Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1938

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but all she was told was that it comes on rich ground, if that means anything to him. Mr. Hurrry thought the peach buds had not been hurt so far. The (1 1/2 feet deep) (pond) - at the Cedars is probably not deep enough for pond lilies. Readers for next time - Emelene Hill & Richard Iddings. Adjourned to Cleremont on May 3rd. Glenlander can always offer an attractive walk, even in April when gardens & lawn can only offer give promise of what they will be later, so it is with real pleasure that we look forward to a visit to this Glen where the natural beauty is undisturbed, though enhanced, perhaps, some what by the skillful touch of our host. Mariana S. Miller

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The Horticultural Society Sandy Spring Maryland

Treasurers report April 5, 1938 Dues collected in 1937 - $8.50 Expenses 1937 Community Council Dues - $4.25 Printing - 1.80 Postage - 15 6.20 6.20 2.30

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Cleremont - May 3, 1938 - A very full attendance of members & some guests gathered at Clermont for the May meeting of the Horticultural. Minutes of the last meeting were adopted as read. Richard P. Iddings selected article was from the Communicator & told of a trip up the coast of California thru some of the thousands of acres of flowers planted for seed, many of which are distributed by the large seed houses here in the East. He also read from "The Universal Recipe Book," (given to his grand mother in 1818) some of the recipes there in given & while some might prove helpful even to-day, we are sure no one could give 1 1/2 hrs. constant beating to the making of a cake as so advised in this old book. Emeleen Hill, in lieu of a reading, told of a trip she took two years ago along the Gulf of Bothnia & up through Scandinavia, describing especially the wonderful growth of evergreen forests that so impressed her. Forethought had no suggestions to give us, but read of this work of a week-end gardener

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{2/}who expected great results from his work but was rather disillusioned in the end'

The application of Lofton and Isabel Wesley for membership with us was received and will be voted on at our next meeting. The committee to look into the probability of securing new members was continued.

Poultry report was 6546 chickens, 3 ducks, and 3 bantams as compared with - 6962 chickens at this time last year -

Quite a good display of early flowers was exhibited: we would say the outstanding thing in the vegetable line was a large blooming tomatoe plant from The Cedars.

The Community Council reported Josiah H. Jones, Richard H. Lansdale and G. Rust Canby elected as members at large to serve for 3 years - The men asked to vote on this question of the Council remaining in theCivic federation, and after hearing the pros and cons, the vote was for withdrawing for the present.

The meteorologist, as usual,

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gave a good resume of the weather for the past month.

The collection of dues resulted in complete returns from the families and honorary members present, netting - $7.50.

Some of the homes + gardens of the neighborhood will be open on May 23rd + the fees charged will be used for the benefit of the Sherwood School library.

Questions-

Should Frederick McReynolds take off of a locust tree the bark that is loose 1/3 of the way up on one side + held on only by English ivy = only advice given was to take down the ivy + remove the bark.

Richard Iddings why should lima beans be hilled. It is an old + not good custom as things do better in rows + no reason for hilling -

Edith Green was told that strong tobacco water was good for a spray for aphis -

Margaret Bancroft had a camillia that was not thriving -