WTe AMATEUR GARDENER 
''Printed and Published at (^trfxker’s 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
Amateur: (from aniator [Latin] lover). One who is attached to or culti¬ 
vates a particular pursuit, study or science for his own delight and 
gratification. When applied to Gardening it is also one of the most 
healthful hobbies. 
VoL. 1 
Spring 
1934 
No. 5 
A FORECAST FOR 1934 
P RESENT indications all point to a good year for garden 
lovers everywhere. The early winter in this locality, 
with its carpet of snow and frequent rains afforded a better 
protection for young plants than we have enjoyed for the 
past three years. It also forecasts an early spring with the 
termination, we hope, of the extreme spells of drought we 
were afflicted with last season and the season before. 
Flower lovers will make many new friends and have a lot 
of company in their hobby this year. During the late de¬ 
pression many of us were compelled to forego our foolhardy 
ideas, leisure and material pleasures and resort to Mother 
Earth for our diversions and recreation. With the result 
that there has been built up a new class of garden lovers, 
who will find more healthful and satisfactory enjoyment in 
growing plants and puttering around the garden than they 
have ever otherwise experienced. 
Instead of extensive tours in their autos with lavish din¬ 
ners on the way, this year you will again find many, as in 
the happy days of a decade ago, leisurely rolling along 
the highways seeking odd and suitable stone for the rock 
garden; stopping at some favorable spot to partake of 
lunch from the family basket. 
Rock gardens have come to stay. Those that were un¬ 
successful will be reconstructed and planted only with 
worthwhile plants instead of those varieties which have a 
tendency to sprawl all over the garden. A rock garden does 
not come into its own until we use the shears and do not 
hesitate to throw away all the poorer plants. 
From the many letters I have received during the winter 
months, many of my customers will specialize and make a 
hobby of growing certain varieties of plants. Sedums and 
Sempervivums being the favorites. 
The pendulum of business activity is on the upswing; 
Bank deposits are insured by the Government; confidence 
in the future of America is restored; prices for commodities 
are still low; prices for well-rooted plants are lower than 
ever. Let’s help make 1934 a good year by spending all we 
can afford for those things which will prove substantial and 
bring us greater enjoyment of the home surroundings. 
