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fertilized. One should be careful of tender tree bark when
mowing. Flowers should be pinched off to prevent the
production of seeds. Annuals should be set out. Seedlings
indoors should be hardened off before being planted
outdoors. Spring flowering shrubs should be shaped and
pruned. Weed and mulch, weed and mulch, Plant, plant Plant.

There was no meteorology report but it was estimated that we
received about 4" of rain and patchy frost a couple of times
during the month.

Contributions were a pleasure to behold. Riverside brought
tulips, red bud, caria angelica, english daisy, candytuff,
narcissis, woodruff and tarragon. The Woodwards offered
forget-me-nots, caria, lilies of the valley, and azalea
blossoms. Jackpine brought flocks, sweet woodruff, hosta,
lilac, and cowslip. Chances brought lily of the valley,
tulips, basket of gold, flocks, and viturnum. Quailhill
brought lilac, periwinkle, stock, tulips, lunaria, and
lambia. Amersly offered french lilac, tulips, narcissis,
candytuff and camassia. The Farquars brought a fine white
radish and a head of lettuce. The Earps brought lilacs,
azalea, lily of the valley, hyacinth, iris, bleeding heart,
forget-me-not, grape hyacinth, viburnum, primrose, and jack-
in-the pulpit.

The bird report included the sighting of the first wood
thrush on the day of the meeting. The cedar waxwings had
been seen coming and going. The barn swallows were back on
time. The first house wren was sighted on the 1st of May at
Sylvia Woodward's. The 1st Baltimore Orioles had been
sighted at Quailhill a day of so earlier. Jan Westervelt had
attended the banding of some baby great horned owls. From
inspecting the pellets it was deduced that they had been fed
a coopers hawk, downy woodpeckers, frogs, snakes and
rabbits.

There were no committee reports and Ellen Hartge was drafted
onto the membership committee.

Questions:
Will geranium bloom through summer even though they were
resplendent during the winter. Yes
Some daffodils that did well last summer did nothing but
foliage this year. Perhaps they were missing a trace
mineral or were planted too deep or, in the course of time
worked their way deeper
It was brought up that mexican marigolds repel nematodes.
Are hyacinths worth saving. Yes but they'll never be as
splendid as when they're fresh from the greenhouse.
Thyme, marjoram and oregano ought to be cut way back in the
spring.
Rose Hill's mountain laurel is doing poorly. It was
suggested that conditions thereabouts are not mountainous
enough. Hollytone would not help.