Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1939

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many of us ordered them.

Lime is good for lilac bushes. Lofton Wesleys are feeling the dry weather.

There is a worm found in the stems of the butterfly bush and a pest eating the pink lilies. Ants on young poplars do no harm.

Fred McReynolds wishes to know if the dark color of phlox can be retained? Seedlings change but not the original plants, so keep down the little ones.

Mrs. Hills apple trees may be troubled by the tent catepillar.

Mr. Iddings - Does it pay to take sprounts from the sweet corn? Yes! No! Robert Miller thinks the first crop should be done.

Mariana Miller asked if Baracide is bad for bean beetles - Yes. Cyano acid gas - a powder is discouraging to moles. Place some in various spots in the runs. The lavender bloom sent by Mary E. Gilpin for identiification is veronica. A blow torch is suggested for poison ivy.

Adj. to Falling Green, Lena Stabler & Helen Farquhar readers.

Helen Hall. Sec.

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Our September meeting was at Falling Green. Many of us remember the days when Cousin Charlie and Annie and Cousin Eliza Brooke welcomed the Horticultural and now we have our cordial hostesses Mary Brooke & Edith Green to carry on.

After the minutes were accepted, Lena Stabler read about the little Bulbs of Spring. These are to be planted in the Fall so this is an appropriate time to plan for them. Put bone meal under each bulb in fertile well drained soil. The term "drift" used constantly for clusters or branches of blooms is very descriptive. Crocus, grape hyacinth, "drifts" of {syllas?] & star of Bethlehem. Hyacinth Roman types are effective in the Spring border. Soil of compost is good! Humus, fallen leaves, (Burning leaves is like firing dollar bills), commercial fertilizer & lawn clippings. Lime hastens decomposition. Fork or spade over. Poultry manure is also good. Lena read also

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of sky gardens on the tops of many high buildings and Pent houses in New York City. Flowers, vegetables, lily ponds, grass lawns and some larger trees are grown, giving their city owners the pleasures of rural living in the midst of sky scrapers.

Helen Farquhars article was on enjoying ones garden, & was read by the sec.

Andrew Adams suggested buying bulbs now if you want them as orders from Holland may not be delivered on account of war conditions.

Forethought was concise. Plant madonna lilies, divide peonies, order daffodils. Most evergreens can be moved now. Small evergreens have spiders in dry weather and should be well sprinkled. Sow lawns 75% blue grass and 25% dutch clover & -- grass.

The assistant sec. reported good vegetables displayed but only three families had flowers.

Mr. Hurrys grandson Charles told an amusing story of meeting a family of skunks

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which he tried to exterminate by shooting. They, however, used their own methods for retaliating and left. Charles an out cast in his family circle after killing. This tale led to a discussion of the good & bad habits of skunks. Albert Stabler says they kill quail and chickens. Andrew Adams sold hides when in need of cash. Harold Stabler says they destroy insects & he often sees the little holes they dig for insect larvae. Charles thinks skunks should have rattles.

Mary Magruder was absent so Mrs. J. W. Jones reported for Com. Council - a map has been made giving details for zoning.

Questions Mary Brooke What is a good way to dry lima beens? After shelling, let them dry perfectly & keep away from dampness. Some let them dry in the shells.

Edith Green apologized for the results of almost no rain since April on her vegetable garden. Five heads of cabbage a few tomatoes and carrots.

Andrew Adams wanted seeds of old-fashioned dipper

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gourds. Edgewood and Harold Stabler have some. Hobart Hutton How late can one sow radish seeds. First - sow seeds in Sept. and use Fall seeds. Harold Stabler asked how to make pansy seeds come up in September. Andrew suggested a cheap variety of seeds. Scatter rather than in rows. Cover with sand and sift -peatmoss, or put burlap over them till they sprout. Water every day. Ann Miller announced a meeting at the Com. House to hear speakers on The World Federal Union. Mariana Miller asked if any one knew if Jap. beetles near by? Laurel [Bo?] & Chevy Chase. Worms may have eaten the leaves on Edith Greens delphinium. Harold Stabler told of their garden in Chevy Chase. They love it and work in it as true garden lovers do. He has three cactus plants from Arizona, planted last year and all are growing. He told of [anothis?] vine from Colorado and of the wonderful flowers he saw there this summer. Blue delphiniums [Mountis hood?], blue lupine which