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said that a florist told me they
would not bloom until they became
"pot-bound"

Sarah B. Stabler who had been
appointed at the April meeting to
bring an article for our instruc
-tion or entertainment, brought
"The Summer treatment of Callas"
from Vick's magazine. The other
reader Patty Hopkins was out of
the neighborhood. we will hope
to hear from her another time

Questions

1 What shall be done with a Heliotrope
which bloomed all winter to make
it bloom next winter? Keep it in
the pot and plunge the pot in the
earth

2 What shall be done with an asparagus
bed which is very large
but scattering? Mark the vacant
spots with stakes and next
spring fill with plants

3 A fine row of beets cut off with
the ground. What would destroy
them? Possibly a rabbit

4 Is it necessary to paint the stump
where large limbs are cut off
of fruit trees. Yes paint thoroughly

5 Any experience with self raised
chickens. A hen died leaving 19