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to prevent cross pollinization. Seeds from
salsify are the hardest to collect and Burpees
grows these in Mexico so as to get lower labor
costs

Our president read the minutes of Horticulture
held at Brook Grove, 30 years ago giving us
a glimpse of the Society at that time.

Again we were deprived of Sylvia's good
forethought, the Woodwards and Isabel being in
the middle East.

Douglas gave us a run down on the weather
for Jan. Feb. and March. There was a scarcity of
rain and an abundance of cold. (Reports are
attached)

There were few exhibits, due to the
late season. Be Wilson favored us with some
who was absent
wild flowers, Chichken Kricker sent white [Japonica?]
forsythia and a branch of luscious pink magnolia, Rose Hutton
had several kinds of flowers and Lucy Manning
a few jonquils.

Birds. Liz Canby had seen a yellow [?] flicker.
Surely more birds were seen but my notes
show only the above.