Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1927

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when the meeting was held a week later in the month.

The names of the new members were coted on Overlook, Mr. and Mrs. Weld and Mr. and Mrs. Hagerman. The Horticultural is very pleased to have these folks among us and the secretary was asked to cast the ballot. It was also suggested that Helen and Douglas Farquhar be asked to retain the Cedars membership. Mr. Richard Iddings sent in his resignation by the Secretary, who was directed to write asking him to become an honorary member- and attend mettings whenever possible. Also a note of resignation from London derry a sincere regret eas expressed, but the resignation was accepted.

It was decided to postpone the read ing of the Consitution and By-laws until the May meeting when the new members will all be with us we hope.

The plaves of meeting for 1927 were read as follows;..........May ........ Falling Green June.........The Maples. July...........Avalon. August......Brooke Grove. Sept..........Invercauld. Oct...........Not arranged.

The Treasurer reported a balance of twenty cents. It was suggested that twentyfive cents per. family will fix up the treasury for the nextfive years, the expenses for the last four being $4.55. One family paid the dues imeadeatly, thus purchasing the stamps for the unheard of corrospondance which the sectyretary has been ordered to do.

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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.

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2. It is a wast of time & seeds to plant corn and lima beans before the siol is warm. 3. The best time to sow preniels is as soon as the seed is ripe. This can easily be proved by the seed of the delphiniums and primroses.

questions.

The Starlings seem to be of no value, and they are very antaganistic to other birds, so the general belief was, that we should shoot them.

Take the jars off of the Rose slips during the warm days, putting them back at night when it is cooler.

Saturate a corn cob with coal oil and put it down a mole hole to exterminate moles, moth balls may be used the same way.

The tenth of May is the time to set out early tomatoes, June first for the late ones.

A hand vote showed that most of us would not plant lima beans before May tenth.

Telephone Pease seem to be the best late ones

Plant Gladiola blulbs from three to four inches deep.

When you leave your Tulips in the ground all of the year around, take them up every third year, after the tops have died down, seperate, and replant.

After appointing Cousin Emma Stabler, and Mrs. Nesbit readers for the June meeting at The Maples we adjourned.

The Spring haws been so late, cold and rainy that everything is very late, however, Faling Green was the same lovely, hospitable place it always is regardless of season.

Adjourned, Mary Reading Nichols.

Mary Reading Nichols. Sec'ty.

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THE MAPLES, JULY 5 th. 1927

On Tuesday June seventh the weather man had a lapse of memory, for that day dawned very June-like, and remained so through-out the day. Not a drop of rain, very spring like, warm and sunny.

Because of illness The Maples could not have the meeting so, very graciously Brooke Grove traded with them, so on this above mentioend June day we met at beautiful old Brooke Grove.

Cousin Emma Stabler's article told us that every garden should have some wild flowers, the Spider Wort being one of the most satisfactory ones as it blooms thru out the summer. She also read us of how to have lovely lilacs. Dig a very deep hole, put in some old shoes and bones, plant your lilac, and keep fertilized with fish bones.

Mrs. Nesbit read for Mrs Tilton an article from "Better Homes and Gardens". Plant beets and Gladiolia about every two weeks. To exterminate moles put a stick down the runway and pour kerosene down the stick, remove the stick and repeat every few feet. Shift the onion bed every year. And a strawberry huller makes a very fine weeder, especialy for use close to plants.

Strawberries are a biennial ot a perennial therefore for best results a new bed should be planted every year.

The poultry report was very slim until Mrs. Hagerman came, when the turkies were brought uppto last years quoto and the chickens greatly surpassed it. However Mr. and Mrs, Weld came in