Horticultural Society

H/9/1891-1-

Falling Green September 10th 1891 noon 68°

This meeting was a week past the usual time, to allow the County to hold its Fair at Rockville. There were two families absent those from Longwood and Tanglewood. Our guests were Mrs. [Hattie?], Mrs Lawrence Stabler, Mr. Manly Granville and Pattie Farquhar.

The display of fruits, flowers and vegetables was excellent. From Brooks Grove, Flowers, carrots, salsify, corn, tomatoes, Lima beans; Alloway, Flowers, egg-plant, tomatoes, corn, Lima beans, salsify, celery, pears and apples; from Avalon, flowers; from Riverside, flowers; from Norwood, Flowers, cabbage, squash, carrots, salsify, parsnip, potatoes, corn, tomatoes, beets, parsley, horse-radish, grapes and apples; from Hermon, Flowers; from Rockland, flowers, cabbage, egg-plant, kohlrabi, cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, onions, okra, turnips, peppers, sweet potatoes, grapes and peaches; from Stanmore, 8 kinds of apples and 2 kinds of pears,