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H/5/1882 -1-

Falling Green

May 2nd 1882

Our first meeting for this year, the April
meeting having been omitted owing to the
extreme illness of one of the originators of
our beloved society. The day was clear with
a cold wind blowing. Noon Temperature
59° The absent were Brooke Grove, Alloway
Edgewood and Fulford and our guests were
Mrs. Strain, Pattie Farquhar Phebe Stabler and
Miss Kate Bradly Madgie Tyson and Mrs.
Moors

The specimens were very fine, remarkably
so, for the cold spring. From Longwood
came two plates of pansies a vase of Rosebuds
dish of Geraniums, heliotrope &c and a
basket containing two kinds of radishes
cabbage plants, tomato plant 14 inches
pea vine 9 inches and asparagus.

From Hermon tomato plant 19 inches high
pea vine 10 inches.

From Riverside asparagus and vase of
Narcissi. From Rockland tomato plant 13
inches cabbage plants lettuce and flowers
Roses, and a curiosity in tulips a petal
having the green color and texture of a
leaf and some inches down the stem
a leaf more than half of which had
the bright colors of the petals. From Sharon
Avalon and Stanmore elegant

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