Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1967

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WEATHER Report for HORTICULURAL SOC. 1966 1967 Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar, High 74 69 72 50 65 76 Low 30 27 12 2 10 10 Av. High 62 54 41 47 36 51 Av. Low 43 35 27 30 21 34 M E A N 53 44 34 38 29 43 Rainfall 2.6 2.0 .5 1.1 1. 4.7 Snow 1 1. 27 1. 24. 5.

from A. D. Farquhar

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Weather Report for HORTICULTURAL APR 1967 Av. High 66 Av. low 42

Highest 84 Apr 15 Lowest 30 Apr. 4 Mean 540 Total Rainfall 1.7 in.

from A. D. Farquhar

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H/4/1967-1-

April 4th- 1967

GRACLYN with Grace and Francis Thomas

It was a cool April evening when we met for the first time in 1967- also for the first time at the charming old place Grace and Francis Thomas have renovated.

After the usual abundant dinner and social time- we were called to order at 7.40 by our president, Ulric Hutton.

The minutes of October were read and approved. The Secty. then read the resignations of Helen and Jack Bentley, and Wendy and Clive Lawrence. Both were accepted with regret- and the Secty. was instructed to write the Bentley's and ask them to accept honorary membership, coming whenever possible.

Under unfinished business Rust Canby said his geraniums had not shown up yet.

The By-Laws were read as usual at the April meeting.

The nominating com. then reported that all officers had asked to be replaced- and the names of Ellis Manning for Presidnet and Harry Goff for Vice-President were offered- then they scrapped the bottom of the barrell and came up with the name of Mary Reading Miller fo Secretary-Treasureer. Nominations from the floor were suggested- but soon they were closed, and the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot, which he did- the new officers taking over their tasks at once.

Dorothy Weske suggested a vote of thanks to the retiring officers- which was given.

Lucy Manning read, "Is man changing the Climate of the Earth", and article by Reid A. Bryson from Saturday Review. He says that it is not true that no one does anything about the weathermany things are done- intentional and unintentional. Man has been concerned with trying to make himself more comfortable- by developing protective clothing- housing, heating- air-conditioning- etc. Then of course cloud seeding has come in for some trials and discussions. But the most obvious way in which man has modified climate unconsciously is through building cities. He builds waterproof houses and paves streets so they will be waterproof- often waterproofing 50-60 precent of the city. In this area water runs off instead of saoking in. Also there are fewer trees in the city and less grass than in the open country.

A city makes its own temperature regime, mostly bye keeping the night warmer. As cities grow, the portion of the earth's surface ove which climate is modified gets larger and larger. About lper cent of the United States is paved. Studies are being made of deserts and much is being learned along this line.

For a volunteer article Alan Thomas read some notes he had found in the Horticultural files concerning weather of a hundred years ago.

Forethought had no report, but Bea Wilson will continue in that capacity.

A.D.Farquhar reported that he had gotten a new rain gaugedirections coming with it suggested that it be "turned upside down in freezing weather." He gave and interesting summary of the winter months- and comparisons of 1966 and 1967 for the first three months of the year. This report is filled with these minutes. He feels there is prospect of good rains this summer.

Bea Wilson reported as assistant Secretary that there were exhibits from the Weskes, Farpuhars- Huttons- Bea and Clair

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H/4/1967-2-

Hutton- the Thomases- Alan that is- Ligons and Walter Wilsons. And Mary Moore Miller had a Grimes Golden apple picked in Sept. amd kept in the refridgerator. It was in good condition, and the tree had not been sprayed.

During the bird discussion Flora Godd reported that the sparrows and the blue birds are fighting for possession of the home they have provided with blue birds in mind. Helen Farquhar said a Carolina Wren has built a nest on a shelf in the play house in their yard. There seems to be a great number of birds this year- many varieties were reported togehter with 3 deer and a flock of pheasants seen by Alan Thomas.

The president appointed a new membership committee : Alan Thomas, chairman with Elizabeth Ligon and Mary Moore Miller. They will bing in the names of two new families at the May meeting.

Before asking for questions we welcomed two questsIris Beall and June Thomas Lemke. It was also noted that the only abesntees were the the two families whose resignations were on the desk.

Mary Moore Miller was told it is not too late to trim roses- and it was also noted that roses have had a hard wintermany have been lost.

Flora Goff told of a poinestta, given her at Christmas- w which is still blooming- not having lost a leaf- it has been on a table in the hall- with no sun.

Iris asked if it is now time to put out her geraniums for the voles to eat. They distroyed them all last year. She was advised to leave the plants in the pots- sinking the pots in the ground, to ground level.

Elizabeth Canby has bought some prennial gloxeniaand asked if anyone had tried them. No one had, and we will be interested in keeping tract of them. She got them at Benke's and was told they did well in semi-shade.

Caroline Hussman asked about the best red raspberries to plant. John Weske recommended some he got years ago from The Highlands, but no one knows the name.

And so another delightfull meeting closed, and another year was begun, and we adjourned to meet on May 2nd- with Bea and Clair Hutton- with Elizabet Canby as reader.

Mary Reading Miller

Mary Reading Miller - Secty.

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May 2nd. Bea and Clair Hutton's

On a beutiful, warm May afternoon The Horticultural gathered at the actractive home of Bea and Clair Hutton. The blooming shrubs and estensive border- a mass of color set around a beautiful green, well shorn lawn was a scene to gratify and horticulurlest. Big drops of rain began to fall as we were called in to supper, and The interior of the house was as lovely as the outside-and the food as usual was abundernt and good- so we were unmindful of the weather.

Helen and Douglas Fraquhar were the only absentees- and Mr. & Mrs. William Hartshorne and Mrs. Trice were our guests.

The minutes were more or less approved as red- although Bea Wilson took exception to being aga in appointed Forethought.

Under old business the Secretary reported having written Wendy and Clive Lawrence and Helen and Jack Bentley- and have recieved an answer from Jack. The Membership committee suggested the names of Sylvia and Richard Woodward to renew their membership with us, and it was heartily approved. The Secretary was instructed to notify them. A further report will be given next month.

Elizabeth Canby read, for her selected article from a magazine published by the American Seed Reserch Foundation- on, "Forests of Tomorrow." The forest industry on the United States is changing rapidly from the first cutting of a wild forest to the continuous harvesting of managed forest. Since Foresty ranks up top of the nation's leading industural employees, what happens in the woods affects the welfare of the substantial part of the population. In the early days of forestry, trees were considered to be inexhaustible and there seem to be little need for planting new stands. Now forest acreage is being severly reduced every year by dams, freeways, power lines and subdivisions. It is obvious that foresters must obtain higher productivity out of each remaining acre to meet the demand for forest products. Cutout land must be reforested as soon as wood crop is harvested- we can't wait for nature to do it. Adequate seed crops may not occur for periods of 5/6 years. Hence, the forester must lay up a bank in the fat years to tide him over the lean ones. The gathering of forest seed is a time consuming and dollar consuming prosess. Certainly foresters can't afford to store tons of poor seed, hence the vital importance of research in collection and testing. It was a facinating artical which went on the tell of the research in forest genetics, seed orchards, seed storage and processing. Much of the seeding is done by hand- some in the fall other species in the spring. Much profress has been made in tree seed handling techniques in the recent years. The next 20 years should see even greater improvements in control of cone collections and seed processing.

Alan Thomas red the Treasurers report- and it was repeated that we shall keep our wealth until such time s hospital is ready to have some planting done. Dueas were collected- $6.50- and added to the balance reported gives us, in hand $25.80

Instead of a volunteer article, Elizabeth Ligon told of a road- a back road to Baltimor which followed the road on which the two Hutton homers are now, on. There was a ford at the riverand there was also a weighing station at the Brighton end of the road.

Although Bea Wilson had not thought she was still Forethought she told us to use Antrol for the eradication of Dandylions. Mary Moore Miller has a tubular can which she fills with 24D- and can press it down into the plant- pull or press a button and it seems to be very effective.

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