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From White Hall 5 kinds of apples, 3
kinds of plums, 3 kinds of peaches, pears
and flowers: Edgewood, Flowers Lima
beans potaotes corn and Apples: from Fair
Hill Tomatoes and Lima beans: from
Falling Green flowers, head of cabbage, 2
kinds of squashes, tomatoes, onions corn
and potatoes. The Cedars, flowers, tomatoes,
egg-plant and Lima beans: Tanglewood
flowers, apples, tomatoes and Lima beans
and from Cloverley a large head of cabbage,
Lima beans, potatoes, salsify & cantelupes

Questions
1^st Why do the tops of salsify die at
this time of the year? Cause unknown.
deep culture recommended

2 Have the members found fruit
driers satisfactory? They have given great
satisfaction and cost about $3.50

3 How raise spinach? Sow in rows very
early in the spring or in September for
winter use

4 Should Chrysanthemums be allowed
to have the roots come out of the pot?
No_ re-pot often

5 Has any one noticed that fruit trees
near a meat house do well? Several
instances were given of remarkably fine
and abundant fruit on trees so situated
Salt is recommended for quince trees
and salt and ashes or lye for peach
trees