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roses with great success. He
pulls earth up areound them
& mulches with manure later in
the winter. What bug makes
holes in beans? Probably a
night eater. Try three[?] spray.

Mary Stabler's Forethought.
Repeat sprays. Put rose dust on
evergreen. Plant Madonna
lily belles early. Oriental poppies
may be put in now. Make
summer compost with vegetable
matterf, fertilizer & thin lime.

It is a waste of time and bad
for the ears of sweet corn to cut
suckers from the stalks.
There was only one exhibit: from
The Highlands.

No Community C. report, but
mention was made of the road
from White Oak to New Hampshire Ave.

Mr. Hurry [?] greetings to
the Horticultural through Elza T.

Mr. Shaw had read of orchids
being grown in a bedroom in
the Shoreham Hotel. This is unusual
for orchids require a
moist atmosphere and great care
if successful blooms are acquired.
No one knows how edible
Mrs. Hills pine tree mushrooms
are. Mr. Brenner transplanted