Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1933

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Prune raspberries after bearing giving young growth more air and light. Pot winter house plants in August, wet perennials thoroughly before transplanting. Heliotrope easily propagated from cuttings. Choose branches 4 - 6 inches long. Keep wet.

Asst. Sec Ann Miller told us of many varieties of vegetables some advanced specimens nice showing egg plant from Cloverly & the Maples. Corn in perfection. Henry Nichols showed fine specimens of corn of the Golden Rod variety. Not a great variety of fruit few apples. Flowers in profusion and so lovely. Many roses and Edgewood showed a trove of flowers 75 varieties.

Questions What can be done to get rid of honeysuckle, not desirable but very fragrant. No definite way to destroy this vine. Persistant digging of roots and burning has. [?] [?] to destroy much discussion. Cousin Charlie

H/8/1933-5-

Burke told of White Heron nesting on the branch near Burke Grove has not been seen there for several years. Blue Heron more frequently seen. Richard Iddings wants to know how to get rid of morning glory that come up all through the summer gardening season discussion of this garden pest was followed by comments on the Peruvian pest seen everywhere. All importations are not desirable can easily become a nuisance. Mr. Harry Stabler again tells of the green circles on his lawn. Very possible a fungus growth like an infection not necessarily edible mushrooms. Mrs. Josiah Jones a guest asked why take Dahlias and Gladiolus out of the ground in winter Try below the frost line the bulbs will winter well, coming back vigorously to bloom following season. Advisable to change every few years replant the bulbs. Cousin Connie Burke advises against changing geraniums

potted for, blooming. Add fresh soil in top of pot. Bloom more freely if left undisturbed. Adjourned to Lucworth Sep. 5th. An inspection of the garden wasa joy with its vegetables and lovely blooming flowers. Nowhere other that Falling Green do we find a wall garden. The one last touch to a beautiful picture. May I depart from my usual rule (not mentioning supper or in the minutes. The refreshing cool supper deftly dined in the lawn under the old trees was highly commended and welcome that hot August eveing.

Mary M. Nichols Sect'y

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Glenlander Oct. 3 1933

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The September meeting of our Horticultural Society was held with Mrs Weld and her family at Lucworth Sep 5th. We assembled on the porch with the beautiful lawn and fine old trees a picture to look upon. The usual order of business was observed. The minutes were acceptedadopted without change. The first appointed reader Emma Stabler read of the trend members of landscaping of homes and the planting of roadsides' shrubbery and flowers. In many parts of our rural communities this was for miles. Illinois is prominent among states who have done this beautifying of the roadside. Holly hocks grow everywhere and were used by our American Indians for fibre weaving. Mary Magruder also an

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appointed reader gave advice on the soil to be used for several plants where acid soil is desired liniage 3 spoons to one gallon of water is advised making an ascetic acid solution. Water the soil thoroughly before planting. No volunteer articles. No forethought. Mary Miller Asst. Sec. had a short report for exhibits. Falling Green showed a fine collection of vegetables a head of cabbage that must have been a prize winner at a country fair. In this year of fine success with cabbage this exhibit was wll noted. Cloverly had an egg plant of fine type, perfect as to form & color as eggplants grow, one of several equally as good. Mr Hurry had a basket of peaches of superior quality grown at Glen Lander. Mr. Nichols showed varieties of grapes and told of a variety he was privileged to name. The rock of ages having nothing listed like it. This grape was produced from a cutting taken from a vine in a Georgetown back yard under favorable conditions, and skill in pruning it. A very lucious