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very handsome double Sunflowers from
his home in Germantown.

The readers for this meeting were Edith
Hallowell and Robert Miller. Edith Hallow
ell read an article on yellows in peach
trees in which, high feeding is recommen
-ded, especially with potash and dissolv-
-ed bone and also mulching. Robert Miller
was "out West" so we lost the benefit of
his reading for want of a Telephone

Joseph Shoemaker was called upon
to describe the manner of cultivating tomatoes
at his home, but modestly declined saying
his wife runs the place!

Questions

1 How ripen pears? In a dark closet
or drawer or a hot-bed well shaded

2 Is it a good time to plant strawberry
beds? Yes, good but spring is better

3 What variety is best after Sharpless?
Monarch of the West and Kentucky

4 What is the best treatment for straw
berry beds in the fall? If there are no
mice cover with straw, chips dirt pine
needles, manure or well rotted chaff

5 How deep plant Tulip bulbs? 3 or 4 inches

6 How can we have perfect bunches of
grapes? Unknown

7 When plant kohl-rabi? In the spring
when other vegetables are planted

8 Is it late or early to pot a Calla?

H/9/1883 -2-

very handsome double Sunflowers from
his home in Germantown.

The readers for this meeting were Edith
Hallowell and Robert Miller. Edith Hallow
ell read an article on yellows in peach
trees in which, high feeding is recommen
-ded, especially with potash and dissolv-
-ed bone and also mulching. Robert Miller
was