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11/8/1871 - 1 -
HERMON
VII Mo XXIVTH 1871
A very pleasant meeting of nearly all
the members and a few guests assembled.
Beautiful flowers were brought from Rock-
land Springsdale Longwood and Brooks
Grove and Grapbes from R. R. Broom
Questions.
1. What is the best time to plant Black
berry plants? Spring is considered best -
an open spell in February is good.
2. Can Gilly flowers be left out all win-
ter? No they will not stand the winter
but sometimes bloom delightfully if
brought into the house.
3. Can anything be done to keep
Sekel pears from falling off before
they ripen? No, nothing.
4. What is the best time to plant straw
berry plants, and what kind? Many
prefer the Spring, others like August
and some like a rainy season in
the fall. The Wilson's Albany is the
favorite.
5. Who has weighed the trophy tomato?
D. A. Lea had one which weighed 1 lb 9 oz.
M.B. Magruder, one weighing 1 lb 12 oz
and one of our neighbors had 15 tomatoes
weighing sixteen pounds.

Our walk was unusually inter-
esting, the vegetables were fine and
one very noticeable was cabbage