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H/7/1899 -4-

business came up so the questions
were now in order

1 Should evergreen on Rock Spring lawn
be removed? Vote taken, 18 ayes, 4 noes. Satifactory

2 Has any one had peas Champion of
England covered with aphis? Many
had trouble - do not know if from
that cause

3 Is salsify blighting this year? Some
troubled but not generally

4 Have grapes blighted? Some varieties, not Concord

5 When plant sweet corn last and what
kind? About 20^th of July - Standard.

At this point a shower which had been
threatening for some time came down
in a heavy rain and all were busy
getting the comfortable chairs and sofas
which had been arranged for us on
the porch, under cover. The welcome
rain and consequent interruption lasted
about half an hour, after which the
questions were resumed.

6 What had been experience with seeds.
whose are good? Burpees came up well
Henderson's good, also Johnson and Stokes
a number failed with early sweet