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H/7/1955 -1.
"Oakly"
July 5, 1955
Oakly, where the Horticultural Society met for July
meeting, not only gave us a friendly welcome but saw
to it that Mother Nature supplied us with delightfully
cooling breezes after a blistering hot day.
After a delicious supper the meeting was called to order
by our host and president, and the minutes of the June
meeting were read and approved.
Isabel Wesley's resignation was regretfully received but the feeling of
the society was that she had given it serious consideration
and that her decision must be accepted.
Helen and Douglas Farquhar, who had just returned from
visiting their new grandson in Sicily, were called on
to tell us of their trip. It made those of us who had
never been, long to go and the ones who had been must
have had a feeling of nostalgi hearing of the lovely
gardens with palm trees and oleanders, the painted
carts and the gardens of red glads and calla lilies.
Rebecca Small in her Forethought report suggested using
Somasan for iris borers and glads, to shear candy tuft
and other spring blooming perennials, prune canes of
climbing roses, top dress asparagras and rhubarb, & plant
Madonna lilies. She read about a newspaper mulch
which is made by soaking old news paper until they
become pulp and then putting them around plants. "Ivy
Green" a poem by Charles Dickens finished the report.
The meteorologist reported an average temperature of
69° in June with 3 inches of rain fall.
The exhibits were many and beautiful with Harewood's
beautiful flowers, Homestone's 9 varities of day
lilies and Tanglewood and the Highlands numerous
assortment of vegetables and flowers. Amity brought
a representative bouquet of 14 different kinds of
flowers.
Jack Bently told of a racoon up in a tree opposite his
bed room window which they found eating birds at night.
Jack Bently seems to feel there are many animals in nature who are
matchless causing them to be warped frustrated creatures.
The meeting adjourned to meet at "The Porches" with the
Hills in August with the Achesons as readers.
Respectfully,
Sylvia Woodward
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