Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1918-1925

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is one of the secrets of dodging old age." Perhaps this is the very receipt so many of our Horticultural members have used in dodging old age.

Mrs. Massey told us in her selected article that June was the month of promise.

"It is the month when the most modest gardener is apt to become something of a braggart.

It must be remembered that the same food and moisture that nourishes our vegetables + flowers is meat + drink for the outlaws in their midst" _ so they must be fought vigorously. "The weed situation is serious + must rigorously be dealt with by every earnest gardner. Out of June weeding, comes July peace, + August plenty."

The Forethought this month, it seems, preferred "sitting listlessly + dreaming life away" _ but with problems like gardening with little or no farm labor, she decided best to let dreaming alone. When melons did not come up, she told us it it not too late to replant even til the 26th of the month.

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She has raised the best crop of the finest quality of asparagus she has ever had, from a bed which was not worked out, or measured last fall, + nothing was done to it this spring - owing to lack of help. There is a thick mat of grass + weeds in the bed, or row, + still the stalks put up. It would seem from this report that our Forethought Com. is such a great success as a gardener, that her plants insist upon growing under even the worst conditions.

The report of poultry showed is 2.903 chickens, (91?) turkeys, 15 guineas, 20 ducks,, + 12 goslings.

Knowlton has used one doz. broilers, & Rockland had sold 40 broilers, at 45¢ each. There was no June poultry report in 1917.

Brooke Grove, Knowlton, + The Highlands, had the largest display of exhibits. The Bermuda onions from The Cedars were choice, a beautiful large green tomato from Brooke Grove, also extra fine asparagus + potatoes.

Falling green had fine strawberries. Three varieties of wintered-over apples

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from Rockland attracted attention, + Tanglewood had the highest stalk of corn present.

Emma Stabler collected $1.95 dues from the numbers, so our treasury now stands $2.19 to the good.

A letter was rec'd from the Maryland Agricultural Society, telling us the annual meeting of the Affiliated Associations would be held in Balto. Dec. 9th to 12th inclusive.

"The regular Maryland Week Exhibit will not be held, but there will be held in Balto. at the Fifth Regiment Armory on the above dates, the Southern States Exposition + Apple Show.

Maryland will participate along with the other southern states in the exposition. Inasmuch as the Congress is coming to Maryland, it is encumbent (sic) upon us to put up a good State Exhibit."

The questions were next taken up. Hannah Stabler reported her holly tree was putting out fresh growth, so it proved it is not best to trim out early what seems like dead wood.

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We were told some good commercial fertilizer should be applied to a strawberry bed which needed attention, work it well with the cultivator + use well-rotted manure also.

James Stabler has succeeded in raising melons planted as late as June 26th. Fred Stabler did raise some last year but early frost kept them from being a success.

Our Pres. has planted watermelons as late as 5th of June & had success.

The middle of June is as late as it will do to re-plant sweet potatoes.

A green slug is eating up leaves on the grape vines + spraying is suggested.

Cousin Margaret Magruder wanted to know what to give the road builders to lessen their appetite for cherries. No. Known remedy! Likely they would say they were under-fed owing to the Hoover administration, + would demand some substitute if the cherries were prohibited _ it would be better to sacrifice one's cherries, than one's life!

Invercauld has trouble with strawberries being so small & defective ? others complain

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of the same trouble.

Robt. Miller urges every one to get fuel early.

Fair Hill is bothered with picnic parties picnicing (sic) on their lawn. We admire their taste in selecting an attractive spot for such pleasures, but the Horticultural noted it would be best to post the place.

The Caldwell, The Rockaway & The Philadelphia Lawn mowers were recommended, as good mowers _ their prices ranging from 8 to 30 dollars. Elizabeth Iddings had The Clipper, but it is not considered practical.

In using pyrax for grape vines, use 2 oz. to a gallon of water; the same spray is just right for rose bushes.

Fred Stabler has saved his own seed for peas for several years _ pull up vines & let them dry, then pick them off. Peas have been kept in an air-tight bottle with success.

Some have had trouble with Gradis late pea blighting.

It is not too late to plant broom-corn seed.

Frances Stabler & Kate Janney were