who most admire the results, without at all grasping the patience, 
devotion and continuous labor required to achieve the smallest 
success. 
Now seems to be our time to step in with enthusiasm, put our 
shoulders to the wheel and really help. If our importations are re- 
stricted, what more logical than to aid those who are working to make 
our own flowers wonders in the eyes of the world. 
What they all need is pubHcity and financial support, membership 
being in most cases the only source of income. The members of the 
GAiiDEN Club of America can do much — they are scattered from 
ocean to ocean — by joining aU or some of these Special Plant Societies, 
the dues are small, they awaken interest in horticulture in all parts 
of our countr}% Their membership brings them the bulletins issued 
by these societies, which are of distinct value to those who really wish 
to have the best in their gardens. 
Perhaps it would be the most satisfactory method of enjoying 
the benefits of these organizations, if our Member Clubs would be- 
come affihated with the different Societies at the reduced cost pro\'ided 
for under their rules. 
The American Rose Society announces the immediate issue of the 
Rose Annual for 1920, promising the finest edition so far published. 
We have in our hands the Bulletin and Schedule of the American 
Sweet Pea Society, the editor stating that while the edition lasted 
it would be sent on appHcation. 
Anne T. Stewart 
The American Sweet Pea Society organized in 1908 holds each 
summer a convention and exhibition. It claims the distinction of 
being the only Society whose activities are devoted to promoting the 
culture of an annual flower, and of having brought about better 
methods of growing it, as a comparison of the product of today with 
that of 1908 will show. The work of the hybridists, both here and 
abroad, have become better known and their fine productions de- 
servedly popular through our exhibitions. 
Our yearly pubhcation. The Bulletin and Schedule, gives expert 
advice on sweet peas from the pens of the most practical men. The 
1920 Bulletin will contain articles on Growing Sweet Peas in tubs. 
Growing Sweet Peas in clumps for garden decoration and cutting, 
notes on new varieties, color classification, and Fall and Spring sowing. 
The distribution of the Bulletin is not confined to members; a request 
will bring it to any one interested. 
The 1920 Convention and Exhibition will be held in Horticultural 
Hall, Boston, Mass., July lo-ii, and it is confidently expected that 
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