Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-09
The Horticultural Society.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT VEGETABLE Ii
AND GKOMTH-NOTHING LOST IN NATURE

The Horticultural Society.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT VEGETABLE LIFE
AND GROWTH-NOTHISG LOST IN NATURE
The ID. c. Horticultural Society met last
night, the vice president, Mr.. John Saul, in the
chair, and Charles A Ball, secretary. Some
specimens of rare flowers, cultivated on the
grounds of Mr.. Saul many of them recently
imported from Europe, South America and
Mexico and new to many present, were on eX'
flows: John Van RiSwick, Geo. w. GOOdall,
Or. ThOs. .. Hills, VIM. Mckenzie, Elias TRAY
erS, DIR. r. B. Donaldson, j. c. Mcguire, T. B.
Louis Boillieux, Frederick Schneider, Robert
Builder, j. Swindels, John Langdale. George
BANCROFT ss , Charles Hertzog Dr. l., " Douveil,
Mrs. Ball. Mr.. VIM. Saunders made an inter
e>tlng eXtemnOraneOuS address on flowers.
plants, trees, and their culture. In relation to
plants, he spoke OF certain species which
thrived Wi bout soil. deriving their sustenance
from the air andmosture. These were rather
The philosophy of this is explained in the
fact that all decaying organic and veg
etable matter emits gases, which pass
into the atmosphere and are taken up
trees and plants will i've and thrive on what hat
appears TO the untutored mind as nothing. In
fact that the gases evolved from all decaying
organic and vegetable matter pass Off into the
air and are taken up by new creations thus
producing an endless evolution or reproduc-
ton of matter Take the chair we sit on and
submit it to a white heat, so that perfect com
bustion is produced, and but a thimbe full OF
ashes remains. The great bulk of it is gone
What becomes OF it? 1t is not wasted, but
simply changes its place in nature. The pre-
paraton and adaptabity of different soils for
the culture OF different plants was discussed,
showing that by analysis of soils the inteli
gent cuituriSt may never be disappointed in
the growth Of crops. All vegetation depends
on the atmosphere and gases more or less
for life and thrift, and free admission of air
and moisture, and the absorption of gases
arising from decaying organic matter, is ne
cesSary to the development of roots, flowers,
or fruits. Plants can only use the food that is
available. and this food must be in a state OF
solution to be absorbed by the roots. Farmers
aud hOrticulturiStS should OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the Influences of air and water in plant food
OftentimeS dry soil needs draining as much
as wet soil; Every soil has its porous capacity,
and will take in water until fun when il viii
discharge. The plOughing and upturning of
land is absolutely necessary to fit it for use of
any kind OF vegetation. This is to let in the
ar, when Is as necessary as soil. Many
plants, and especially MOSES and various
Kinds OF vines grow upon barren rocks and
tfees without any soil, and are called para
sites. Some plants require but little heat and
thrive best at low temperature while others,
ana, indeed, most all species Of vegetation are
ll1iinehced by nigh temperature of the air and
and trees IS in the fall of the year, as the warm
earth develops the roots. while the cold at
moSphere without suppresses the development
OF lollage, and when the warm spring opens
they VIII take root and thrive. The trans
Planning in the spring season has contrary
erect: The business of the horticulturi5t
should be to seek to learn the laws of nature
and from deductions apply his knowledge to
the cultivation of his plants. Mr.. Saul made 4
some Valuable suggestions in relation to soils
and the best kinds of fertilizers for particular
plants, and destruction of worms Interesting
addresses were made by MeSSrs j. I. c. Clark,
Col Curtis, Raub, Fowler and Judd.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows:
w. g JohnSon to G. G. Williams, $1,000, lot IS,
80. 626; j. b. Ford, trustee, to &. B. Harrison,
Fugh,, s., part lot s, So. 2s6; Hugh Pugh to
y A. Graham, 5000, same property: W. B.
Toa Mat to VII H. cagett, $500 lot p S2} "
81. l,CS3; }. j. Evans to Thomas Kirby, $500,
part lot > 81. 49,; J. p Crown to j. /. Bar
4T9huI, Sl,E part lot 1, So: 20 l.. A. Bartlett to
Eliza freeman ct al. to Adelne Lee, $50, part
l0s |, So. 1876: Jane Hoagiand to A. j. Moshier
S,,2O, part lot =, So. 20; JIG. G. Kennedy to
Darr to +: +. Hunt, S, LOT II, 81. south of
9l3; E; f. Hunt to Mary Darr,s S., same prop
esrtyj j. E. Snodgrass to II, }. Daily, $2,055, part
;; Z: HesSe, $525 part lots and 8, So 793: C.B.
Pearson ct al, trustees, to Elephalet Whittle-
Sey , trustee, $50, lots . and Is 50. SOP: Robt
+, So 33o; j. X. Bailey to j. w. Hester 5000,
lot g., So 24o; b. NJ. Thys0n to J. A. Ward
s9, ~ lots 80 3 and s. 81 -? also parts lois
5000 same property: John Sherman to j. b
Hutchinson, 81 900, lots 50 and IL, 50, 10: same
10 D.. Darby Thompson. 500 lot 81, So. 20;
same to M: V. Chapman, $1,000, lots u, Sc, 50
10; +. e. Cutter ct al, trustees, to j. W. Par
ker, 800, part lot t. so. "a j. 4. B0yce to G.
w; Cooper, 3d. 22n, lot :, 81. 675: Peter Camp
bell to f. r. KnOrr, 5000, lot a, So 30; w
wheeler to I. Page, So, part lot 81, ii pmead'S
addition to Georgetown.
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