FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
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The plans of the Board contemplate the 
early construction of a cottage for the 
superintendent, the cost of which can 
largely or entirely be defrayed out of the 
funds now in hand. In addition, as 
funds become available, it is planned to 
install a unit electric lighting plant and 
waterworks and sewage plants. As far 
as possible, these will be made models of 
what such outfits should be for typical 
and up-to-date Florida country homes. 
The lines of experimental work to be 
taken up, when all is in readiness, will be 
greatly varied, including such research 
projects as variety tests, insect and plant 
disease problems, propagation methods, 
etc. One can see at a glance that there 
are unlimited opportunities for investiga¬ 
tional work with citrus in Florida and all 
of the experiments and problems suggest¬ 
ed by the growers cannot be taken up at 
once. On the contrary, attention must 
first be given to those problems most cry¬ 
ing for solution or which presents pros¬ 
pects for prompt solution with results im¬ 
mediately applicable by the majority of 
growers. The establishment of the vari¬ 
ous citrus plats and the building and 
equipment of a laboratory, in addition to 
the superintendent’s cottage, will open the 
way for co-operation with various work¬ 
ers of the U. S. Department of Agricul¬ 
ture and there is no doubt but what many 
co-operative experiments will be conduct¬ 
ed at the station. In fact, some prelim¬ 
inary arrangements in this direction have 
already been made. 
So far as actual research work is con¬ 
cerned, the Branch Station is now virtu¬ 
ally “marking time,” waiting for the leg¬ 
islature to provide for its needs. As a 
matter of information, you will be inter¬ 
ested in knowing that the Board of Con¬ 
trol in its budget shortly to be presented 
to the State Legislature, will ask for the 
following funds for the Branch Station: 
Salary of superintendent, 2 years 
at $2,000_$ 4,000 
Current expenses, including labor, 
experiments, etc., 2 years at 
$5,350-10,700 
Permanent improvements, includ¬ 
ing laboratory building, water 
supply, fencing, etc., per an¬ 
num at $8,300_16,600 
Total for 2 years ending June 
30,1923- $31.300 
It is well to remember, too, that no fed¬ 
eral support for the Branch Station will 
be forthcoming at any time: the Branch 
Station is exclusively a State institution 
and if the legislators do not provide for 
this promising infant it must necessarily 
meet an early and untimely end. 
