Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1891-1906

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strawberry bed? Muriate of Potash and South Carolina Rock.

4. Wanted, a quick growing vine for a west porch? Gourd vine received much favor for immediate shade

5. What do for a poor asparagus bed? Manure heavily in the fall with barnyard scrapings

6. Is fertilizer necessary for corn that has been enriched? No

7. What time divide peonies? late fall and make the ground rich.

8. How does Robert Miller raise strawberries that beat California berries? Prepare the ground, make very rich. Mulch with straw.

9. What strawberry better than Excelsior Michel's Early

10. How start Dahlias? Like potatoes, in boxes of rich earth.

11. Two members set out strawberry plants in May. They died in the very hot weather. Should more be planted now? No. Wait until August; run rows with a potato plow, manure well, mulch with straw then set out the plants.

In the gardens we were surprised

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at the advance in the growth of vegetables since the killing frost in May when so many lost tomato plants, beans, and potatoes

The flower garden was lovely .

Especially fine roses were conspicuous objects of delight

The next meeting to be at Highland.

Readers Dr Magender Hannah B. Stabler

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Highland July 3rd 1906

We assembled at the usual hour having passed, unharmed, through various storms accompanied by thunder and lightening.

The minutes were read and accepted.

Readers 1st Hannah Stabler, by her daughter Lena, gave us interesting extracts from "Industries of the Shakers" in Good Housekeeping. Forty years ago, they made Cider Apple Sauce, raised poppies for the opium, dried corn, raised herbs and raised roses for use - making rose water. "In order that we might not be tempted to fasten a rose upon our dress or put it in water to keep, the rule was that the flower should be plucked with no stem at all."

2nd reader Dr. Magruder, an article on Michican celery. The soil black rich and moist; the plants bleached between boards, without earth

Volunteer Ellen Farquhar, "Grafting Dahlias

Forethought. Recommended setting out cabbage at intervals until the 10th of August

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Report of Meteorologist interesting.

Report on Poultry, Margaret Magruder told of a cure for gapes in chickens, Insect powder flirted with a fan over the group of chickens. Gashouse lime seems efficacious at some places. It has been found that chickens kept on board floors have no gapes.

Mrs. Davis collected money for the Secretary from some of the members and will collect from the others at a future meeting.

Our members are reminded to bring lists of their exhibits

Questions

1. Will it be well to set out raspberry plants now? Better to wait until Spring

2. Would it be a good plan to plow an old strawberry bed and plant cabbage plants? Some thought cabbage would do better in another place. Try it in part of the ground and sow turnips in the other part.

A tomato was shown which had a disease that puzzled the experts. A sort of rot, cause unknown.

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4. Will the young shoots that are putting up now among the blackberry vines do to set out in the spring? Yes.

5. A rose bush not thriving what treatment would be best for it? Dig around it and put in manure.

6. Is it well to sow grass seed during the Summer? Yes, on small bare spots where it can be protected with brush it may grow but larger places best be left until Spring.

7. For green worm on cabbage try 1/4 lb fly powder 3/4 lb. of flour. Mix well and put on early in the morning.

8. Will sowing salt on celery be good for it? It will probably kill it.

9. What treatment best for an azalea in summer? Make the earth rich and sink the pot in the ground in a shady place.

The specimen tables showed fine vegetables and flowers and fruits in great abundance.

A plea was presented, and signed by many, to stop the gambling at our County Fair. The rains prevented our seeing the gardens.