Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1907-1917

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to mulch with long manure. Keep the strawberry-bed worked throughout the season. In the flower garden keep the walks mowed Sow seeds of perennials this month. Prepare plants for winter.

Meteorologist remarked on the predominance of East winds during June. 15 days the wind was East, North East, or South East. The weather bureau says it was the coolest June for 75 years.

Janet Miller sent an article which proved to be the one Corrie Brooke had read "Poultry raising in Southern California"

The Exhibits were fine and the President again thanks the society for the pains taken to make this feature interesting.

Questions. 1 Asparagus bed is full of weeds? Clean them out by all means. 2 Is it too late to set out a bed now? Many of the nursery men now doubt still have plants in storage, but it might be better to wait until spring. 3 Lettuce refuses to head tho transplanted, why? some say it will not head in hot weather 4 What time cut Lavender? When it is coming into blossom. 5 Will it live out in winter? yes, with protection. One of the members has 6 Lavender cut in 1827 which still retains its delightful fragrance. 6 How get rid of orchard grass in a lawn? If there are but few bunches dig them up: If If much, plow the lawn and re-seed it. Apple trees ten or twelve years old do not bear well should they be cut down? Give them a few years more before cutting them down

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7 What time set out rhubarb? The best time is in the spring but it can be done in the fall 8 What are found to be the best strawberries for this section? Tennessee Gandy & Michael's Early.

Our walk thro' the gardens was very interesting. They were so clean and the plants so rigorous; the cabbage was especially fine. The strawberry beds showed evidences of having yeilded well blackberries looked strong and healthy and promise a good supply of berries

In the flower garden roses were beautiful and the nasturtiums beds will soon be a glowing mass of color.

The absence of the potato beetle has been remarked. No so the striped bug which has been a ravenous pest at some places

Next meeting to be at Woodburn

Readers Cornelia Bentley Mary Stabler

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Woodburn Aug. 6th 1907

Our President being out of the neighborhood Albin G. Thomas kindly consented to act in his place. The minutes were read and corrected. 1st Reader, Cornelia Bentley, an article from Country Life in America concerning the life of citizens who move to the country. 2nd article a succotash plant, a Lima bean vine growing tightly arond an ear of corn.

2nd Reader Mary Stabler, read profit in weeds, showing that many are used in medicine and for flavoring extracts and culinary perposes. 2nd An account of how the beautiful fringed gentian can be raised from seeds. A Mr. Murry has been successful with it and received a gold medal for his efforts. A volunteer article on the spreading of weeds E.S. Iddings read from the garden Magazine that the seeds of perennials should be planted in August and transplanted when large enough to handle if they are expected to bloom the next spring and summer.

Forethought says, we can still plant turnip also kale and spinach at the latter part of August Earlier planting of late cabbage is better but it is not too late now if the weather is favorable and you can destroy the worm pest. Make the ground very rich for celery; plant the middle of the month, water well and work often. Onions for for early spring should be planted the last of August, sets are better than seeds for this planting. Plant cucumbers for pickles The Jersey prolific the best, as it matures rapidly.

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sow lettuce every month until October Don't let weeds go to seed; keep the straw berry beds clean. In the flower garden pot young geraniums, don't let them bloom until September. Not too late to put down more cuttings. A plea for old-fashioned flowers, if your flower garden is too small for holly-hocks larkspurs pinks poppies etc. plant a row in the vegetable garden.

The meteorologist reported 82° at 1o'clock The Exhibits were very fine of vegetables and flowers. apples were the only fruit Questions 1 What are the blue-bells of Scotland? Thought to be hyacinths. x 2 What is the matter with our Crimson Rambler? It is not thought to be anything serious. and will be all right in the spring. 3 How many of us trim our Lima beans? Several do by shortening the vine at the top. Dr Kirk failed with his Lima beans the first time for twenty years. 4 How much should be taken off-? a foot or eighteen inches. Dr Kirk likes sprouting the beans before planting. 5 Does it injure rhubarb to cut it all thro the summer? Best not use it later than June. at Woodburn they put it up for winter: put very little water with it and bake in the oven. put in glass jars, Some put it jars in water and screw the lids tight, without cooking.

x The Century Dictionary says, a campanula

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6 wanted grafts from a healthy seedling peach tree? Get them at Riverside 7 When plant spinach? In August 8 Where did the Jimson weed get its name? Said to be a contraction of Jamestown

A guest who had recently returned from Jamestown was highly pleased with the exposition and advises every one to go.

In our walk we came to some verses, warning us from a certain part of the lawn on account of honey-bees. The retreat of some was so sudden, that only the first verse was read. In the opposite direction was the vegetable garden with its newly planted celery beds, its broad heads of cabbage and various other vegetables. The poultry was visited. Countless chickens of good size. and some small ones in an upstairs room.

This was a very pleasant and interesting meeting, with no threatening of storms to disquiet and make us anxious about our homeward journey.

Next meeting to be at Brooke Grove Readers Mary Magruder Mary Brooke.