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Plantin can be gotten rid of root and branch
by putting gasoline of kerosene around the
roots with an oil can. Use Bone-meal around
rose bushes. Sow seed in damp ground, not
too thick.

Mr. Iddings read from Literary Digest, a good
suggestion for the care of the Lawn. Bone-
meal should be used, and not lime or barn-yard
manure. Sow seed in the fall, with bone meal.
Mary Reading Nichols read some quaint verses
from "Tales of an old Garden".

QUESTIONS.
Advise about Rhubarb culture was asked. Do not
move the plants, cultivate around, and mulch with
poultry, and well rotted barn-yard manure. Mary
Brooke asked when to move gooseberries, in the
early spring, and manure them heavily.

Anna Farquhar asked if a speaker at our meetings
would be acceptable. The idea was heartily endorsed
by the society, and Anna was asked to report
on this suggestion. Mr. Thomas of his success
in ilenating bill boards from a part of the Balto.
road.

Douglas Farquhar asked, in the name of Mrs. Gott,
for contributions to be given for the Rockville
Fire Department.

The meeting adjourned to Tanglewood June 5th. We
made the usual after meeting inspection of yard
and garden, and saw order and beauty everywhere.
Mrs. Stabler told us it was just five years
ago this May day that the family came to this
new home, it seemed wonderful that so much
growth of trees and shrubs, and hedges and flowers
could develop in so short a time, a tribute to