The National Garden Association 
Formed to promote the annual observance of National Garden Week 
Leonard Barron, F.R.H.S., President 
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 FruitGuild; American Dahlia Society; American 
Iris Society; Ontario Horticultural Association; American Forestry Association; Women’s Na¬ 
tional Farm and Garden Association; Wild Flower Preservation Society; National Horticul¬ 
tural Society; The Agassiz Association; The School Nature League; Society of Little Gardens. 
K ARDEN WEEK for 1924 is over, but the work begun in that 
Week will go on, not merely for a week, or a month, or a year, 
but for all time. Reports of noteworthy undertakings are still 
coming in, all tending to the making of better citizenry and 
a lovelier country. It is, therefore, with both pride and hu¬ 
mility that The Garden Magazine, having inaugurated this Week, 
reads such words of praise as these of the Lexington (Kentucky) 
Garden Club: “Let us then give thanks to those who started this big 
idea which shall start the growth of beauty not only in our homes and 
streets, but even in the unhappy and waste places.” 
Realizing the aid given to this movement by Mrs. John D. Sherman, 
Chairman of Applied Education in the General Federation of Women’s 
Clubs, we are glad, as a mark of our appreciation of her whole-hearted 
cooperation, to give our support to her present candidacy for President- 
General of the Federation of Women’s Clubs. Always interested in 
conservation, urging school gardens and nature study in the schools, 
when National Garden Week was brought to her attention, she at once 
grasped its full significance and visualized its possibilities. To her is 
due the credit for its adoption by the Federated Clubs and, as Presi¬ 
dent-General, we know that her vision and far-sightedness will make 
this Week an important phase of the Federated Club work. 
advertising in this wav. This phase of the anti-billboard campaign has 
wide appeal and what one state can “ put across ” surely the others can! 
The increasing agitation against disfiguring outdoor advertising is 
fast bearing fruit, and in most unexpected places. The women of 
Honolulu notified all Hawaiian merchants that they would purchase 
no goods advertised by billboards. The result was the levelling of most 
of these signs, and Miss Beatrice Castle, President of the Outdoor Circle 
of Honolulu, Hawaii, writes of great strides made toward eliminating 
all billboards on the island, all but two firms cooperating in this work. 
The Standard Oil Company of California will remove its 1,200 bill¬ 
boards throughout the Northwest. Throughout Connecticut, this 
popular wave is beating against objectionable signs and many have 
fallen. The nationally known advertisers are beginning to realize 
that if they would hold the public’s good will, they must bow to the 
public’s edict and, as a result, the following firms are pledged to re¬ 
strict or do away altogether with their outdoor advertising: 
The Goodyear Tire Co; Kelly-Springfield Tire Co; B. F. Goodrich Tire Co; 
Fisk Tire Co; Supreme Gulf Oil Co; Armour’s Cloverbloom Butter; Fleishman 
Co; Kirkman & Son; Pillsbury Flour Mills Co; Washburn Crosby Co; Champion 
Spark Plug Co; Sun Oil Co; The Hood Rubber Co; The Ajax Rubber Co; Ward 
Baking Co; Dodge Brothers. 
New Clubs and Their Federation 
Helpful Booklets for Gardeners in Many Places 
A S a result of National Garden Week for 1923 and 1924, The 
Garden Magazine has been able to aid in the establishment of 
hundreds of garden clubs throughout the country. 1 he growth of the 
garden club movement is not surprising when the work of such clubs is 
considered. 
Already in four states they have federated—Maryland, Virginia, 
New Jersey, and New York. Mrs. John Paris—a woman of vision 
whose name is known to many garden lovers—is President of the re¬ 
cently formed New York State Federation. In the banding together 
of groups of gardeners in her state, Mrs. Paris has the broadest of pur¬ 
poses: to aid every town, no matter how small, to create its own garden 
club; to make every garden club eligible to membership in the Federa¬ 
tion; and to stimulate greater interest in home gardens, realizing that 
in the individual garden lies the crux of the whole work and the ulti¬ 
mate beauty of the community. 
The constitution written by Mrs. F. J. Swift, President of the Nyack 
(N. Y.) Garden Club and a lawyer of distinction, is noteworthy for its 
simplicity and clearness. With the state divided into 9 districts, and 
with 39 clubs already enrolled as members, with each 
district chairman pledged to help form new garden 
clubs, the dream of Mrs. Muller, President of the 
Valley Garden Club of Syracuse, bids fair to come 
true, “ to make New York State the State Beautiful.” 
Any state desiring to form a federation would do well 
to study this constitution. 
From Florida to Honolulu Billboards Are 
Going Down 
TILL leading in this state beautification work, 
Florida has again struck a new and vital blow at 
all kinds of obnoxious outdoor advertising. All candi¬ 
dates for political offices receive the following forceful 
announcement: “This year the candidate for office 
who sticks his name and picture on posts and trees 
along the highway is going to feel the displeasure of 
the public. He will be defeated the moment he starts 
tacking his cards up.” Twenty thousand Florida club 
members have banded together to boycott any one 
A S THIS issue is a special West and Mid-West Number, we are glad 
to offer bulletins (upon application to the National Garden Asso¬ 
ciation) for residents of the great central belt. We would call atten¬ 
tion to the fact that these booklets are intended for distribution only 
in the states named. 
South Dakota —The Balanced Garden; Vegetable Storage. 
Wyoming —The Farm and Home Garden; Spraying for Insect Pests; A list of 
available books and bulletins on gardening may be obtained from the Exten¬ 
sion Division, Agricultural College, Laramie, Wyo. 
Michigan —Trees, Shrubs, and Plants for Farm and Home Planting; The 
Home Vegetable Garden; Spray Formulas for the Home Garden; Forest 
Planting in Michigan: Pruning Fruit Trees. 
Colorado —The Home Vegetable Garden; Beautifying the Home Grounds. 
Utah —Instructions for Flower Garden Clubs (illustrated); Vegetable Garden 
Guide; Manual for Boys’ and Girls’ Club Work; Planning and Planting of 
Home Grounds; House Plants—Propagation and Care; Ornamental Trees 
and Shrubs. 
North Dakota— Perennial Flowers for North Dakota Homes (illustrated); The 
Farm Vegetable Garden. 
Indiana — Hardy Flowering Shrubs and Roses for Indiana; 
How to Make and Maintain a Lawn; Planting and Care 
of Shade Trees; Home Gardens; Spray for Plums, Cher¬ 
ries, and Other Fruits. 
Missoun —Modern Rural Home; Sprays and Spraying; In¬ 
sect Pests of Garden Crops. 
Nevada —Planning the Farm Home Vegetable Garden. 
Oklahoma —The Small Home Garden; Vegetable Spray 
Calendar; Hotbeds and Coldframes. 
Ohio —Beautifying the Farm Home; About Roses; About 
House Plants. 
Montana —Garden Planting Table. 
Kansas —The Community Flower Show; Tree Planting in 
Kansas; Landscaping the Home Grounds with Native 
Material; Spray Schedules for Kansas Fruits; Lecture 
Service—address E. C. Johnson, Division of College Ex¬ 
tension, Manhattan, Kansas. 
Indiana —Beautifying the Home Grounds; House Plants— 
Culture and Care. 
GARDEN MAGAZINE 
ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL 
Awarded in 1923 to Mrs. Thomas 
G. Winter for her active coopera¬ 
tion, as President of the General 
Federation of Women’s Clubs, in 
establishing National Garden W eek 
National Garden Week for 1925 to be observed April iC)tlv-25th 
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