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Beth Bullard mentioned that before leaving on vacation she had nice potato
vines and potatoes in the ground but upon return there was bad vole damage
on the crop. Advised not to take vacations.

Also what's the green in potatoes close to the surface? Chlorophyll - which
won't hurt you if eaten.

Priscilla Allen has a row of peonies all of which are healthy but one which is
brown and obviously failing. Advised to probably get rid of it and closely
observe the rest.

Lydia Haviland described and the meeting identified the fruit of the Korean
Dogwood.

Martha Nesbitt wants to plant pink dogwood but worries that they won't
survive more than two years because of the dogwood disease that's going
around. Advised to go ahead and plant.

Sylvia Woodward wanted to know whether dusty miller is annual or perennial.
Annual.

Harold Earp asked how to collect saffron. Slowly and at great expense.
Cheaper to shell out a bundle and buy it.

Elizabeth Thornton mentioned the yellow flowered plants across from Friends
House. Jerusalem Artichokes ? No, tickweed.

Jim Bullard brought a picture of a cicada killer which had been mentioned in
a previous meeting.

The last official act of the evening was positioned to reach the membership
when they were in their most relaxed, benign states. With a rapid, blurred
and somnifacient delivery, the Secretary announced the meeting schedule for
1990.

Before protests could be summoned we thanked the Bullards for a delightful
evening and fitting close to the season. Before retreating into the chill of
the fall and winter we agreed to meet next at Lydia Haviland's April 3rd,
1990 when Mo Chance would be reader.

With regrets for ommissions, transgressions, and obsessions,

Peter Austin
Secretary