horticultural society

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horticultural
adjective
uk
/ˌhɔː.tɪˈkʌl.tʃər.əl/us
/ˌhɔːr.t̬əˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the study or activity of growing ...
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society
noun
uk
/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/us
/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/
a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as ...
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We all know what the local societies, such as the county archaeological society, and the village scientific orhorticulturalsociety, mainly are.
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The next objection is that the cooking of scones and home-made loaves relates to the promotion of public health, and, therefore, has nothing to do with thehorticulturalsociety.
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Will he bear in mind that quite often a village school is used by, say, the localhorticulturalsociety, who hold a dinner and, perhaps, have a cabaret?
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The next objection is that the exhibition of sections of honey has nothing to do with ahorticulturalsociety, because it pertains to the agricultural interest.
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He was elected secretary of thehorticulturalsociety, a position he held for 15 years.
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He became a keen member of his local church starting ahorticulturalsocietyand becoming a church warden.
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Horticultural societies brought theoretical botany into the practice of gardening.
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That sort of possibility seems to make it probably unnecessary to rush into hasty action for the benefit of horticultural societies now.
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Already this admirable body has made direct advances to agricultural and horticultural societies, in one instance to the tune of £40,000.
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It is, of course, the growth of agricultural and horticultural societies that has made this necessary.
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We made the case that horticultural societies needed stronger powers.
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I should like to see more encouragement given to horticultural societies and to people who run allotments.
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But they are not just horticultural societies or angling clubs.
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More and more we are finding that in industrial centres great interest is being taken in allotments and horticultural societies.
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It has a membership of 25 agricultural and horticultural societies.
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Though periodic movement precludes absolute permanent ownership of land, some horticultural societies fiercely defend current territories and practice violence against neighboring groups.
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Social groups in pastoral societies tend to have similar numbers and population density to horticultural societies.
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Quiet, modest, and retiring, although an active member of horticultural societies, he would never make a public speech.
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Another association is that pastoral societies are relatively more often patrilineal compared to horticultural societies.
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Specialized roles in horticultural societies include craftspeople, shamans (religious leaders), and traders.
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