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H/9/1955-3-

April 4, 1955
The Huttons

April showed a bright and smiling face for the Horticultural Society which held it's meeting at the Rose and Ulric Hutton. The view from their picutre windows often tempts the eyes of the members to stray away from the business at hand - or does it only affect the secretary?

In the absence of the president and vice president, Robert Miller, ably performed the duties of the chairman. The minutes of the October 1954 meeting were read and approved.

Ruth Havens read for Helen Bently, who was unable to be present. The article selected was a timely one entitled, "Bulbs for Beauty", which told that bulbs are generally undemanding and always rewarding. Bulbs are divided into three classes, corns - glads, tubers - begonias and bulbs - tulips. They give vivid color to the spring and continue through fall. Bulbs thrive in any well drained soil. They should be feed after leaves appear with the Orthogro then in the summer spray with Isotox. To keep slugs and snails away use Buggetter pellets. After blooming don't cut the foliage, but let it mature for better bubls next year. Divide your bulbs every 3 or 4 years.

The next reader was Francis Thomas, who read us an interesting article which he introduced as "barely touching on gardening". The geneology of the Thomas Family of Maryland from the "St. Mary's Beacon". One of the members said that as it was about a tree even though a family one, it was suitable for the Horticultural Society. The Thomas family was traced from Thomas Plantaganet - to their coming to Sandy Spring. Three Governors of the State of Maryland have been from the Thomas family. It was extremely interesting to all, Thomases and non-Thomases.

Garland Ligon added a little quotation, "High born folks are no disgrace if sternly kept within their proper place".

The Forethought Chairman told us to plant shrubs, cultivate flower beds, put wood ashes on roses, move magnolias and dogwood, divide phlox, and set out pansies, besides trimming backstems of vines and climbers. The poem read was "April Rain".