Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1935

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interesting wood picture of the Yosemite with its swath of wild flowers, especially after the unusually heavy rains this season, the great majesty of the centuries old Sequoia trees, the impressive Grand Canyon & other natural wonders.

No one crossing the continent this year could fail to be distressed by the barren wastes that had been made by the terrible dust storms and which they noted especially in lower Kansas. The talk brought forth experiences & anecdotes from others who had traveled in the West. Andrew Adams has a sequoia tree several years old grown from a seed & it will be of interest to hear of its future.

Mary Hutton had found the shrub the name of which at the last meeting no could tell her, was choke cherry which in addition tp the pretty bloom in spring, had red berries in the fall.

Forethought advice was to keep the garden filled with good plants so weeds could not flourish. Work tobacco in the ground around asters to help ward off their enemies & dust cantaloupes as soon as up & watch for beetles.

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Mr. Hurry had missed several chickens on several successive mornings & was fortunate to find the thief in the form of "Brer Fox" who was speedily disposed of.

It was moved & carried that we pay the Community Council dues - $4.25.

This being the "month of Roses", it was to be expected that we would have a fine display of bloom which even exceeded our expectations. Mention should be made of the particularly lovely ones from Cloverly which was labeled with the names by the grower Edith Hallowell.

Peonies too, were very fine, as was the exhibits of vegetables from most of the families represented.

Poultry report gave 2090 chickens and turkeys.

Questions Albert Stabler wanted a sitting hen under which to put some oheasant eggs. Cloverly could supply him.

Isabel Wesley showed a sample of flowering almond with apparent

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fire blight was advised to cut off dead parts & burn them.

What ever it is that is boring into the stems of tomato plants seems to be a common pest but no one knows what it was.

Is any one growing Louisiana iris & is it hard to raise in this climate bout no one could tell.

Spring is much better than fall for planting fruit trees, they can be purchased in the fall, buried in the ground & planted in the spring.

Trouble with leaf curl on peach trees is probably caused by aphids for which a dormant spray of sulphur is good.

Tomato plants that have grown rather tall in the hot bed, better not be transplanted but put out in the ground now.

Apple trees at the Cedars look very forlorn, no doubt from fire blight.

That has caused the sycamore trees to loose their leaves. A habit they have some years but will most likely put out new growth.

When should broccoli be planted. Now is a good time.

Why is root celery raised more

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generally. is subject to a blight requires a deal of care [?] rather heavy for it were same reasons given.

Begin now to spray for beetles & look out for potato bugs.

No one seemed to know why a poppy over 20 year old & originally scarlet should now be turning a salmon pink.

Edward Trump, a guest, showed us a new kind of milk bottle top made of a;luminum that claims to be better than the paper one now in use.

Our walk led us in two directions - to Mary's newer flower farden full of blooming plants of many varieties, includinh those in her rock garden & on the stone wall, a recent acquisition. Then we turned to the other side of the house & found Emma's flower beds bordering on the fine vegetable garden.

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Adjourned to meet with Albert & Lena Stabler at the Community House July 2, 1935

Readers - Fred or Jessie McReynolds or Mary M. Stabler

Mariana S. Miller Secretary.

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