Horticultural Society

H/6/1962-4-

Some one else recalled Bob Miller's father reciting Roger and I and Miss Lillie reciting "Never a boy had so many names". She was persuaded to recite this and at your secretary's request sent a copy of the poem for atthment to these minutes.

ADJOURNED TO BEA AND CLARIE HUTTONS, July 3 1962

H/7/1962-1-

July 3, 1962.

Th first meeting of Hor iculture with Bea and Claire Hutton was held on July 3, in their lovely home near Brighton. In spite of a drizzle, members enjoyed the gardens from the spacious windows and many members went outside to inspect the exquisite flowers and to marvel at the well mulched and completely weedless beds.

Jack Bentley presided in the absence of Robert Miller and Douglas Farquhar's early leave taking . The minutes of the preceding meeting were approved with a slight correction. Douglas gave the weather report for the preceding month, and Gelen reported that the Weske's had accepted Horticulture invitation to join. Dorothy however is in England doing some research at the British museum and John is in California He plans to be in Europe in the late summer and is planning to drive into Russia.

Elizabeth Ligon read excerpts from the new Rachel Carson book, the first article from which appeared the in the New Yorker. Two other articles are to follow.

Miss Carson's provacative book brings out that through the ages the world has adjusted to natural radiation and ultra violet rays. But at present the world in subject to man made radiation and to a myriad of entirely new chemicals. Since world war II the world has seen ever increasing insecticides brought on the market, some 500 chemcials and insecticides reach the market each year. They are produced to kill insects and garden pests and diseases. Along with this they kill birds fish and wild life. The residum remains in the soil, but not always in the same form. Many undergo changes. As insects develop immunity to the insecticides, every

H/9/1962-2-

Following our decision at the last meeting Grace Thomas entertained us in rereading from Horticulture minutes a paper written by the historian Mary Magruder covering the years 1913-18 referring to the 50th anniversary in 1913. Then she wead a note found in the minutes regarding Robert Brooke. This was on the back of a list of trees at Avalon, dated 1919.

About 125 or 130 years ago Robert Brooke went to the mill on horseback and the maill was then standing on the H awlings Rover below Riverton. While waiting for his grist he went yp the river and pulled up a sycamore tree; when he returned Mr. Geo. Chanldlee demanded the tree pulling Rober Brooke from his horse. Roger laid out his adversary with a rock and returned to Brooke Grove with the tree. It was then planted and lives, an enormous tree at this tim e

Sylvia reminded us of our duties in September - to res seed and fertilize the lawn, spray for aphids, plant daffodils 12 inches using bone meal; cut seed of phlox, dig gladiolas, cut asparagus when yellos.

Our meteroligist reported only .29 inches of rain in August; average temp. was 83½, high 94, low 62. Today's rain was heavier than all the rain in August.

In spite of the drought a magnificent collection of exhibits: From Great Ease bananas, cantalopes, potatoes, tomatoes, citron, onions, begonias; Oakley: cantelope, tomatoes, Bien Venu roses. Calire and Bea: roses Cedars, cantalopes, yellow timatoes, red tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, watermelon pumpkins, Grimes golden, apples, beets. These were left for the enjoyment of the h osts; the melons were particularly enjoyed by the little Mannings who wanted to know why we did not grow melons instead of squash. This brings to my mind that after almost two seasons in Horticulture I did not know these were left for the Hosts. I always collected my riny exhibit and took them home. Perhaps new members sh ould be instructed.

To the great regret of all, a letter of resignation was received from Pete and Rose Hutton. They and their beautifully planted place have been great assets to us.

Flora Goff, reader, presented an interesting article about a mysterious plant from a Wisconsin Roadstand. After stumping the buyer as well as experts from Harvard & California, it was finally identified as a cultivated medicinal plant from South Asia, " ammi Carum", or in India, "Ajouam."

Sylvia's "Forethought" was from the leaflet distributed at Brookside [Crules?] and had many tips on local plant care as follows: Use 24-D for broadleaved weeds, for leaf mined on roses use metasytrox; use ground covers in shady areas; pinch off, do not cut, evergreen candles (to encourage branching?) Never remove the central bud. Thiodan is good for dogwood trees; thin daffodil and rest bulbs. Do not mow grass closer than 2". Remember, the longer the leaf, the deeper the root. Malathim is best for bag worms and aphids, and Euonymus scale. Pick pansies - What fun! Use regular spray for Rose insects and diseases.

Our regular climatologist reported over 5" of rain in April, the average being cooler to some degree and on the whole not too good for growing. The report is filed.

Betty Ligon described a humming bird lighting on a tulip petal without weighing it down. Cat-birds and orioles had arrived to-day. Wrens had come on Easter Sunday, a few days earlier than usual at "The Cedars" and at Bea and Claire's.

The special new-members Committee with Mary Reading its Chairman, presented the

Claire Hutton read the list of exhibits, lovely roses, "Fragrant Cloud" and "Peace" from "Riverside", 2 varieties of clematis from Mt. Pleasant and salad makings to "beat inflation", lettuce, beet greens, onions and radishes, and about the same with pansies from "The Cedars", Weskes and Woodward's roses were choice as was Kuzu dogwood from Mannings and Bea and Claires beech trees

The Highlands added strawberries for dessert & their roses and pansies, and chard, onions and lettuce and radishes as edible exhibits.

Mary M. Miller?