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H/6/1988-2-

Vegetables should be weeded and mulched. Sow seeds for
brussel sprouts, cabbage, beans and carrots. Plant
marigolds amongst vegetables to repel insect pests.

The meteorological report detailed a lovely month with
plenty of rainfall. Our 7.95" of rain rbought us to within
1/2" of the average to date according to the Washington Post
National Airport Report. A couple notable rainfalls at the
Conlons happened on the 15th when 3/4" fell in 15 minutes
and on the 18th when 1.22" fell in 10 minutes. The month's
high temperature reading happened on the 30 & 31st when it was
38 degrees. It seemed the consensus believed the auguries
were favorable for our area to escape the crushingly dry
summer conditions of the past two years.

Exhibits included the following:
2 varieties of lettuce, roses, bearded wheat, and 3
varieties of mint from Sweetbriar.
From the Cedars; Irish Cobbler potatoes, sugar snap peas,
kohrabi, iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, broccoli, and an
"Enigmatic Egg" found buried in the garden. See Bird Report
for details.
Lydia Haviland brought in a shrub.
Lakeview presented peonies, mock orange, clematis, a Dr. Van
Fleet rose, pansies, coreopis.
The Earps brought chives, strawberries, fuchsia, clematis,
heliotrope, iris, a gardenia, and a yellow allium.
Lea House shared lysanthus, fox glove, burnet, lavender,
lemon balm, and wormwood.
Riverside put forth Selma Lollo lettuce, La Brillant
lettuce, strawberries, snow peas, sugar pod peas, coriander,
bronze fennel, borage, sage, a Dr. Van Fleet rose, coral
bells, siberian iris, coreopsis, Dianthus, galardia,
potentilla, love-in-a-mist, a maltese cross, Crane's Bill
geranium, and yarrow.
Rose Hill brought coreopsis, purple andwhite love-in-a-
mist, foxglove, phlox, oregano, french tarragon, lettuce,
and caultiflower.

The bird report detailed strange goings on at the Cedars.
Mary Grady found a lone phoebe egg in the middle of the
garden - with no nest, overhanging tree, or phoebe in the
vicinity. Tom Farquhar found a goose egg 4 inches in the
ground while he was turning the soil. The first occurrence
was blamed on poor maternal timing on behalf of the phoebe.
The second phenomena was downgraded to the actions of a fox
who was putting aside for a later day goose eggs filched
from across the street.