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H/6/1928 -1-

ASHLAND FARMS.

On Tuesday June 5th. The regular monthly
meeting of the Horticultural Society assembled at
Tanglewood. As one aproached this attractive Home
with it's fine trees and spacious lawn, it seemed to
be glowing with sunshine and beauty. June
flowers everywhere, blooming in the yard and garden.
The display of vegetables and flowers was very complete.
Ashland Farm showed a horticultural basket
that was a prize winner. Richard, whose offerings
to The Horticultural Table are always to be noted, had
a fine display, May I here remark that we think that
Tom Hallowell and Richard Farquhar are real assets
to The Society. At this Meeting Tom acted as Assistant
Secretary and did it well,

The meeting was called to order by The
President, cousin Charley Brooke, a full meeting
and several guests. After the usual order of
business, Mrs Tilton, The First Reader, read from
a Farm Bureau Paper. The article advocated the use
of th signs gotten out by The Bureau, offering a
reward for the aprehention of chicken thieves. There
is a new protective association in the Bureau which
issponsoring this, and it should prove a benefit to
the County. Mrs. Green the other reader, told of a
method of planting tomatoes, in which you use a
saturated corn cob to keep moisture around the plant.
She also read a poem about a Robin.

Dr. Shoemaker gave a talk on Lillies of
the Valley, most instructive and interesting. He
told of the origin, culture and habits. So many
countries have this lovely little flower, even far
away Sweden, and Hamburg is carpeted with them.

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