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Homestone, Oct. 1950
H/10/1930 - 1 -

The October and last meaning of the Horticulture
Society met at "Homestone", October thierd.

The president called the meeting to orderand the
minutes of the September meeting were read and approved.

Elza Thomas, one of the appointed readers read a
section from " The Home Garden", on Garden Seats",
which told how pleasant the garden could be by made with
seats or benchesplaced at strategic places. An attractive
view, a place of seclusion, or just a quiet place in
which to shell peas may be the right location.Another
article about gathering outdoor materials before frost
for the making of a terrarium was interesting as we
all have the opportunity to go the woods to gather moss
and bits of decayed roots and barks and plants not on the
conservation list.

A volunteer artivcle by Jesse McReynolds, "The Power
Plant that Runs on Sunlight", was most informative as/it
told how this plant is located at Yellow Springs Ohio at
the HKettering Foundationa/and discussed how plants use sun
shine to make chlorophl and how to use sunshine that is
wasted. Atoms of iron lie at the roots at the plants and
the sun brings it up. All plans need iron, chlorophl
and sunlight.

Leon Small's good wife, Rebecca read his article as he
was unable to be there in time. "Glauconite" proved to