The National Garden Association 
President, Leonard Barron, F. R. H. S. 
Honorary Vice-Presidents: J. Horace McFarland, Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, Mrs. 
Francis King, Mrs. Russell Tyson, Mrs. Samuel Sloan, Mrs. John D. Sherman, 
Mr. Robert Pyle, Mr. Fredc. R. Newbold. 
Societies already officially cooperating: The National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild; 
Women’s National Farm and Garden Association; American Dahlia Society; American 
Forestry Association; Ontario Horticultural Society. 
Announcement will be made next month of the other organized groups’which have responded whole¬ 
heartedly'and are now waiting opportunity for official action at their annual or monthly meetings. 
S INCE the announcement in our June issue of the organ¬ 
ization of the National Garden Association with an 
outline of its purposes, we have received letters from 
all over the country filled with enthusiastic comments 
and praise. We believed that there was a nation-wide need of 
such an organization and that in forming it, we were working 
along the line of greatest service. But even our optimism did 
not prepare us for the whole-hearted endorsement of this new 
service! This has not only justified our faith, but has shown us, 
also, how wide is this field and how much there is for every one 
of us to do. 
It may not be possible to belong to some active or costly 
organization, demanding time and energy that must be spent 
on home matters, but we can—each one of us—“brighten the 
corner where we are” by making our own garden spot a personal 
joy and a pleasure to every passer-by. Each of us can preach 
an important sermon on wild flower preservation by practising 
it ourselves. And we can—each of us—see that our surplus 
flowers are sent to the nearest large city for distribution in the 
congested districts! There is no one so busy but that he can 
become an interested worker in one of the many activities of the 
cooperating organizations of the National Garden Association. 
I F YOU do not have near you a chapter of the Wild Flower 
Preservation Society, and do wish to have a part in furthering 
this important work, write to The National Garden Association 
and we will send you the information and pamphlets that you 
need, putting you in touch with the national organization that 
will help you to form a committee of your own. These booklets 
are to be had for the asking and are both interesting and 
valuable. 
S O OFTEN there is a crying need in the very small town or 
rural district for an activity that will interest and benefit 
the farm women. Did you know that there is a national 
society for this purpose? It is a democratic group, and every 
woman who has an interest of any kind in any farm or out¬ 
door work is eligible to membership upon payment of very small 
yearly dues. The Woman’s National Farm and Garden As¬ 
sociation earnestly asks all women who farm or garden, who 
raise cows, pigs, or poultry, or who grow fruits and vegetables to 
join. This association helps to develop opportunities for the 
trained gardener or farm woman and to help women through 
scholarships and expert advice to become trained. It also helps 
to establish small local markets to bring town and country 
women together in the interest of production and consumption. 
Feaflets will be sent you if you ask us for them and we will aid 
you to become a part of this active and helpful organization. 
A ND would you not like to become an associate member of 
l a society whose aim is “to bring the beneficent in¬ 
fluences of the Society to the sick and lonesome in our great 
cities?” Especially when you realize that these influences are 
centered upon distributing flowers, jellies, fresh fruits, and 
vegetables in city hospitals and tenement districts. The Na¬ 
tional Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild, with no red tape whatever, 
makes the waste of the country meet the needs of the city and 
is sending millions of bunches of flowers and vegetables to the 
needy. For less than a third of a cent per day you can become 
a part of this wonderful work that helps to establish community 
gardens, keep the children off congested streets, and that main¬ 
tains both country and city plant markets. This Guild will, 
on request, send attractive posters to be put up in your local 
station urging all to send flowers to the city. 
A RE you interested in Bird and Tree Clubs or Forestry and 
, Conservation? These are important matters, and if you 
wish to join The American Foresty Association and learn all that 
you can do to help in this work, we will gladly put you in touch 
with it. The “town forest” idea is rapidly spreading, and 
schools and civic bodies are voting money to buy trees. 
D O YOU own a beautiful garden and will you share its beau¬ 
ties by throwing it open on certain days to the public as 
do certain civic-minded owners of Westchester County, N. Y., of 
Fong Island, and of Nashville, Tenn.? If you wish to know how 
a city can develop such a campaign for “individual flower shows” 
to arouse and encourage an interest in all phases of garden¬ 
ing, we shall be glad to tell you. 
Is your town famous for its beautiful gardens? Do you need 
help in making it attractive? We will gladly tell you of a civic 
association that is nation-wide in its efforts to promote the im¬ 
provement of cities, towns, and neighborhoods. It is prepared 
to render service to individuals as well as civic groups. It issues 
bulletins on city planning, parks and playgrounds, billboard con¬ 
trol, smoke prevention, shade trees, and related subjects. Fet 
the National Garden Association put you in touch with this 
active group. 
D O YOU want to know of the work of national “flower socie¬ 
ties” that specialize on one flower—as the Rose, Iris, 
Dahlia, Peony, etc.—telling of the latest cultural methods and 
particularly of varieties? Or about your own State Horticultural 
Society or Forestry Association? Write us and we will aid you. 
Do you know what your own state flower is? And would you 
like booklets on the following subjects: 
How to Form a Garden Club—With 
Constitution and Bylaws. 
The City and Suburban Vegetable 
Garden 
The Farm Garden in The North 
Permanent Fruit and Vegetable Gar¬ 
dens 
Growing Annual Flowering Plants 
Roses For The Home 
Beautifying The Farmstead 
Everbearing Strawberries 
Growing Fruit For Home Use 
The City Home Garden 
Use of Rural Community Buildings 
Trees For Towns and City Streets 
Wild Flowers and Ferns—When and 
How to Gather Them 
Game Laws For Ferns and Wild 
Flowers 
Would you like a list of hardy plants for shady places? For 
dry soils? For wet soils or rocky places? Or a spraying calen¬ 
dar for Roses? 
Write Us of Your Garden Problems 
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