CITRUS TREES AND THEIR DISEASES 51 



best common sense, together with your best judg- 

 ment, allow no man to overpower them by argument, 

 and you will not be buncoed as much in the future as 

 you have been in the past. 



It is my desire now to advance the first step 

 toward bringing the grower closer in touch with the 

 medical aid he can lend his trees, and I desire every 

 reader of this book to at once write me if the following 

 organization appeals to him. I will herein lay plans 

 for your future benefits, although I may not, as I am 

 growing in years, be able to see the great results to 

 be obtained from the following organization. 

 Organization as follows: 



Be it resolved that I, a citrus grower, do 

 heartily endorse an organization, to be known as 

 a medical board for trees. I further believe that 

 any man desiring to advise the grower upon prac- 

 tical methods or system of treatment should be 

 able to pass a rigid examination before this med- 

 ical board, showing himself qualified in every de- 

 tail to administer valuable information gained by 

 practical demonstration. He must also know the 

 correct anatomy and diagnosis of a tree. This 

 board will select one man in the various localities 

 to cooperate with the growers and advise them 

 as to medical treatment. There will be one gen- 

 eral advisor, whom all local advisors will report to 

 quarterly. There will be a meeting held quarterly 

 by this board where examinations will be made. 

 There will also be an annual meeting held where 

 all the members of this medical organization will 



