'THE retirement of the Bulletin Editor who has done so much 
for the Garden Club of America, has filled us all with deep 
regret. It gives us great pleasure to print in this number — as a 
surprise for her — a picture and description of the Vilmorin Iris 
"Mrs. Walter Brewster." It makes a charming and permanent 
recognition of her service, both to us and to the French Nation. 
In filling Mrs. Brewster's place, the Board of Directors 
approved the new Editor's plan of making Mrs. Robert Hill 
Assistant Editor — thereby greatly facilitating the work. With 
two changes, the very efficient and satisfactory staff remains the 
same. Mrs. Hubbard, who has written so delightfully for Plant 
Material has gone abroad for a year, and her place has not been 
filled permanently — though we Wave hopes. News and Views 
has been given to Mrs. Howard Knapp of the Hartford Garden 
Club, and the result of her maiden effort in this number shows 
that our confidence in her was not misplaced. 
To make a success of our only Garden Club publication, our 
watchword should be "careful thought and a long look ahead." 
The responsibility, however, belongs not only to the Editorial 
Staff, but to both Member Clubs and indi\ndual members of all 
clubs. Their interest and co-operation, approval or just criticism, 
is the mortar that holds our Bulletin together, and we hope this 
will be felt throughout the whole organization. 
With the September number a New Series is begun. You 
will note that the pages will be numbered consecutively through 
the year's issue, so that with the July 1922 Bulletin — here is a 
long look ahead — an index of the six numbers for the past year 
will be mailed to subscribers. Perhaps some day we may achieve 
a Table of Contents for each Bulletin. 
The Staff will welcome suggestions of any kind. The maga- 
zine is yours. Try to help us make it what you wigh it to be. 
M. H. B. McK. 
President's Message 
How the wrecks have rolled by since the Annual Meeting. 
We gardeners have had many disappointments and have 
blamed the weather generally for all of them ! The complaints 
in my Garden are great, but the disappointment is greater that 
I have not been able to meet and know more of my fellow 
members of the Garden Club of America. I want to, and 
how can I, unless when in New York you let me know through 
our Garden Club Office where I might meet you. Or better 
still, so many of you wall be motoring along the Hudson 
through the glorious Autumn days to come, couldn't you stop 
and see me here ? 
