Horticultural Society

204 H/6/1888 -1Riverside June 5^th 1888 noon 80^o At the usual hour our Society and several guest aseembled. The absent were those from Olney, Rock Spring, Avalon & Willow Grove Several members and guests came late having attended a wedding on the way. The guests Mary J. Parker, Mary W. Kirk , Annie E. Hartsborne and daughter Lidie, Helen B. Lea Ernest and Minnie Iddings, Hannah and Ellie Chandler Charlie & Dora Iddings Tom & Dora Moore Sarah Kirk, George & Annie Stabler Mrs. Haviland, Mrs. Green Carrie Reese Fannie Osborn and honorary members Edward and Deborah Lea

The specimens were very fine and beautiful not withstanding the many flowers that were sent to the weddings, from Rockland cabbage, onion, beets, lettuce strawberries and flowers; from Alloway, onions peas beets and flowers Hermon asparagus beets, radishes, potatoes onions, cabbage, peas, a watermellon vine and a cantaloupe vine and Roses Rock Spring sent peas fit for the table onions, lettuce, beets, asparagus, squash vine, potatoes 1 in in diameter corn, cabbage, snap-beans and strawberries Falling Green. tomato in bloom, potato 1 in in diameter, peas in pod, corn onions and spinach

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which seems to by dying.

Plant your second garden about the middle of August.

Are holly hocks injourious [injurious] to roses. Nothing else should be planted in a rose bed.

The question of the latest date for the planting of sugar corn brought forth considerable discussion. Several people said never latter [later] than the twenty-fifth of July, others are going to plant yet. A number of us have had corn on Thanksgiving day. Cut corn stand around a tree or in a dairy and it will keep fresh several weeks.

Cousin Marianna Miller said she knew it was untimely but when do you plant late cabbage seed. From the first to the tenth of July. is the time. Planted in a row and thinned was reported to be very satisfactory.

Sow spinach in August for fall and Oct. for Spring.

Mrs. Green and Cousin Florence Bentley were were appointed readers for the next meeting which will be held in Sept. at Invercauld.

The lawn and gardens were so beautiful! Everything was in such perfect order, it just showed what kind of a "house

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Invercauld April 7, 1925

Some in Snow And some in Rain And some on perfect days.

Truly 1924 gave us a wide variety of weather to meet in. But, on Oct. 7, we met, for the last time this year, with Mrs. Davis at Knowlton on a most beautiful fall day.

After luncheon the meeting was called to order by our President, The Minutes were read and adopted.

A memorial to Sarah M. Hallowell was read and a copy was ordered recorded in the Minutes and a copy sent to the Family.

Cousin Marianna Miller read for Mrs. Green a most interesting article describing a Garden of Bells in the Mission Inn, Riverside Cal. Bells from every Country have been added to bells of still other countrys, making a most unique and interesting collection.

Mother and Mr. Richard Iddings responded to the call for volunteer articles. Mr Iddings read a "Story of a Pine Tree." Truly every thing

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Miss. McKay asked for verbinias and Begonias her's having died during the winter.

Mrs. Estelle Moore told of how delicious Rhubarb is when "put up" in cold water.

The Secretary told of killing a thriving poison ivy vine by using quantities of coaloil around the roots.

Mrs. Green puts parsley seed in a bag and burries it for about a week before she plants it. This gives it a good start and it comes up very much more rapidly.

Brooke Grove heartily approves of Bush Limas, the Ford Hook being the best. Plant eighteen inches apart a little earlier than you would the others. The Sumer rains do not seem to affect them so much.

Mrs. Massey and Cousin Cornelia were appointed Readers for next time, May, when we will meet at Falling Green for Supper.

Mary Reading Nichols. Mary Reading Nichols. Sec'ty.

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BROOKE GROVE.

JUNE 7th.

On tuesday May third THE HORTICULTURAL met with Miss. Mary Brooke and Mrs. Green at beautiful old Falling Green. The minutes were read and adopted. Mr. Richard Iddings thanked the Society for making him an honarary member, and ussured us he would be with us whenever possible.

Cousin Cornelia, our first Reader, read of The Resurrection Plant, which belongs to that mysterious family, The Cactus.

Cousin Corrie Brooke read for Mrs. Massey, "How to plant a Rose Bush" . "The Cabbage that traveled afar", and "Science finds a lost tree in Washington". The story of a tree long lost to Science one of which has been found in Chevy Chase Circle. This article and the one on Roses has been mounted in the Scrap Book.

Mrs. Harry Stabler, one of our new members, read an article on Roses. If you want your Roses to Retain their deep lovely color, work iron shavings around the roots.

The Poultry roll call showed 2,154 chickens, 1510 more than last year, nearly all of these, at least 1420 of them belonging to our new members Mr. and Mrs. Weld.

The assistant Secretary told of very good exhibits, especially for so late a season.

Forethought, Mrs, Tilton was not present but sent her memoranda by the Sec'ty. ie., I. Undesised roots starting from lilacs should be out off below the ground line.