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Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1891-1906

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Tanglewood, lettuce, cabbage kale, sprouted peas & flowers

Rockland beets, potatoes, turnips, salsify

Rock Spring Rhubarb, kale, leeks parsnips carrots salsify lettuce potatoes parsley & apples

Mary Stabler handed in $1.80 she had collected for the use of the Sec for stationary.

Under the head of "new business" a letter signed by the teachers of Sherwood School was read. Desiring that singing should be a part of their daily exercises they ask our aid in buying a piano. A committee was appointed to consider the matter and report at a future meeting. Committee Cornelia Bentley Margaret Bancroft & Mrs. Downey

Questions

1. How often should Chrysanthemums be moved? Some say make a new bed every year, but most of us leave in the same place for several years

2. What is the right time to move a Crimson Rambler rose? Now, as soon as it can be done

3. How much of the mulch should be removed? If a heavy mulch of five or six

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remove from over the plants

4. Planted a hundred or more apple trees Some are badly gnawed by rabbits How barking will they stand and live? Dr. Kirk thinks they can lose half the bark and recover. Robert Miller advised to leave for this year and see how the appear.

5. Is it too early to plant sweet corn? Plant some; it may live, Adams early and Cosmopolitan are said to be hardy

6. What the effect of too much lime? Fifty bushels not too much. Ten bushels are enough.

7. Is it well to plant sage seed each year? Yes and treat as an annual.

8. How trim a willow tree? Take out dead branches, trim to a good shape saw off broken limbs below the fracture. Do not cut off any large limbs

Sarah Hallowell read a letter from Texas with a pleasant puff of our neighborhood

Hannah Stabler brought seed corn for distribution. Ellen Farquhar brought pink amaryllis bulbs. Readers Frances Stabler Mary Magruder, Janet Miller. Meet at Cedar Lawn May 2nd at 12 M by request.

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Cedar Lawn May 2nd 1905

At the request of our hostess we we assembled 12 o'clock and after lunch went thro our usual routine. The minutes were approved. The readers, 1st Frances Stabler "Plants for special purposes." 2nd Mary Magruder, "Culture of Nasturtiums" and the "Ben Davis Apple" The writer disapproves of this variety!

Forethought, presuming all gardens were planted, suggested second plantings now, of beans, peas, corn and cabbage There was questions in the corner where your secretary sat; as her first planting of most seeds were still in their papers.

Sow late cabbage seed in middle or last of the month unless you prefer buying plants, sow late tomatoes. In Flower garden, get beds in order, fertilize rose beds & transplant seedlings and set out bedding plants.

Report of meteorologist shows April to have been much warmer than last April 1904. Dr. Kirk read of April 1841 when six inches of snow

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fell and of 1851 when six inches of snow fell in May. In consideration of of such records we cannot say our weather is colder than ever before at the same season!

Exhibits

Avalon, asparagus, rhubarb and flowers

Brooke Grove, asparagus, lettuce, radishes and onions

Edgewood, Lettuce, kale, asparagus spinach, onions, 14 4 leaved clovers 5 five leaved & 2 six leaved

Hermon, asparagus and pansies

Cloverley, peonies

Highland, asparagus, pea vines, lettuce and onions

Riverside, asparagus, rhubarb, flowers.

Tanglewood, lettuce peas kale potatoes and flowers

Rockland, asparagus, pea plant, stalk of corn and flowers

Rock Spring, parsley, pea plants, rhubarb, asparagus & cowslips.

Committee on piano for Sherwood continued.

New business. The question of the feasibility of an exhibition at the

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Lyceum was asked but met with small approval and received a negative vote

Poultry Avalon 140 chickens Brooke Grove 560 " Cloverley 50 " 3 goslings Edgewood 87 " Falling Green 70 " Hermon 92 " Highland 180 " Riverside 80 " Riverton 8 " Rock Spring 190 " Rockland 280 " Tanglewood 187 " Woodburn 340 " Fair Hill 226 " 55 ducks 26 turkies

Questions

1. When my garden was plowed a ridged was made in the middle. What should be done with it? When plowed again have the plowman begin in the middle of the land.

2. A new asparagus bed tho' in the best part of the garden, is not doing well? Drain well and make rich.

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4. Is it necessary to fertilize Lima beans? Some say not. Others think we have more beans if we do. We are advised to plant Lima beans in the same place year after year.

5. Is it too late to set out rhubarb? It should be done in the fall is the opinion of most members tho' some think it will do to plant now

6. Is it too late to set out asparagus? no, not too late.

7. Will box bushes put up new tops if cut off at the ground. We do not know.

8. Does it pay to raise more chickens than we use in the summer? Yes, some say. Others prefer to sell eggs

9. How get dandelions out of the lawn? Use the mower often and sow wood ashes

10. Is there danger of cutting asparagus for too long a period? Yes. Stop cutting as soon as peas are ready to use.

11. How soon will a Pyrus Japonica bloom after being moved? A member says have patience she is still waiting for her. It was moved thirty years ago!

12. Why do peonies blight?

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Perhaps the ants which often infest them may cause the blight

We are encouraged to hope that all the peaches were not killed by the late frosts. In our walk we found the gardens in beautiful order, strawberry beds giving promise of fine crops, long rows of onion seeds and sets and other vegetables very flourishing. The flower garden growing and blossoming in its usual luxuriant manner.

Next meeting to be at Cloverley

Readers Ellen Farquhar Mary E. Gilpin Janet Miller poultry

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Cloverley June 6th 1905

The meeting was called to order nearly at the proper hour. The minutes were read and, with some amendments approved. The 1st reader Ellen Farquhar gave us an article on Peonies. If the clumps are large they should be divided. You sometimes have to wait a year or two for blooms after moving. They should be manured every fall. 2nd Reader Mary E Gilpin, Enemies of the Cabbage, recommending tarred paper to catch bugs, and carbolic to destroy larvae. Volunteer Mary B Thomas, read of an exhibition of Heintz's pickles and preserves and his method of preserving strawberries. Ten lbs of berries, ten lbs. of sugar. Let them come to a boil, dip out the berries and keep in the sunshine all day; boil the syrup down to half, use half of it for the berries and the other half for jam or jelly.

Dr. Kirk read of the wonderful plant growth produced by the application of electricity to the soil and to the

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atmosphere.

A letter from A.G. Thomas to the Society was read, a very interesting account of some of the places he and his family were visiting in in Italy. The Secretary was requested to write him our thanks and that it was most highly appreciated.

Forethought had nothing for us much disappointment was expressed She was excused this time, but our President hopes the omission will not occur again.

Poultry report; remarks Sarah Kirk keeps her chicks in a room until six weeks old and had no gapes; gives green food ang grain J. C. Bentley put 20 bushels of gas house lime in his chicken yard and had very few cases of gapes. Edward Taylor is reported to be receiving $100.00 a week for eggs. Gives $5.00 worth of feed per day.

Avalon 160 chicks 5 turks 10 quail Brooke Grove 450 " Cedar Lawn 6 " Cloverley 275 " 2 goslings

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Edgewood 170 chicks turks. guineas Falling Green 80 " 17 " Fair Hill 379 " 103 " 96 ducks Hermon 240 " Highland 125 " 2 " Knowlton 140 " Riverside 200 " Riverton 120 " (1 Bermuda) 10 " Rockland 500 " 35 " Rock Spring 200 " 17 ducks 5 goslings Tanglewood 230 " Woodburn 500 " 30 turkies 2 gos. 6 d

The Ehibits were as usual in June Cherries strawberries, peas potatoes, beets and asparagus - corn onions etc and Roses, Roses, Roses, and other flowers

Meteorologist absent Temp. 89° Committee on Piano for Sherwood continued

Questions 1. Is it too late to sow celery seed? Yes

2. What remedy for gooseberry blight? Dr. Kirk thinks the disease is in the root and spraying does no good. He intends to destroy his bushes and get new ones

3. What the best peas? Extra Early and Gradus.

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