Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1891-1906

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remarkably fine sweet corn; our hostess exhibited parsnips, carrots salsify, pepper and fine tomatoes Henderson's "ponderosa". Of our 19 families 9 brought specimens. It is threatened that the names of those who bring nothing in the way of specimens shall be recorded to "go thundering down the ages."

The minutes were read and remarks on poultry called for; very few had anything to say. The flock of 51 turkies at Falling Green and 44 ducks at Longwood, being the most interesting items mentioned

Readers 1st Dr Green read "Propagating plants by cuttings". 2nd Mrs. Nesbit read an article from "Success with flowers" an article calculated to make us generous with plants to those who have few of such things

Readers for next meeting Patty Hopkins and John C. Bentley

Henry Miller had no suggestions for the work for this month. It was proposed to add a lady to the committee. The proposal met with approbation.

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and Eliza Brooke was appointed to the position.

The Questions

1 How pot a Calla? A friend who is very successful with Callas pots it in very rich earth, much of it being manure from the cow stable. waters it with water uncomfortably hot to her hand and twice a week gave it a preparation of plant food sold by E. S., Leadbeater and Sons of Alexandria Va. A 25 [lb?] package lasts her, for her window plants, for about two years. Directions come with each package.

2 How increase yuccas? Seed or divide the roots

3 What is the best soil for potting plants? Scrapings from around the cow stable with wood's earth and sand

4 A guest asked what we are to live on this winter? After some joking answers of "hominy""rice" &c it was found that nearly all had plenty of the usual winter vegetables. Some had failed with potatoes and some with cabbage

5 Is it too late to sow Kale? Try it; the

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season may be favorable

6 Are any members successful with asters in the garden? The black beetles are so destructive that very few try to raise them except in boxes raised above the ground. They can be raised in the garden by very watchful and picking off the beetles as fast as they appear as does our friend E.E.Tyson

7 What do now with peach trees planted in the Spring? Sow wood ashes around them.

8 Have any tried tea made of soot for pot plants? Yes, it is considered good

Bags of salt in quince trees or salt sowed around them has been beneficial at some places

Our hostess recommends raising heliotropes from seed; the plants are stronger and more healthy Seeds planted in May bloomed in Aug

A member asked for a climbing rose which would bloom more than once in the summer is recommended to get the "Mary Washington", which tho' introduced by florists recently, seems identical with the "Washington" or

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noisette Washington which has been in the neighborhood for over thirty years

We visited the garden which was well filled with vegetables grapes and pears, Flowers were blooming but the want of rain in the growing season had dwarfed many plants especially geraniums. The pot plants on the lawn looked well.

The much discussed Exhibition was given over to another season. The long spell of dry weather had made our gardens so lacking in luxuriance and flowers were so scarce at the time, 30th of Aug. that it was decided to retreat while retreat was possible

After a delightful afternoon we adjourned. Our next meeting is to be at White Hall

H/10/1892-1White Hall October 6th 1892 noon 50 degrees

A pleasant company assembled at the usual time. Our absent members were the families of Alloway, Avalon Longwood and Rock Spring, and our guests were Lucy Fitzhugh, Marcia Libbey, Robert Tyson Janie Smith and Mr Rogers

The specimens were from Norwood Kale, Cabbage, sweet corn, parsnips, carrots, salsify, celery, radishes cymbling sweet and white potatoes, Lima beans, peas, beets, 2 kinds of tursnips and tomatoes: from Rockland tomatoes, potatoes, Lima beans, Turnips, parsips Carrots - and Salsify: from tomatoes sweet potatoes peas and flowers: from Tanglewood sweet potatoes, white potatoes and flowers, from Hermon very fine tomates and flowers. from Falling Green, sweet potatoes, peppers sweet corn, apples, and flowers: from Cloverlea, cabbage sweet potatoes, tomatoes, peppers white potatoes, parsnips, carrots, salsify, Lima beans,