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Flora has seen 2 blue birds on her feeder- she didn't
know if they were coming or going- probably just passing through,
and stopped for a bite. THe first geese were sighted about ten days
age.

QUESTIONS;-

Flora takes here tuberous begonias up with the stalk
on- shkes off some dirt, and stores them in baskkets in a cool
place(in the basement). ?When leaves and stalk are dry- pull them
off- leave the bulbs in the basket.

Grace Thomas wanted to know if the little white worms
that are between the shells pf her black walnuts eddect the nuts. No,
they cannot get through the hard black shell. They are maggots, and
can be controld by sprau, but the shells are so hard it is hardly
worth the trouble.

Black walnuts are being out all around here. The grove
at the foot of the hill in Brookeville is being thinned out- at
least- and many others. The board are very desirable- and big
prices are being paid- it is said by scouts from Germany who are buying them for furniture

William Heckendorn had several speciman squash- and a
collection of common weeds which be showed us to identify. Most were
familiar- though many were called by diiferent names. He also had a
number of grasses which because of the late hour he didn't show.

John Weske wanted to know how to save his sulans to have
it for another season. Break off some and root it in water- then pots
He, also asked about the Stabler Walnut. It is a black walnute with a rather
thin shell- and is longer than most, in shape

And so another year of the Horticultural meetings
drew to a close- we adjourned to meet in April with Rust and
Elizabeth Canby at Montresor- with Ulric Hutton as our reader.

Mary Reading Miller

Secretary