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beauty. Richard Iddings, another volunteer
contributor, told us of the chemistry of corn,
how its products seemed almost limitless and
so varied. Even the pulp producing the red rubber
bath sponge we use in our homes.

Forethought being absent, no report.

Robert Miller, Asst. Secty. reported a
varied and abundant exhibit of good quality.

Albert Stabler showed a basket of the old
favorite apple, smoke-house and Le Conte pears
from the Cedars. Several showed grapes. The
vegetables were fine specimens, in spite of the
drought and bean beetle. Cornelia Bently and her
tenant, Mr. Beale, showed had a basket of Irish Cobbler
potatoes that were wonderful specimens, large,
perfectly free of scale, sound to the very core.

The report from community council, Mr. Bancroft
Secty., was read and our group is most
appreciative of the efforts of this council to
bring about a better order of neighborhood needs
and benefits.

The committee to arrange for a Horticultural
exhibit, Anna Farquahr, Chairman, was excused
with the wish to try again later.

QUESTIONS.
Cornelia Bently asked how to treat a grape
vine that was pruned too much and has not recovered.
The vine will be examined after the meeting.
Her box wood bushes also look sick. Mary Stabler
offered the suggestion of keeping the ground
stirred under them and applying bone meal. The
The red spider infects box wood bushes. Spraying
is desirable.