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Stanmore

Should water melon seed from those grown near
a variety of other vines be planted? No

After a very refreshing, and delightfully social meal,
we took leave to gather together at the house of the
originator of our society on the last 7th day in 6th mo.

Stanmore

June 29th 1867

As arranged at our last meeting we gather
ed more punctually than usual at Stanmore
6th mo 29 1867. Francis Miller declared acting as
Foreman, being host, and some amusing difficulty
arose as to who would could supply his place.

Dr. Magruder was urged to accept the office,
and called the meeting to order and asked the
following questions on behalf of different members.

Would fruit dry under the sash of a hot bed?

No one had even tried it but some thought the
idea a good one and worthy the experiment.

The Bugs eat all my roses, what should I do?

Many other have wanted a remedy but the
only comfort that was given was to endure what
you could not cure, and enjoy the next bloomings.

Henry C Hallowell brought a bunch of Raspberry blooms
to gain information as to why his crops failed when
the ground was so fine?

No one had satisfactory information to give, some