Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1918-1925

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sensitive branches for support. Immediately the tree began to jerk its branches sharply. The motion continued with increased "nervousness", until at last there came a sickening odor that drove the tired men to a more hospitable camping place". Cloverley reported they had had such [?] [?] [?], & now they had stopped bearing- others had had the same trouble, & the general verdict was that the drought was the cause. Beaus were selling at 60 cents & 75 cents a quart in town. At Colesville a man has had wonderful success with them, he works them all through the season, & makes two plantings. One member wanted to know where seed-rye could be gotten, Mr. Poole near [Eduor?] has some, & one bushel is a plenty to the acre, in Sept. Has any one (except I never could) gotten tomatoes by the wheel-barrow full? Several others have, but there is a great scarcity at some places. Is there any way to keep cycleman roots, or must you let them die?

42 H/9/1918 -6Hannah Stabler has watered hers & it looks in good condition. A gardener says they are better the second blooming. Is it right to graft fruit trees now? Never, except in the spring

How must you keep eggs? Water-glass is considered good. [Irmercauld?] has been using eggs in August that were put up last August.

Edgewood reported their tomatoes not doing well - early in the season Thomas Lea and Robt. Miller picked a bushel at a time, but now they are not doing anything.

The Horticultural thinks there is no harm in placing the vines in the same place, but some books say not to please anything in the same place except beans.

Corrie Brooke told us she had plenty of yarn on hand for socks & childrens sweaters.

Mary Brooke learned that Mr. Hawkins at Olney can make her a weather-vane, let us hope she will confine her purchase to weather-vanes only Charles [Kirk?] thinks [fresh?] lima beans

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are a fine crop, his have born well, while the others have stopped, & they save expense in poles.

Jessie McReynolds was told to cut out the dead apple trees. When they are diseased, they must be watched, the bark should be scraped & a spray used. Alban Thomas had two Stamen winesaps that died - upon digging down he found the bark off, there was a fungus trouble, he used a strong solution & it seemed to arrest the disease on the other trees. We are sorry to learn Mr. Fussel's trees are failing.

The question was asked what to do with sweet potato vines_ let the vines grow as they will, & cut off the vines when you dig them. Cousin Thomas Lea thinks the Nancy Hall yams are better than sweet potatoes, & do not go to vines like the regular sweet potato.

Must you put up chickens to molt? Too soon now, & some thinks it does not do any good.

Can you sod this time of the year?

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Yes, you can. Has any one planted Shady nook seed Cousin Margaret Magruder has been very successful using it in shady places, she thinks you should use plenty of seed instead of sodding.

Charles Kirk & Mrs. Davis were appointed readers for next time.

Adjournment was next in order - we will meet at Invercauld the 1st Tuesday in Oct., the meeting being in the middle of the day, luncheon at one o'clock.

The exhibits were number one.

The vegetables from Cloverley made a beautiful display.

Our honorary member Frederick Stabler could not be with us owing to sickness, but he sent three prize sweet potatoes, and a cantelope that looked good enough to eat!

Rockland had a pumpkin & mangle wortsel that would be classed with the winners, & a tomato that weighed 1 3/4 lbs.

A box of raspberries from Brooke Grove looked out of season, but tasted mighty good.

H/9/1918 -9. 45 Tanglewood never looked prettier than it did the afternoon of the Horticultural. We visited the garden & found it very clean, & in a flourishing condition. There was a beautiful row of bunch beans & a row of pumpkins clear across the garden, & the vines were kept in bounds.

The flower garden was so pretty & at one end was a grape-arbor which attracted attention in more ways than one!

Beyond the garden was a famous pumpkin patch, & from the looks of it, we feel sure the Horticultural will be invited to eat pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving time, if not sooner. The only thing that did not look in a state of perfection was the blight in the chestnut trees which are so plentiful around & near the grounds - but we feel sure when the Horticultural meets here again, our host will have found a sure remedy for this serious trouble.

Lillian B. Stabler, Secy.