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Dr. Scott would let it freeze _ Cousin Roger would sow crimson clover + turn it under in the spring. Top dress it with manure + leave it alone, another says.

Which is the most desirable time to plant evergreens? Forethought said Fall.

At this time of the program we were forced to excuse our Pres. from the meeting_ so Alban Thomas remarked, when an old man resigned, they put a young man in his place, he then occupied the chair until the close of the meeting.

Is it too soon to put tulip bulbs in? No.

Cabbage ruined by drought _ some have none, the dry weather + the worms have been hard on it.

Cousin Mary Kirk told us of Peter Henderson's baby-bush lima beans _ you do not have to stick them, + they come in 60 days. They had a wonderful crop. It seems Dr. Nichols had no success with them, his ground was not good, or planted too early, or something, Mrs. Nichols thought they burned up.

Dr. Nichols wanted to know what could have killed his 15 or 20 year old apple tree, the tree died by halves.

Rose Gilpin + Cousin Al reported the same

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trouble at their place. Cousin Robert Miller had trouble, + by digging around the root, he found it was a borer at the root, he saved some of his trees that were effected. Dr. Nichols said he intended having an Agricultural expert examine his, + he will title the Hor. if the cause is found.

Clara Moore asked what good monthly roses to plant to start a border. The Teplitz, Frau Karl Druchki, The Richmond, The Radiance, Climbing Meteor, _ Hannah Stabler mentioned Duchess Debraybrant, and Cousin Al suggested it would be well for Clara to plant at least one wild Rose!

Has any one been successful in raising hubbard squash this season? Not many have been.

The readers for the next meeting are Mary M. Stabler and Helen Hallwell. We then adjourned to take a look at the box-walk, the lawn + the garden _ the first place of meeting in the spring being left to the com. to arrange. The Vice Pres. said he hoped by next spring we would all be "healthy, wealthy + wise"

The notes taken by the sec. during her

242 H/4/1922-6the society, it left a vacancy in our ranks. Dr. Henry Nichols & Family were on our waiting list, so they were unanimously elected as members of the Horticultural, & the expressions of the members showed with what delight we welcomed then.

The minutes of the previous meeting told us of trouble Dr. Nichols had with one of his apple trees, he said he would let the Horticultural know if he ever discovered the cause - so we learned at this meeting that a telephone pole was struck near the tree, & that evidently caused its death.

A list of the places of meeting of the society for the coming season was read - it ran as follows. April - The Highlands May- Rockland June - Invercauld July - Della Brooke August - Riverside Sept.- Tanglewood October - Knowlton

As is the custom, the by. laws of the society were read at this time.

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and appreciation. He also read of a memorial fountain to be erected in West V^a, near the site of the original Grimes Golden apple tree on the Washington Pike near Wellsburg, + Dr. Nichols told of another valuable seedling, Golden Delicious that was bought for $5000 by Stark Bros. + had a high iron fence placed around it to protect it from thefts.

Richard P. Idding's contribution was an interesting account of the rise + manufacture of perfumeries. For centuries southern France has been the world's most famous region for this industry having seceded to the position occupied in ancient times by Arabia + surrounding countries. In a large factory it is not unusual in a day to secure 22 tons of roses and a similar amount of orange blossoms. In one section alone, 7500 acres are devoted to raising violets, hyacinths, mimosa roses, etc., giving employment to 8000 people with an annual output of 3 or 4 million dollars.

The Forethought reminded us that this is a good time for sodding, + that we

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Della Brooke July 11th 1922.

Owing to the Annual meeting of the Social Service League coming on the first Tuesday in June and holding its sessions this year at Sandy Spring, the Horticultural was held the following day at Invercauld.

That being the regular day for a quarterly meeting of the Savings Institution, neither Pres. or Vice Pres. was on hand to call us together at 4.15 P.M.--, as Clarence R. Gilpin presided until their arrival. Minutes of previous meeting read and adopted.

Both of the appointed readers were absent. Corrie M. Brooke as a substitute for Sarah E. Kirk, said she had nothing Horticultural for us, but read from the Atlantic Monthly entitled "Telephone, Tell A Fib," which gave a clever representation of a conversation often held over the phone & that which takes place when the receiver is closed.

Dr. Nichols, the other reader, was unexpectedly detained at home by sickness first before time for the meeting, so could not furnish a reading or some one in his place.