 
association 
whenever the 
occasion pre- 
sents itself and 
in this wa.v as- 
sist in firmly 
establishing the 
association as a 
potent factor in 
horticulture, for 
wliatever is ac- 
complished by 
the association 
is naturall.v in 
the interest of »,.t^_,», ^.,.^„. 
and to the bet- MARTIN CEBEL 
ferment of the szcy 
gardener and to him only. 
In striving to get all you can interested in 
our association, do not overlook the fact that 
we all had our start at the bottom of tlie 
ladder and tliat there are hundreds of young 
men who are starting out in our profession 
who need our assistance in many ways, and, 
when you find them worthy, endea\or to induce 
ranks through membership, for it is anion: 
THOMAS W. HEAD 
PRESIDENT 
them to join our 
this class of young 
services of gardeners, as the reliable source to which to turn to 
secure capable men ; so whenever you hear of a position being 
offered, or when in need of assistants, do your part by advising our 
secretary: thus you will be helping the association as well as 
yourself, for it is from among our members that we should en- 
deavor to fill these positions if possible, re- 
membering that such positions as well as the 
ones we occupy are what we ourselves make 
them. for. 
"Tlierc's only one iviiy of meeting life's test, 
■I list keep on striving and hope for the hest. 
Don't give up the ship and retire in dismay, 
Because hammers are thrown when you'd like -a, 
bouquet. 
Xow, this icorhl uould be tiresome, tce'd all get 
the blues. 
If all the folks in it held the same views. 
.^0. continue uour u-ork. show the best of your 
skill. 
Some people uou't like it. but other folks will." 
At this time. 
I should also 
like to firing to 
your attention 
the lack of ar- 
ticles written 
by members for 
our ofl'cial or- 
gan, and I ask 
all to strain a 
point and see 
if you cannot 
find time to 
send in. if not 
a long article, 
some short 
writeup of any- 
thing pertaining 
to horticulture, 
especially when 
in connection 
with our daily 
labors and to 
use The (Jar- 
dkners' Chrok- 
u i.E more freely 
in asking ques- 
JAMES STUAR-t tions. 
■^'^^■^^- That our next 
icinvciitiou is to lie held in Chicago is most 
gratifying to me and I know also to many 
others of our western members, as this is the 
lirst time our association has ever held a con- 
vention in the west, and so it will be the am- 
liition of myself and my co-workers to make 
the 1P17 annual meeting the most important in 
organization. de\'otiug time for free discussion 
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men that we must look to fill the various positions that come under 
us as managers, superintendents and head gardeners, and in time 
to fill the positions which are now occupied by the older men in 
the profession. 
I wish to call your attention to the Service Bureau, which while 
it has not as yet developed to the department it should, is gradually 
becoming recognized by estate owners and others requiring the 
the history of our 
of subjects of vital interest to our profession, which should always 
be one of the predominating features of our conventions, while not 
overlooking instructive entertainment as a part of our program. 
I believe we can make our annual conventions of value to members, 
and compensate them for the time devoted to these annual meetings 
and the distance traveled to attend them, through the knowledge 
they will gain in the exchange of views by men who are the lead- 
ers of our profession. 
