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and he suggested a committee of Clarence
Gilpin, Mariana Miller, & Mrs. Davis be
appointed to prepare a paper expressing the
love our society bore to this valued
member - & that it be read at the July
meeting of The Horticultural, & a copy be
sent to the family at Rockland.

The questions were next in order, the first
one being an inquiry as to how much
salsify should be thinned. The idea seemed
to be to leave the little plants about four
inches apart.

When must you plant pumpkin seed?
The first day of June is the proper time.

Is it too late to plant our new roses?
Rather late - wait until spring. If they
arrive from the nursery, they can be put in
a box until the proper time to plant.

Is the ground too dry to plant seeds?
Every one was advised to plant them, &
run the risk of their coming up; a
blackberry freshet is promised, so plant
& trust, was the injunction.

Charles F. Brooke reported quite a loss
in his chicken crop - they had had
the best of care, but for some unknown