Tke National G arden Association 
President: Leonard Barron, F. R. H. S. 
Honorary Vice-Presidents: J. Horace McFarland, Mrs. Francis King, Mrs. Russell Tyson, Mrs. 
Thomas G. Winter, Mrs. Samuel Sloan, Mr. Frederick Newbold, Mr. Robert Pyle, Mrs. John 
D. Sherman. 
Cooperating Societies: National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild; American Dahlia Society; 
American Iris Society; Ontario Horticultural Association; American Forestry Association; 
Women’s National Farm and Garden Association. 
S N THE three short months of its life The National 
Garden Association has swept up from a mere hope, 
earnestly launched as a sequel to Garden Week, to a 
powerful organization with many thousands of mem 
bers. I ts offer of service met a wide-spread need, and letters are 
coming by every mail and from every state expressing approval 
of this garden service. 
It has drawn to it in cooperation the leading garden authorities 
of the country and many prominent organizations. Backed by 
the weight of this membership, the Association is working 
earnestly to secure a reasonable interpretation of plant quaran¬ 
tine so as to permit a general and easy acquisition of new and 
rare plants by every gardner. This is of interest to every gardener. 
S O MANY requests have come to the Association for the 
names of state ilowers that we are publishing the list of 
those which we learn have already been adopted: 
Kansas. 
Maine. 
Louisiana. ) . .. . 
Mississippi \ . .. . 
Missouri. 
Virginia . 
Maryland. 
West Virginia. / 
Washington... ) 
North Carolina 
Delaware. 
Alabama /. 
Nebraska \ . 
Connecticut. .. . 
Arkansas /. 
Michigan (. 
Florida. 
California. 
Indiana. 
Sunflower 
Pine Tree 
Magnolia 
Hawthorn 
Dogwood 
Black-eyed Susan 
Rhododendron 
Daisy 
Peach Blossom 
Goldenrod 
Mountain Laurel 
Apple Blossom 
Orange Blossom 
Golden Poppy 
Carnation 
Nevada. 
Sagebrush 
New Mexico .. .. 
Cactus 
Oklahoma. 
M istletoe 
Vermont. 
Red Clover 
Wyoming. 
Illinois. ) . 
Indian Paintbrush 
New Jersey. . ( . 
Rhode Island?. 
Violet 
Wisconsin.. . . ) . 
New York. 
Rose 
Iowa. 
IVild Rose 
North Dakota.. 
IVild Prairie Rose 
Colorado. 
Columbine 
Idaho. 
Syringa 
Kentucky. 
Trumpet Vine 
Massachusetts. . 
Mayflower 
Montana. 
Bitter Root 
New Hampshire . 
Lilac 
Ohio. 
Red Carnation 
Some thirty-eight states and thirty flowers are thus included, 
and we would be glad to hear what the remaining states are doing 
along these lines. 
Unfortunately, in many states, interest in the state flower has 
been shown by pulling and plucking that flower for sale and 
decorations until these various flowers have been all but ex¬ 
terminated. In Connecticut the Mountain Laurel has almost 
disappeared, and to protect the wild flowers and shrubs of 
Vermont it was found necessary to pass “game laws.” To 
help in this national work of conservation, The Wild Flower 
Preservation Society is bending every effort, and each of its 
various state chapters is active in ways that will bear results of 
ever increasing value throughout the years. Each chapter 
issues very interesting leaflets. To become an annual member 
of this Society costs less than one-third of a cent per day and 
such membership entitles you to these exceedingly timely papers. 
The Association is very proud of having as a cooperating 
member the American Forestry Association, whose Pennsyl¬ 
vania Chapter is establishing State Forest Monuments for the 
purpose of preserving for future generations unusual or historic 
groves of trees or any natural features—a phase of national 
gardening with appeal for us all. 
The National Garden Association hopes to see wild flower and 
conservation laws passed in each state and will lend its aid to 
any organization working to that end. 
H AVE you some flower that you prefer to all others, making 
it the special feature of your garden? There are active so¬ 
cieties which focus their energies on the development of a number 
of the different favorite flowers and which issue valuable booklets 
on culture, newest varieties, and other things of interest to the 
grower. Write us and we will tell you where and how you 
can reach any of the following organizations concentrating 
on: Roses, Iris, Orchids, Sweet-Peas, Chrysanthemums, 
Dahlias, Gladiolus, Peonies. 
H OW often has your club wished for a lecture on gardens! 
If your club is a member of the General Federation of 
Women’s Clubs, you will be interested in learning that a new 
lecture, “The Way to the Good Small Garden”—a $500.00 
gift—has been presented to the Federation by the Garden Club 
of America. This may be had on application to Mrs. Walter 
Little (Art Chairman), 15 Plymouth Street, Bridgewater, Mass. 
And if you are a county agent, or agricultural instructor or 
soils’ specialist the Association will tell you where you can se¬ 
cure lantern slides on several phases of “Soil Liming.” 
A LTHOUGH Garden Week is over, it is still bringing in 
. interesting reports of work accomplished at that time by 
clubs. These programmes are so filled with helpful suggestions 
for other communities that we should like to tell of them all. 
Lack of space limits us to brief mention of a few. 
In a large city in the Pennsylvania coal district, a plan was 
adopted that would prove very effective in the residential 
section of any large city. Each block elected a chairman who 
appointed committees to attend to the sanitation, improvement, 
and beautifying of that block. These chairmen worked with the 
city committee so that the best plans might be adopted and the 
whole city be working along similar lines. Each block in such 
a campaign could adopt a flower, back yards could be thrown 
together to make community lawns, flower-beds, tennis courts, 
etc. This plan is one of the best that has come to our attention. 
In Winter Park, Florida, the Garden Club, working with the 
Chamber of Commerce, offered eight “Town Improvement 
Prizes,” these to be awarded to property owners, tenants, owners 
of vacant property, churches, schools, or any organization own¬ 
ing property. The object of this contest was to arouse the 
interest of everyone in the town so that it might become the 
loveliest city in the state. There is a suggestion here for every 
live Chamber of Commerce. 
F OR your own garden or club, would you not like these 
booklets? They may be yours for the asking: 
Insect Enemies of Chrysanthemums Trees for Town and City Streets 
The Propagation of Plants Garden Competitions & Flower Shows 
Bird Houses and How to Build Them Home Gardening in the South 
Planting and Care of Street Trees Planting Schedule for Florida 
Horticultural Exhibitions Planting Schedule for Alabama 
And would you not like a list of desirable books for the study 
of wild flowers? 
I F YOU expect to be in or near New York City August 3-5 and 
are interested in Gladiolus, do not fail to go to the New York 
Botanical Garden to see the rare and lovely exhibit of these 
“ Poor Man’s Orchids.” This Garden is well worth visiting at 
any time. 
Write to The National Garden Association For Help with your Garden Problems—It is Always at your Service! 
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