Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1871-1880

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and flowers; from Longwood and Sharon flowers. R. R. Moore brought a species of mallows, Riverside, cherries

Patty Hopkins read an article on the culture of the rose and Rachel Gilpin one on the manage -ment of the Dracenae; the readers appointed for the next meeting are Anna Moore and Eliza Brooke

Questions

1 Has any one tried London purple for noxious insects? Thomas Lea had used it successfully.

2 What cure for blackberry bushes which seem to have the "Yellows" to which raspberries are subject? Air-slaked lime suggested.

3 What is the best way to apply soap suds to rose bushes? Make a hole near the bush and pour the suds in and leave the hole open.

4 Is it best to cut asparagus or break it? Most people think it best to cut it off near the ground, but others break it and do not perceive any injury to the bed

5 Can young rose bushes be injured by by too much water? They can. Water when planted and press the earth close to the roots and they will need but little water afterwards

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6 When cabbage plants are eaten with fleas what should be put on them Try Kerosene and plaster

7 should the earth be drawn away from onions? Plant shallow and keep the earth from covering them in cultivating

Some persons are much troubled by a worm or bug which eats holes into and sometimes through rose buds. Alum water is said to be a good application for plants infested with insects or slugs.

Our walk in the garden and lawn was very pleasant. The vegetables were looking especially well. The greatest bloom of roses was over, the bushes looked very flourishing and all was in good order. The fine large cur rant bushes and the luxuri-ance observable on every side should encourage us to feed our gardens well if we desire to be well fed by them." The Golden Rule applies in more ways than one

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White Hall July 6 1880

In the absence of the Secretary Cornelius Hallowell was appointed secretary pro. tem. with H. H. Miller assistant. The absentees were "Longwood" "Rock Spring" "Sharon" "Riverside" "Edgewood" and "Fulford" W. J Schofield and family, Mrs Tyson and daughters Mary T. Kirk, Kate Stabler, Mr and Mrs Lawford and Helen B. Lea T

The contributions were from Hermon, peaches [two vari eties] carrots, tomatoes. Brook Grove: corn, tomatoes. Alloway cucumbers, potatoes, corn. Falling Green cymblins & cucumbers Rockland cymblins, cabbage, cauli flower, cucumbers, carrots, apples Tomatoes, potatoes, onions, peppers and beets.

Flowers: from Hermon Fuchsias Brook Grove Hollyhocks. Rock -land a dish of flowers

W. J. Schofield brought a fine display of apples

The meeting was called to order by the President. Min-

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-utes then read as usual.

Anna L. Moore read and instruc tive paper on the cultivation of celery, Eliza Brooke of Falling Green read next an article in regard to the treatment of Geraniums. Samuel Hopkins and W. H. Farquhar were appoint -ed to prepare for the Sept meeting papers upon the best method to "keep and preserve celery for winter use." Readers for next meeting are Sarah B. Farquhar and Mary M. Miller

Questions next in order the following were asked

1st What shall I do to rid my roses of slugs? Cut all the branches off as soon as the slugs appear and the new wood will be free of them.

2nd What is the best time to put bags over grapes? At once if not sooner.

3d Will it do to trim Arbor Vitea now? No

4th When shall I trim currant bushes Thin out in the spring so as to let the sun into the bush to ripen the fruit.

5 What is the best kind of early

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corn to plant? "Egyptian," one "Landreth's Extra Early" five "Do not know" seven.

6th When to take Lemon Verbena cut-tings? At any time.

7th How to be Century plant? Plant the seed

8 How to treat strawberry runners Work your plants as you would your garden vegetables, and in the fall transplant when run -ners you want and dig th others up.

We then proceeded to the garden and our walk was much enjoyed, the flow ers being beautiful and in fine order

The vegetable garden was in its usual high state of cultivation. One thing we noticed especially, a mode of watering cucumbers, cataloups egg-plants, &c. as follows viz. The earth is packed firm -ly at the root of the plant, and pressed into the earth is a flower -pot kept filled with soap suds which keeps the plants supplied with sufficient moisture. After an unusually pleasant evening we adjourned to meet at Avalon Aug 3