Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1968

A. D. FARQUHAR

SEPTEMBER 1968

Weather Report for HORTICULTURAL

Highest Temp 82 degrees on several days Average high 75

Lowest Temp 50 degrees on Sep. 29 Mean Temp 67 degrees Average low 58

Total Rainfall for the month 2.73 inches on 7 different days, all before Sep. 12

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The Horticultural Society OAKWOOD with Jean and Dorothy Weske - October 1st. 1968

We gathered at the usual time, at this lovely Horticultural looking home- and lingered outside to enjoy the grounds and the beautiful, warm, but very dry evening.

As always we enjoyed a beautiful, well rounded meal and were called to order by our President, Ellis Manning at 7:45.

Elizabeth Ligon and Claire Hutton/ Francis Thomas were absent and there were no guests.

After minor corrections the minutes were accepted.

This being the last meeting of the season it was the time to appoint a nominating committee to bring in the names for new officers next April. The chair appointed Mary Moore Miller, Helen and A. Douglas Farquhar for that committee.

Mary Moore Miller, Assistant Secretary reported the excellent exhibits, especially considering the dry summer and fall. There were contributions from Sara Mannakee, Pine Hill, Rocky Ridge, The Cedars, Mary B. and Claire Hutton, Springdale and Spring Villa, mostly flowers, but some vegetables with the turnip to end all turnips from Rocky Ridge.

Sylvia Woodward, our Forethought told us to:- trim hedges, stake tall plants against fall winds. Save some bulbs for indoor planting. Rake leaves and put the, on the compost pile. Plant annuals where they are to stay. Lift glads and dailies- take geranium cuttings, plant panseys- also where they are to stay. Pull up tomato vines and hang them from the rafters for the green fruit to ripen. Muleh lilly of the valley& Rhubarb - and several other busy things.

Douglas Farquhar told us what we already knew- that it is dry. There has been no rain at all for the last 19days of September. We had a high of 82 with a low of 50, with a total rainfall of 2.73 inches- all before Sept. 12.

For a most interesting program Jean Weske showed slides and told us of his seven month stay in the Soviet Union, mostly in Siberia. As the temperature went to -60 he could not take pictures until Spring, as the film cracks in the entense cold. Bird feeding stations are a regular business of the boy's scouts. Although there is a rather short growing season, it gets very hot in the summerup to 110- and the days are long- so that gardens are grown, and lots of small fruits-berries etc. He went as far as the edge of Outer Mongolia ending in Georgia. This is a very old culture. He showed pictures of a 5th century church- beautiful mountain viewslovely gardens- interesting looking people- but owing to the dark and the unfamiliar names your secretary cannot do justice to the most interesting talk. Jean also had some mementos- and some lovely sketches he had done, and which he passed around. Jean had prepared a message to be sent to the 94 year old gardener in Georgia to when he had talked of our society. That also was passed around and we all signed it.

For the bird report Sara Mannakee had mounte d the wing and tail feathers of a cedar waxwing- so delicate and lovely.

The report followed about the letter to the Govenor. The committee had met and decided, in spite of the decission at u r last meeting, that they would go ahead with the letter. Copies of the letter were available, and Ellis Manning read it to us- as

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we followed it with our copies. The committee also recommended that we send it to the Governor ourselves, without the other clubs at this time. Copies to be sent them- with an outline of our plans- and asking for their cooperation. It was moved, seconded and duly passed, That we send the letter, as read, to the the Governor, and that the committee prepar a list of neighborhood clubs to whom the letter a nd information he sent." The president will be a member of the committee ex officio- and it was also moved and carried, "that the committee be given the power to set in the matter ever the winter months."

Pete Hutton suggested that the Keep Maryland beautiful committee is still functioning- and maybe we should investigate about their activities. As these activities do not show- we decided that no doubt we will hear from our letter if we are out of order. Ellis Manning took the letter home and will sign it and send it off.

Jean Weske asked if anyone knew the latin name of the Black Eyed Susan - one of which he had pressed and put on the communication to go to Georgia. No one knew it.

William Heckendorn wanted to know if anyone knew of a spray for oyster shell scale. He has used malathon, but wondered if anyone had had experience with something with an oil base to use this late in the season. He did not get much help, so will experiment. Rutbekia Hirte

And so we adjourned after another happy, fruitful season- to meet in April at Pine Hill with Bea Hutton as our reader.

Ellis Manning will let us know the cost of having the letter prepared.

Mary Reading Miller, Secty.