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"Tanglewood"
April 1949
Lovely bouquets anticipating the joys of the gardening season bloomed in the hall and on every mantle at"Tanglewood", as the Horticultural formally ushered in Spring at its first meeting in 1949.
President Fred McReynolds called the gathering of members and distinguished friends together, and the minutes were read as the first order of buisness.
The romantic story of "Orchids of the Fantastic Clan" was read by Martha Nesbitt. The Spaniard Hernandez took cacti and night-blooming flowers to Europe, There, in 1830, was made the first crossing of orchids and cacti, resulting in the development of hundreds of named varieties of hybrids by 1914. The night blooming cereus is one of these epiphytical or air plants. Pictures of the hybrid cacti showed huge, but delicate flowers of exquisite coloring.
Edward Iddingd next gave a report of the Seeds of Peace Project of the National Council of State Garden Clubs. 70,000 garden units were sent abroad which included 13 kinds of tested vegetable seeds. A harvest of letters is now coming from the thousands of people benefited.
In lighter vein Lofton Wesley told the Tanglewood-Longwood cactus story, and Jessie McReynolds described vividly the 9" earthworm.
The Forethought Chairman, Rebecca Small (blessings on her and on Elza Thomas, too) presented a host of excellent suggestions: replace mulch around rose bushes with an inch of compost. Set out new rose bushes now. Divide phlox and shasta daisies. Peat moss may be obtained in either acid or alkaline forms.
Ted Nesbitt listed exhibits of mertensia and daffodils brought by Edward Iddings. Edward and Lillie Stabler both brought exotic crown imperial blossoms. Clermont's daffodils and assorted magnolias were strikingly beautiful. Prettyflowering crab came from Alloway.