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THE CEDARS AUGUST 1, 1950
"The Cedars" airy porch was a pleasant place for the
Horticultural Society to meet for it's August meeting.

Owing to the absence of both the president and vice-
president William H. Hill obliged by acting as president.

The minutes of the July meeting were read and approved.

Martha Nesbitt read, "Road Map to Adventure" by
Donald Culross Pelattie, telling us how to get complete
enjoyment from a motor trip. "Never take a highway
if you can take a byway" .was his advice, also to take
books about the states oneis motoring through from the
American guide series.

Molly Miller read an interesting chaper "The
Gardens of Rome" from the book, "Rome Today" which told
of the thousands of trees - magnolias, chestnuts, elm
and oleanders. Rome is build on varying levels and
the gardens are full of statues, urns of flowers and gates.
The evergreens make Rome a year round garden. In the
Villa Triverna, which houses the American Embassy, four
thousand people can be eccomodated and it has a true
Roman garden. In Rome there are many statues of Venus,
goddess of beauty and love - also gardens.

Rebecca Small had her usual helpful hints in
her Committee on Forethought. Dry sprays of gypsophil
and for winter use. Cut old canes from raspberries
and prune wisteria. Phlax are to August what roses
are to June. Stake and tie chrysanthemums. She
finished by reading the poem "August" by Shepherd
which contained these lines, "August sky bluer than
blue , Yea August is month apart".

Ann Miller, who was just back fr in a trip to the
Caribbean , told of the visiting the Bellangrath Gardens,
25 miles from Mobile, the day before and was impressed
by the different shades of green and the mass effect
of saliva in the middle of a wood.

Our meteorologist gave the report July had
4 2/15 inches rain and the temperature was only 71 1/3.