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a paper by Professor M. E. Jaffa, read by Professor Mattill, on 



"Further Investigations in the Nutritive Value of the Avocado." 

 There was a discussion after these papers on mulching methods and 



optimum use of water by Messrs. Whedon, Knight, Hamilton, Wright 



and Rixford. 



The president called the attention of all present to the value of the 

 avocado industry in providing an actual food, and to the possibility of its 

 worth in California being such as to make it a rival of the citrus industry, 

 and to the importance in this connection of our Association and of all be- 

 coming members of it who are interested in the avocado industry. 



He anounced a short recess in which those present, not already mem- 

 bers, could become members. At the conclusion of the recess he was 

 able to state that some fifty new names had been added to the membership 

 roll. 



There followed to conclude the morning session, a symposium discus- 

 sion on "The Susceptibility of Avocado Varieties to Frost Injury," the 

 discussion being led by F. O. Popenoe, of Altadena, H. J. Webber, of 

 Riverside, and T. U. Barber, of Puente. A general discussion then took 

 place, participated in by Messrs. Chidester, Keller, Sherlock, Knight, Fes- 

 ler, Whedon, and Payne, which was followed by an adjournment until 

 the afternoon session. 



AFTERNOON SESSION, MAY 19 



The afternoon session was called to order at 2 p. m.. President Web- 

 ber in the chair. 



Papers were read in the following order: 



"Notes on Avocado Varieties for Commercial Orchards," Charles 

 D. Adams, Upland. 



"Interplanting and Changing Varieties," Wm. A. Spinks, Duarte. 



"The Taft Avocado and Its History," C. P. Taft, Orange. 



"Comparative Merits of the California Avocado Varieties," Pro- 

 fessor L. B. Scott, United States Department of Agriculture. 



"My Experience in Growing Avocados," Mrs. Margaret Stewart, 

 Los Angeles. 



"My Experience in Growing the Avocado," Martin Fesler, Covina. 

 "The Avocado for the Table," Victor Hirtzler, Maitre de Cuisine 

 Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco, read by Thos. H. Shedden. 



After the paper by C. P. Taft, Mr. Taft offered the following reso- 

 lution which was seconded by Thos. H. Shedden and carried unanimously : 

 Resolved that the California Avocado Growers Asso- 

 ciation do hereby request the various Los Angeles papers pub- 

 lishing market reports to use the name "avocado" instead of 

 "aUigator pear" or "avocado pear," and to class the same un- 

 der the appropriate head of fruits and not vegetables, and that 

 the secretary be instructed to send each paper publishing market 

 reports a copy of the above resolution or its equivalent. 

 The Committee on Resolutions presented their report which was 

 adopted as follows: 



Report of the Committee on Resolutions, at the close of 

 the second annual convention of the California Avocado Asso- 



