Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1880-1891

H/6/1891 -4- 277 be done with it? Dig up the lilies and plant in a new bed

2 How many bunches of grapes leave on a vine? 2 on a stem. taking off the poorest

3 What the best strawberry for flavor size and earliness? Sharpless & Downing

4 Is it too late too set out a strawberry bed? No. Mrs. Janney will have berries from her beds planted in July and Aug. E H Iddings is using berries from plants set out in October.

5 How obtain large asparagus? plant deeply, manure every fall, keep clean

6 What kind is best? Canover's colassal

7 What do with a bed planted three years ago and not yet fit to use? Suggested it may have a clay bottom in which case plant in a new place Joe Shoemaker gave his treatment of a rose bed which was found to be on clay; He had it dug out 13 feet - 10 feet of stones put in, covered with three feet of good earth, It proved successful A member would like to know the cost of treating his asparagus bed so It is 650 ft long by 6 ft wide.

8 What is the quickest growing tree for shade? The maple - came first with several members, the pawlownia native poplar - horse chestnut Caroline poplar, and Sycamore - the last

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named is brittle and drops its leaves frequently and make a litter all the time which is a great fault in some situations

9 What time is best to plant trees? They can be planted at any time if properly done. One cause of failure is planting to deeply

10 Wanted a remedy for melon bugs? Sulphur and plaster suggested.

11 How make lilacs bloom? Cut off the side shoots.

M. B. Magruder exhibited her automatic cooker

Our walk in the garden found all in good order and growing well - Signs of ground mice were many_

After a delightful afternoon we adjourned expecting to meet at Edgewood in July_

H/7/1891 -1- 279 Edgewood July 7^th 1891 noon 81^o A large company assembled at the usual hour. Fair Hill and Stanmore were absent. Our guests were Corrie Stabler Patty and Albina Stabler, Sarah and Mariana Stabler Richard Bentley and Miss Vanbuskirk - Eliza Miller and others

After the minutes were read the Poultry report was Alloway 205 chickens 12 ducks 7 Turk. Avalon 100 chickens Brooke Grove 100 chickens 13 ducks 9 Turk. 1 Gos Cloverlea 100 chickens 18 ducks Edgewood 125 chickens 18 ducks 4 Turk. Fall. Green 206 chickens 60 Turk Hermon 150 chickens Norwood 100 chickens 3 ducks 21 guin.K Riverside 75 chickens 14 quin.K Riverton 175 chickens 8 ducks Rockland 250 chickens 2 ducks Rock Spring 20 chickens 30 ducks 18 turk. 12 gos Tanglewood 100 chickens The Cedars between 100 and 200

1^st reader R. B. Farquhar read an article on "Chrysanthemums." Contributed by S. E. Stabler. As the readers often forget their appointment, it was pro-

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posed the Secretary be furnished with postal cards to remind them if their appointment a few days before each meeting. One member suggested that the host shoud notify the readers_ Another propostition was that various members should inform us of the work to be done during the month, instead of depending one person. Henry Miller being absent - other members gave the work for this month; i.e. plant cabbage plant cucumbers for pickles, plant corn for late use.

We were told that an expeditious way to break down the tops of onions was to roll a barrel down the row.

Questions 1 What is the best time to set out raspberry plants? In the Spring or any time after they are done bearing, take the young plants with white roots.

2 How clear muddy vinegar? Answer to be reported at a future meeting

3 How get geraniums to bloom in winter? Plant in good earth and keep growing. One who is very successful with them says some of hers are seven years old

4 What variety of corn plant now for late use. Stowells Evergreen or Minnesota Mammoth Sweet corns

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5 How catch weasels? With a mink trap

6 Whose garden seeds does this society prefer? Henderson's and Burpies's

7 Is it too late to plant sweet potatoes? Try, and report result

8 Do you generally save your own garden seeds? Some kinds are saved, but generally it is more satisfactory to buy.

9 How make white lilac bloom It is nine year old? Cut back the top

10 How many canteleupes leave to a vine Six

11 When plant Kale? 1^st of September

12 When plant Turnips? 25^th of July to first week in August

13 When set hens for late chickens? July and August

14 Have any been troubled with a worm in the stalks of cucumbers? Yes, Several Many members complain that several corn does not come up. A. G. Thomas says not more than one third of what was planted this year, germinated; he purchased from - four seedsmen It is said to be proper to transplant celery as often as possible and some cut back the tops with scissors

The specimens were very fine