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The 
HOUSE & GARDEN 
BULLETIN BOARD 
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T HE etiquette books would doubtless say that 
it is very impolite to play ring-toss with one’s 
mother’s head. But there is perhaps an excep¬ 
tion, especially when one’s mother is Vogue and the 
rings are wreaths of flowers. With this undignified 
but joyous pastime we are now engrossed. For at 
its January 1st issue Vogue attains the sublime and 
beautiful age of thirty! 
Thirty! Ah, what an age! Before that women are 
mere amateurs at life. By thirty they have attained 
the practised hand. They know the world and are 
known of it. They have acquired sophistication and 
discernment. They have something to look back 
upon but a great deal more to look forward to. 
Vogue is very much a woman of the world. She 
speaks, and those who know wisdom when they hear 
it, listen attentively. Others copy her style, but 
none can copy the things that give her individuality 
and undisputed leadership—the authentic touch 
which comes from years of contact with the best 
taste of the world, the gracefulness and beauty of 
her presentation. 
Though you may not suspect it, Vanity Fair and 
House & Garden are, in a manner of speaking, the 
children of this wonderful woman. Vanity Fair re¬ 
sembles its mother, but House & Garden takes after 
its father, and as father passed away when we were 
young we aren’t quite sure what he did look like. 
Nevertheless, both of us have had the good fortune 
to be schooled under the direction of Vogue, and 
that is why this son feels it a privilege to pen these 
words. 
Long years to you! May you live to become a 
dowager! 
A MERIC AN rose culture suffered three serious 
J-\ losses in the past few years in the deaths of 
Dr. Van Fleet of Washington, M. H. Walsh 
of Woods Hole, Mass., and J. T. Lovett of Little 
Silver, N. J. Dr. Van Fleet was world famous as the 
hybridizer of “Dr. Van Fleet,” “Silver Moon” and 
“American Pillar”; Mr. Walsh gave us “Excelsa” 
and, among others, that lovely rose to spill over 
walls, “Mrs. M. H. Walsh.” Mr. Lovett is repre¬ 
sented by a number bearing his family name. All 
three of these were leaders in the development and 
hybridization of climbing roses. Although there 
may be many others at work on this variety none, 
as yet, have advanced their products to the high 
degree these leaders attained. The workers in 
standard types are legion; we can only hope that 
there will be raised up some one who will specialize 
on the climbing types. 
To help encourage those who are working along 
these lines, House & Garden is offering an American 
Rose Society gold medal to be awarded by the 
society’s executive committee for the best new and 
undisseminated hardy climbing rose originated in 
America and found to be distinct and worthy accord¬ 
ing to the rules of the society. Information regard¬ 
ing the rules of this contest and the rules for the 
award may be obtained from the secretary of the 
American Rose Society, John C. Wister, 606 Finance 
Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 
S OME years ago House & Garden advocated the 
formation of a general horticultural society 
which would serve in this country the same pur¬ 
pose that the Royal Horticultural Society does in 
England. At present we have quite a number of 
horticultural and floricultural groups, each devoted 
to the propagation and popularizing of a single 
flower or class of flowers. Although the identity and 
individuality of each is quite pronounced, and it is 
desirable to preserve that individuality, yet it seems 
that it would be advantageous if these groups should 
join hands under one head. While it is still too early 
to say what may happen, there is the germ of an 
idea along these lines in the recent formation in 
Washington of the American Horticultural Society. 
It starts mainly under the auspices of gentlemen in 
the Department of Agriculture. 
ACCORDING to advance notices of this society, 
several classes of membership are available, 
including the ubiquitous and necessary ama¬ 
teur gardener and lover of plants. It is encouraging 
to find that this society has a proper appreciation of 
the value, work and service of the average amateur. 
We are still rankling under the statement regard¬ 
ing amateurs made by Dr. C. L. Marlatt, Chairman 
of the Federal Horticultural Board at the Plant 
Quarantine Conference held in Washington last 
May. In his opening address he said, “The ordi¬ 
nary plant lover is not, as a rule, doing any public 
service.” Which, of course, is rather an amazing 
attitude for a government official to take, consider¬ 
ing the fact that, without the average plant lover 
and amateur gardener, floriculture and horticulture 
in America would be rather a dull business. With¬ 
out them, the Government might not have to bother 
with a plant quarantine! 
Ha 
N EWS dispatches from London recently re¬ 
ported that Mr. Thomas Hardy, the novelist, 
has accepted the presidency of the newly- 
formed Architecture Club in London. Even though 
he is now an aged gentleman it is refreshing to know 
that he can find time for such an interest. He is, as 
it were, returning to his first endeavors, for among 
the earliest things he wrote was an article entitled 
“How I Built A House.” Architectural descriptions 
are found running through many of his novels. 
This report has especial interest for House & 
Garden readers because it was at the suggestion of 
the editor of the British House & Garden that this 
club was formed. The history of it is quite inter¬ 
esting. 
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AS some of our readers may know, there is pub- 
lished in England a British House & Garden 
which is fast acquiring the architectural pres¬ 
tige in that country which the American edition has 
here. Although architectural and building problems 
differ somewhat in England from those encountered 
in America, there is one lamentable condition which 
they share in common, namely a lack of public 
appreciation of architecture and the fact that many 
people building houses do not avail themselves of the 
services of an architect because they are not ac¬ 
quainted with the profession. This condition was 
outlined in an editorial that appeared in the July 
British edition of House & Garden, in which the 
editor expressed the hope that eventually a popular 
architectural club could be formed in England. 
The editorial attracted the attention of J. C. Squire, 
editor of The London Mercury, and a movement was 
set on foot which has resulted in the forming of this 
club with Mr. Hardy as president. 
In his letter to the editor Mr. Squire outlined the 
purpose of the club as follows: “It is to arouse in¬ 
terest in all matters of architecture and building 
that the Architectural Club has been formed. Its 
members consist of persons who are desirous of 
furthering good modern architecture. Architects, 
writers and laymen are admitted to its ranks. . . . 
One of its activities will be to hold an exhibition 
annually in the West End of London, where the 
best that is being done in modern work can be seen, 
both in model and photograph. ... It is hoped that 
its activities may make it easier for the man about 
to build to find out the architects who are really up¬ 
holding the traditions of fine building.” 
A LMA Gluck, who writes on “Appointments For 
/A Music Rooms” in this issue, is too much of a 
favorite for us to give her pedigree. We have 
chosen her to write this article because, in addition 
to being a superb musician herself and the wife of 
another superb musician, Efrem Zimbalist, she 
entertains delightfully with music in her home. 
G. R. Lomer, whose “Building In Bermuda” 
appears on pages 40-41, is the librarian of McGill 
University, Montreal. 
Alfred Geiffert, to whom we are indebted for 
sketches of the patios shown on page 45, is a member 
of the well-known firm of landscape architects, 
Vitale, Brinckerhoff & Geiffert. 
Allyn Cox, whose brush is responsible for the 
delightful murals in the Tiffany house on page 47, 
is the son of the late Kenyon Cox. Mr. Cox is a 
graduate of the American Academy at Rome. 
Dwight Franklin, whose “Figures of Romance” 
are found on page 46, is a scientist who has strayed 
into art. He first found popular appreciation for his 
scientific groups of prehistoric man executed for 
museums in Cleveland and Brooklyn. From this 
he went on to molding figures of pirates, villanous 
poets and such. There is doubtless some scientific 
connection between the Plithdown Man and Billy 
Bones. 
Peabody, Wilson & Brown, T. H. Ellett, Patter¬ 
son & King, Charles M. Hart, Delano & Aldrich and 
Charles A. Platt, examples of whose work are found 
in this number, are all architects practising in New 
York. Elmer Gray and Henry H. Gutterson are 
well known California architects. 
