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Rockland
June 4th 1918.
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Rockland was the place of meeting for our June Horticultural.

We were favored with another beautiful
afternoon, + each family, with the exception
of Norwood, was represented, + we had many guests also.

The meeting was called to order on
time _ 5.15 _ + the minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.

The first reader _ Marianna Miller _
read of an interesting experimental orchard
in Ill., where Mr. Benj. Buckman is
raising, it seems, every fruit that man
has ever heard of; and it seems almost
impossible to realize that he grows
1,467 varieties of apples alone.

In another article "Dodging Old Age" _
by John Burroughs _ our reader told us
that "once started in pursuit of nature
love we are pretty sure to keep on,"
he said "I think I know what
Emerson means when he says in his
journals that a walk in the woods