Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1939

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the hummingbirds love the delphinium which is a poison pest for cattle. Albert Stabler had a story of Colorado too - a pretty girl - a jail - etc. At this point we found it well to adjourn to see the garden.

The next meeting will be at Norwood if Mary Tilton is well enough.

Helen T. H. Sec.

Oct 3. Treas. $6.00 Paid during 1939 - .15 for post cards $6. Com. C. dues.

Oct 3 1939

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The last meeting of the season was held at Wesley Hall in Washington with Lofton & Isabell Wesley who gave us a cordial invitation (when it seemed best not to meet at Norwood).

We were greeted in the ball room where a banquet table was spread.

Flowers from Edgewood. Tanglewood and the Highlands adorned the table and the lunch our hosts provided was delicious. While we were enjoying desert an outline of the "walk" we were to take through the by ways of Wesley Hall, was given us by Lofton.

We started this expedition in the basement seeing first the dish washing in operation. Very hot, soapy water is sprayed on from two directions. Then a like action for rinsing with even hotter water.

We went into the cold room where meat & poultry are stored in quantities. Frozen fruits and vegetables are left in large containers. Then to the kitchen, where a jolly cook who has been with the establishment from the start, reigns supreme.

We saw a silver cleaner - the envy of all the house keepers. Soap by the barrel. Fine refrigerators, a salad cooler in the dining room and coffee urns.

We ended the journey in

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a delightful room where the meeting was held. Mr Hurrey called the m. to order & The minutes were adopted as read. There are $6 in the Treas. after paying Com. Council dues and buying some post cards & $4 was appropriated for Trash barrels which Mary Magruder proposes to place in Sandy Spring village.

Helen Hallowell read, in place of Mrs. Hill, an article on the flowers light-poles in Allentwon, Pa. Lofton Wesley told of Alfred's large tomato plants 12 feet high planted in June. Eight vines have produced 585 tomatoes & there are now 1000 on the vines, They are Bonnie Best and when planted a sack of cow manure was just put around each plant, some (handfull) garden fertilizer & a shovel full of hydrated lime.

Elza was asked to tell of the return to this country of Sue & Bob Turner whoe were detained in France after the outbreak of the war.

Our Forethoughter was absurd, so Emma Stabler gave us some facts. Move rock garden plants. Tulip bulbs should be planted now. Bleeding Hearts can be divided and re-set to advantage. Liquid manure is good for chrysanthemum

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Sow radish seeds in cold frames for late use.

Buy ferns now for house plants. Plant lilacs & evergreens in Fall. Stake young trees to hold them firm against winter winds.

Lofton Wesley Wesley told of two trees treated alike, one lived the other died. When moving, dig trench around after cutting roots off to force little roots to grow. Leave for some time before moving. Put peat moss on roots to fill in where soil has fallen off in moving.

The Com. Council report was given by Helen Farquhar. She spoke of the Federal Housing proposition which was with out favor in some localities. Lofton W. moved that the Horticultural go on record as disapproving the spending of $2,000,000 for this project. Carried.

The going question was another subject. It was suggested that Hatcheries, dog kennels, & other enterprises be kept in business sections in the future. Keep residential sections free of business which can be confined to villages.

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Questions No one could explain the pressence of Spanish moss on spruce trees in Maine. This was said by Mrs. Hill.

Edith Green commented on the fact that no one had mentioned War during the meeting.

Lena Stabler spoke of disease on her Ginko tree & Robert Miller described the cocoon of a praying mantis which disgorges almost thousands of these tiny insects.

Lofton Wesley reported mulching strawberries & raspberries with wood shavings & will tell back if it proves successful.

Lillie Stabler was asked to help in making lists of meeting places for next year in order to make better distribution of families. Each year there are seven meetings and at present there are thirteen places. Frequently it is difficult to plan for readers and places to meet with out duplication.

Mrs. Hill asked the Horticultural to have a late Fall meeting at her house - The Porches - on the