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(105th year)
H/4/1968-1-
April 2nd- 1968
MONTRESOR
with Rust and Elizabeth Canby

It was a lovely, cool April afternoon when we gathered
in this gracious, beautiful home for the first meeting of the year.
Spring flowers were coming into bloom outside- and inside the
arrangements were so lavish and beautiful. Spiraea, forsythia,
daffadils- and camelias- the like of which we have not often seen
in this locality. Friends from Takoma Park had brought them- and
the profusion and color was indeed outstanding.

The members seemed also to out do themselves with the
variety and deliciousness of the so called pot-luck dinner- and
after enjoying it- and the pleasure of seeing each other again-
we settled down for the meeting.

Our president, Ellis Manning called us to order around
eight o'clock- and welcomed us for the new year, and the guests,
Louise Canby and Nancy Canby to the meeting.

The minutes of the last meeting, in October, was read
and approved.

Under unfinished business the secretary read the By-
Laws as is usual at the April meeting.

Ulric Hutton had the selected article- one written by
the mother of Anthony Trollop and published in Krutch's book:
"The Gardeners World". She was rather disappointed on the whole
with her vivit here in 1830. She did like the strawberries and
peaches- but they were not so good as in England. She admired the
wild flowers- especially the dogwood, locust bloom, poison Elder
or sumac and the red-bud and others- but unfavorable comparison
crept in very often. The lightening bugs and birds she admired-
also a profusion of fall woods flowers- with most of which she was
not familiar- but declared no one she met knew them either!

For her forethought Sylvia Woodward told us to get the
evergreens planted. Watch out for yellow streaked leaves on the
jonquils and remove leaves- the plant if necessary. Spray Iris- and
plant the first glads. Prune early blooming shrubs as soon as the
flowers fade. Fertilize shrubs- sew batchelors buttons and larkspur
also sweetpeas. If you want to g row your own tomato plants sow the
seed now. Push mothballs into the ground around your crocus to keep
the mice away- and she ended with an April Fool joke on us.

Our weather man, A. D. Farquhar gave us a rather detailed
report covering somewhat the months we were not meeting. The high
for October was78- and he recorded a low, in Jan. of -7. Several
others reported a lower reading, William Heckendorn having seen-12.
We had no record of the water level, but it is most certainly up.

Mary Moore, serving as Assistant Secretary reported
exhibits, mostly flowers from:- The Huttons, Mt. Pleasant, Great
Ease, The Cottage, The Highlands, Rocky Ridge, Springdale, Pine Hill
Oakwood The Cedars, who also had Parsnips and Salsify-dug from
the garden this afternoon- and from Spring Villa beautiful lush
water cress. The arbutus from Pine Hill should also be especially
mentioned- so lovely and becom ng increasingly rare.

Large flocks of geese have been seen. Some reported
fewer birds this winter- others thought the normal numbers were with
us. Of course it was a rather open winter. Various kinds of wood-
peckers have been around- waxwings- a covey of partridges reported
by Clair Hutton- and the usual old friends.

Roadside trash was again discussed. We will try to
investigate to see if anything is being done- any collections being