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a willow tree from the [seviteh?] brought
from Napoleon's tomb - and the great honey
locust at [Riverton?] was planted by Deborah
Lia in her [girlhood?]. The walnuts
the cherries, the willows, & the cedars have
named many old homesteads. Oakley owes
it's name from from the great spreading white oak
measuring 125 ft. from tip to tip."
In closing she gave us a list of the wonderful
trees which we all admire on the
lawn of Avalon, there being 25 varieties.
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We surely were favored in our selection of
"readers" for the Oct. meeting, and with no
reflection whatever on former readers, I
would say it might be a bright idea to
continue these two throughout a season.

As the society is the proud possessor of $4.19,
surely we could [send?] Cousin Richard Iddings
on many trups, & Sandy Spring can [furnish?]
Hulda Hanney with things old, for years
to come!

A note from Edith [Green?] said her aunt
[Eliza?] had intended writing a long Forethought,
but she did not feel able to do it-
she sent the following report to the society,