THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 443 
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i NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GARDENERS 
j WILLIAM N. CRAIG, President, 
Brookline, Mass. 
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OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS 
M. C. EBEL, Secretary, 
Madison, N. J. 
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ANNUAL CONVENTION 
I NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF I 
GARDENEKS 
Washington, D. C. December 5-6, 1916 j 
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ANNUAL CONVENTION. 
The date of the annual convention to be held in Washington, 
D. C. this year lias been lixed for Tuesday and Wednesday, 
December 5 and 6. An interesting programme will be provided for 
the two days' session which will include visits to some of the 
departments of the government in which the gardeners are in- 
terested. Several interesting lectures will also be provided per- 
taining to horticulture and the gardening profession. Full details 
of the programme, headquarters, and time of departure from prin- 
cipal points will be published in the November issue of the 
Chronicle. 
It is hoped that many of the members of the association as can 
arrange to be away from their duties for a few days, will make 
every effort to attend this convention to make it the most suc- 
cessful of the association's annual meetings vet held. 
AMONG THE GARDENERS 
NEW MEMBERS. 
The following new members have been added to our roll: John 
L. Donnelly. Buffalo, N. Y.; George S. Low, Sewickley Heights. 
Pa.; Joseph Goatley, Bernardsville, X. J.; .Tames E. O'Brien, 
Brooklyn. X. Y. ; Henry Harrer, Riverdale-on-Hudson, X. Y.; John 
R. Clark, Alfred H. Brown, Holland, Mich.; Jacob Henry, dr., 
Groton, Conn.; 1). Lacconelli. Bryn Mawr, Pa.; Xeil McCallum, 
Pittsburgh, Pa.; Arthur Stratford, Convent, X. J.; Aaron Zimmer- 
man, Edward Thompson, Xew York, X. Y.; Eric Langenmayi, 
Ridgefield, Conn. 
James Bell, for a number of years head gardener on C. K. G. 
Billings' Estate at Oyster Pay, also New York City, resigned his 
position on September 30. 
Andrew McHendry, formerly of the Harkness Estate, Glen 
Cove, N. Y., has succeeded James Bell on the C. K. G. Billings' 
Estate at Oyster Bay, N. Y. 
Fred Falconer, formerly of Cedarhurst, N. Y., succeeded Andrew 
McHendry as gardener on the Harkness Estate, Glen Cove, X. Y. 
Felix Woods, recently with Mrs. A. J. Moulton, Llewellyn 
Park, Orange, X. J., has accepted the position of superintendent 
on the estate of Charles de Hham, Coldspring, Putnam County. 
N. Y. Mr. Woods assumed his new duties the first of the month. 
Frank Brunton. recently superintendent of the estate of Edward 
McQueeney, Fine Creek Mills, Ya., resigned to accept the position 
of superintendent at the Vander Kamp Farms, Cleveland, Oswego 
County, N. Y. 
Arthur Jackson has resigned his position as gardener to A. E. 
Xewbold. Chestnut Hill. Pa., to take charge of the new estate of 
J. B. Schlotman. Crosse Point Shores, Detroit, Mich. He will 
assume his new duties the latter part of this month. 
Joseph Goatley. formerly head gardener on Lord Xorthcliffe's 
estate. Surrey, England. aTicl more recently of Canada and "Grey- 
stone," Yonkers, X. Y., lias secured the position of head gardener 
under Lester E. Ortiz, superintendent of the Walter Bliss estate. 
"Wendover" Farms, Bernardsville. X. J. 
MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 
'"PHE college opened its doors on Wednesday, Sep- 
tember 27. Professor A. H. Nehrling reports an 
enrollment of 30 students in the courses in Floriculture 
for the first term. The new four-term schedule has 
gone into effect, and under this plan the college will 
never close its doors. The Department of Floriculture 
and the Department of Landscape Gardening will offer 
practical courses during the Summer months, which has 
been impossible under the old two-semester system. 
L. H. Tones, of Milford, Mass., and C. E. Wildon, 
of Melrose Highlands, Mass., have registered in the 
graduate school as candidates for the degree of M. Sc. 
in Floriculture. Both Mr. Jones and Mr. Wildon are 
graduates of the college. 
A. S. Thurston has resigned as assistant in the De- 
partment of Floriculture and is now at Ames College, 
la., as head of the Department of Market Gardening 
and Floriculture. C. E. Wildon has been appointed to 
fill the vacancy. 
Professor A. V. Osmun has been appointed to the 
position of Head of the Department of Botany, recently 
left vacant by the resignation of Doctor George E. 
Stone. 
S. W. Hall, of Saxonville, Mass., who graduated from 
the course in Floriculture, is now with S. J. Goddard, 
of Framingham, Mass. 
G. A. Read, a recent graduate of the college, is now 
manager of the Peckham Floral Company, at Fairhaven, 
Mass. 
The following officers of the Florists' and Gardeners 
Club of M. A. C. have been elected: E. Stanley Duffill, 
of Melrose Highlands, president ; Walter I. Cross, of 
Hingham, Mass., vice-president; John T. Dizer, of East 
Weymouth, Mass., secretary-treasurer. Much interest 
and enthusiasm is being aroused in the club, and the 
new president prophecies the biggest year in the history 
of the club. 
Plans for the Annual Flower Show of the Massa- 
chusetts Agricultural College have been announced by 
Professor A. H. Nehrling. Special prizes and exhibits 
are being arranged for. The Northampton & Holyoke 
Gardeners' and Florists' Club will again co-operate with 
the Department of Floriculture. Several new features, 
which will be announced later, are to be incorporated 
into the show this year. While the attendance last year 
far exceeded that of any previous show held on the 
campus, a much larger attendance is looked forward to 
this year because of the increased interest which is be- 
ing shown in the work of the department all over the 
State. 
The new Perennial Garden has attracted much inter- 
est during the past Summer. Florists and gardeners in 
this vicinity have paid frequent visits to the garden, and 
as a result many are contemplating the culture of peren- 
nials in conjunction with their regular florists' crops. 
Visitors have come from as far away as Philadelphia 
to see the garden and to take notes on the plants which 
are being grown. The garden now contains over 500 
species and varieties, and the department is planning 
to add to this number from year to year. Just now a 
collection of Asters and Heleniums is attracting a great 
deal of attention. 
