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H/7/1898 -1-

Knollton
July 13^th 1898 noon 82°

Owing to the illness of little Robert M. Stabler
at Edgewood the meeting was held at
the beautiful home of our new members,
Art and Mrs. H. W. Davis. Knowlton has become
a familiar feature in the Sandy Spring
landscape as it has been occupied some
months and the transformation of the
corner opposite Stanmore has been of interest
to all.

After the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting, Mr. H W Davis read an article
on thinning fruit, which recommended doing
so very very strongly. Elizabeth T. Stabler
at the request of Alice T Stabler had brought
an admirable article on Chrysanthemums.

Forethought suggestions were, as usual,
interesting

Questions
1 What should be done about planting seeds
and we were advised to continue to do so
in spite of the dry weather

2 Can currant cuttings be raised in the same
way as rose cuttings? It is thought they
could be and a sand bar in a marsh