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eggs set under hens? Some sprinkle
quite often; and others think it intiuly
unnecessary.

Eliza Brooke, who had spent several
months at the Society. She had seen nothing
Horticultural in the winter but had
noticed that when they had 8 to 12 inches
of snow and she expected to hear that
we were filling our ice houses, she found
we had had rain.

The Secretary had discovered that we are
in the habit of mispronouncing the name
of a favorite flower: the Fuchisa named
in honor of the German Botanist Leonard
F[ui?]chs and should be called Fook - sia

Some of our membrs had spent the
morning in packing ice - houses with snow.

Our walk was deferred to another
time and we enjoyed the specimen indoors,
some of which had been covered with
last nights; snow; from Rock Spring huge salsify
lettuce kale, parsnips & sprouted peas, Longwood very large
parsnips and beautiful hyacinths. Avalon flowers
Rockland flowers Kale, beets, parsnips, carrots, turnip & lettuce
Brooke Grove flowers. Riverside out door flowers
Kate Janney flowers.

After a most pleasant meeting except for
the resignation of one of our oldest families

We adjourned to meet at Riverside
next month.
E.S.S.