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BROOKE GROVE
JULY 2, 1929

We assembled at Falling Green June 5th, for the
meeting of our Horticultural Society. A full attendance
of members, and several guests made an interested
group. The newly elected Chairman, Harry
Stabler presided. Lillie Stabler, the first reader
read a most instructive, interesting article on
trees, giving account of the historical "Richard's
Oak" near Port Deposit Maryland. This teee is beleived
to date back to 1681. William Penn, on a
journey into Maryland in that year recorded in his
findings this tree. The map he made at this time is
now in Philadelphia. This distinguished tree three
hundred and fifty years ago was, in size and beauty worthy
of note. It is of huge proportions, and is said
to have sheltered a tent occupied by Lafayette. The
Hytheham club of Port Deposit at an expence of five
hundred dollars, had the tree treated by a tree surgeon.
Dead wood was removed, the wounds doctored.
and a bronze tablet was placed upon this tree April
12 1922. Later an iron fence was put around it to
protect it from souviner hunters. Lightening rods
have also been put through it.

Cornelia Bentley, the other reader told us of roses.
varities old and new. The American Rose society
members number five thousand, and are scattered over
every State and Province of America. The United States
has led for some time in the reproduction propagation of new,
hardy, climbing roses. The Dr. Van Fleet, the American
Pillar and the Silver Moon, being varities adapted
to many parts of the country. The ever popular Hybrid
roses in varities were told of, Roses pink and red and