Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1891-1906

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Fair Hill May 3rd 1892 Noon 84 degrees

We had a large attendance at this meeting. The only places not represented were Stranmore, Avalon and the Cedars. Our guests were Mrs. Geo Williams of Olney, S.E Stabler, Elizabeth Stabler, Fran [ ?] and Pattie Farquhar Mary T. Kirk Dr Mahlon Kirk, Mary Edith Farquhar and Eliza Chichester.

The minutes were read and no alterations found necessary.

The specimens were: Rocklalnd flowers lettuce asparagus tomato plant 6 in. high cauliflower 6 in. parsnips and potatoes; Riverton flowers pie plant lettuce and cabbage plant, Hermon flowers; Sharon asparagus; Norwood flowers and asparagus; Edgewood flowers; Longwood flowere and radishes; Riverside flowers Rock Spring onions, asparagus. and peas 3 inches high; Alloway lettuce radishes, peas 3 in. tomato plant 1 ft high. Fair Hill apples, and Dr Kirk a handsome exhibit of Ben Davis apples.

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Poultry Alloway 48 chickens Cloverlea 30 " Edgewood 75 " Fair Hill 189 " 14 ducks 6 goslings Falling Green 160 " Hermon 60 " Longwood 160 " Norwood 40 " Riverside 12 " Riverton 70 " 4" Rock Spring 60 " 9" Tanglewood 80 " Whitehall 70 " Rockland 155 "

Several member reported bad hatching of eggs. An instrument was shown which Charlie Kirk had used for taking the gape worm from the throats of chickens. 70 had been cured by its use. Two loops of horse hair fastened to a broom straw with silk. After using it, it is thought well to give the chicken a drop or two of Kerosene to heal any laceration caused by the instrument.

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We were informed that Mrs. Haviland of Leawood Mills cures her chickens with tobacco smoke.

1st Reader Warwick P. Miller was absent 2nd Reader Sarah E, Kirk. appointed her Mother in her place. She gave an interesting article on the Rose gardens of France and the Lavender plantations of England. Acres of these and other flowers being praised for the manufacture of growth in plants. Volunteer articles M. W. Kirk read of the Cow-tree which gives milk, so called, to many people and of the stinging tree of Australia. Its height is from a few inches to 10 feet and men or animals who touch it suffer great agony E.S. Iddings read poem from Current Literature. Henry Hallowell told of an Evergreen tree on Mt Washington which grows six inches high with branches 10 to 15 ft. long. It is kept flat to the ground in this way by the strong winds which privail at all seasons on this mountain.

Questions.

1 After a rest of three years would

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it be well to have an exhibition at the Lyceum this autumn. It was discussed at some length. There were many reasons shy it might be a pleasant and useful occasion and those who were against it had reasons on their side, the chief one being that the neighborhood no longer needed this stimulant to Horiculture and the fear that the work neccessary to make it a success would come to heavily on a few members. The vote was taken and the majority were in favor of having the Exhibition. It was then proposed to have a childrens tablle which met with approval

2 Who had practised spraying fruit trees? Only a few have tried it? Samuel Hopkins and Charlie Bond have tried it enough to satisfy themselves of its utility It should be done as soon as the fruit is formed and repeated once a week while the curcul[is] is about. For the currant worm Samuel Hopkins strongly recom

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mends air slackedlime thrown over the bushes and up under the leaves

3 In using kerosene barrels for flowers necessary to cleanse them? No.

4 A new rose bed has been manured and shaded. What more should done? Use bone dust liberally Mrs Bond used 120 lbs on her roses

5 How plant melons? Put well-rotted manure in the rows, and any phosphate is better than bone , because the plants have the use of it - Sooner Sand is an excellent addition to the soil for melons

6 Should carnations which are spindling be trimmed when set out? Not much known in this company of the growing of carnations

7 Should a peach tree which branches out low be trimmed up or leave it? Try it as it is. Mary M. Miller says it is the plan liked best at Eton Hall where she saw many trees with branches a foot or two feet from the ground.

8 How keep lettuce from wilting after it is cut? Bring it in early, before the

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