Horticultural Society

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The hour of meeting nearly observed The Minutes of the last meeting written by Lydia B. Stabler in the absence of the Secretary were highly commended and she is a marked girl from this time and will not fail to be elected when we need to fill the office of Secretary. 1^st Reader Marianna Miller read "The Summer of Butterflies" as the writer E. E. L. of The Baltimore Sun. terms her vacation days of 198. She gave a beautiful description of the summer which the many rains kept so beautifuller green and of the unusal number of butterflies which enhanced its Lovliness . 2^nd Reader Eliza Moore read that Vegetarians make the best Husbands from the Washington Post. Dr. Robison calls meat a blood heater much domestic unhappiness can be avoided by a vegetable diet and says further that it would cut the cost of living one half."

Volunteer. A catalogue of nursery stock sent by F. D. Stabler. It was published nearly 100 years ago. The prices were much higher then than now.

Marian Mills read "Imagination in Art" Imagination is an element by which artists are able to inflict their wares upon the public. When Millet painted two peasants in a potato field with bowed heads Suggesting prayer he wisely named the painting the Angelus. Had he

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Marianna Miller + Mrs. Massey were appointed to read next time.

We adjourned to Rockland for the June meeting.

The society then inspected the garden & lawn _ + your Sec. who has now become an authority on weeds, could not find one in the beautifully kept garden, + when we visited the chicken palaces, we felt sure they were expecting company, for they looked as if all the spring house-cleaning had been completed, all the sewing done, and nothing to do but be happy.

Good lessons might be learned from the Fair Hill chicken quarters.

Lillie B. Stabler. Secy.

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Rockland June 4th 1918. _______

Rockland was the place of meeting for our June Horticultural.

We were favored with another beautiful afternoon, + each family, with the exception of Norwood, was represented, + we had many guests also.

The meeting was called to order on time _ 5.15 _ + the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

The first reader _ Marianna Miller _ read of an interesting experimental orchard in Ill., where Mr. Benj. Buckman is raising, it seems, every fruit that man has ever heard of; and it seems almost impossible to realize that he grows 1,467 varieties of apples alone.

In another article "Dodging Old Age" _ by John Burroughs _ our reader told us that "once started in pursuit of nature love we are pretty sure to keep on," he said "I think I know what Emerson means when he says in his journals that a walk in the woods

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proud of the exhibit that was before us - almost every family had a fine showing - this feature of the society is certainly one of interest to those who work & care for their growing things.

Helen Hallowell handed in $2.10 as dues from the members, she was unable to procure suitable vases.

Questions.

Cornelia Bentley asked the advice of the society in regards to her namesake park, at Sandy Spring. The fence was in need of repair, & she wondered whether it would be advisable to do without it now - The question was put around, & the majority thought a high fence necessary to protect the lot. She also wanted advice in regard to her willow bushes that had been started, & her English walnut trees that she felt were not looking healthy.

We were again told of the good work the Unitarian Church is doing for the Neighborhood House in Washington - & Marianna Miller said she would take charge of any donations from the members, in the way of fruits & vegetables.

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has no desire to take up her abode in that locality, for "white men can not live long in the withering heat - consequently all the work about the ranch is done by Indians, under the direction of an educated foreman. The average life of a white man in Death Valley is very short."

Marianna Miller interested us with her selections also.

First she showed us a little agricultural paper which had on its cover a picture of our own Cloverly - it having been selected as a type of a model rural home. Then she told us how to beautify the home & grounds - and lastly read to us of experiments at state experiment stations, "which prove that egg production can be increased by the use of artificial lights in the poultry buildings.

By the use of those lights, deception is really practiced on the chickens. The lights are turned on at 5 A.M. during the winter months, when of course, it is still dark, & the chickens are fooled into believing its daylight. Then, in the afternoon, when it begins to get dark about 3.30 or 4 o'clock,