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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Minutes, 
FIRST DAY. 
Evening Session. 
1. Called to order by the President, 
Prof. P. H. Rolfs. 
2. Opening Prayer by Rev. A. E. 
Drew. 
3. Address of Welcome, on behalf of 
the City, by the Mayor of St. Petersburg, 
Hon. T. J. Northrop. 
4. Address of Welcome by Mr. A. F. 
Bartlett. 
5. Response by Dr. George Kerr. 
6. Annual Address of the President. 
7. Introduction of Question Box. 
8. Social Hour. 
SECOND DAY. 
Morning Session. 
1. Grapes, Figs and Kaki—P. J. Wes¬ 
ter, .Miami. 
2. Discussion. 
3. Citrus Fruits—^G. M. Wakelin, 
Lane Park; E. A. Bessey, Miami. 
4. Discussion. 
5. Appointment of Statistics Commit¬ 
tee : P. Phillips, A. H. Brown, Wm. C. 
Richardson. 
6. Question Box. 
Afternoon Session. 
1. Diseases, Insects and Methods of 
Control. 
2. Discussion. 
3. Appointment of Committee on 
Nursery Inspection: Wm. C. Richardson, 
H. B. Stevens, J. D. Bell. 
4. Question Box. 
5. Appointment of Committee on Final 
Resolutions: W. N. Wilson, Geo. Kerr, 
J. F. Farley, P. J. Wister, J. B. Curtis. 
Night Session. 
1. Control of the White Fly by Fumi¬ 
gation—Dr. A. W. Morrell, Special Ag¬ 
ent, Bureau of Entomology, Orlando. 
2. Control by Natural Means Especial¬ 
ly the Fungi—^Dr. E. W. Berger, Florida 
Experiment Station, Gainesville. 
3. Control by Natural Means. 
4. Discussion. 
5. Question Box. 
THIRD DAY. 
Morning and Afternoon. 
Excursion up the Manatee River. 
Night Session. 
1. Some Principles in Pruning—H. 
Harold Hume, Glen St. Mary. 
2. Discussion. 
3. Camphor Production in Florida— 
Dr. W. O. Richtmann, Huntington. 
4. Discussion. 
5. Peaches, Plums and Pears—Aubrey 
Frink, Macclenny. 
6. Discussion. 
FOURTH DAY. 
Morning Session. 
1. The Influence of Packing Methods 
on the Carrying Qualities of Citrus Fruits 
—Lloyd S. Tenny, Assistant Pomologist. 
2. Discussion. 
3. Appointment of Committee on 
Legislation: A. F. Bartlett, W. C. Rich¬ 
ardson, H. B. Stevens, G. M. Wakelin, 
H. Harold Hume. 
