FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
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Report of the Executive Committee. 
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen \ 
The Executive Committee met in Jack¬ 
sonville on July 29, 1906, tO' consider the 
publishing- of the report, and the appoint¬ 
ment of the Standing- Committee. This 
Committee instructed the Secretary to 
have the report published folio-wing the 
form of previous years. Owing to the 
lack of funds in the treasury, however, 
all half tones and the catalogue of fruits 
were omitted so as to bring* the expense 
of publication as low as possible. The 
Committee then adjourned. 
On March 4th, the Executive Com¬ 
mittee met in the office of the secretary in 
Jacksonville, with the following members 
present: Prof. P. H. Rolfs, Gainesville ; 
G. L. Taber, Glen St. Mary; E. S. Hub¬ 
bard, Eederal Point; O. W. Connor, 
Tangerine and E. O. Painter, Jackson¬ 
ville. It was mo-vecl and! seconded that the 
date of the next meeting be placed at May 
14th, i5ih, i6t'h and 17th, commencing 
on the evening of the 14th. 
It was also- moved and seconded! that 
Mr. J. D. Bell, of St. Petersburg, be ap¬ 
pointed Chairman of the Local Com¬ 
mittee with power tO' choose his associates 
and report the names and rates of the 
different hotels there. 
It was moved and seconded that the 
secretary write to- Mr. Jos. Richardson 
and secure the best rates possible for the 
Association. 
The following- committee on Necrology 
was appointed: G. L. Taber, Glen St. 
Mary, chairman; W. S. Hart, Hawks 
Park, and Dr. W. C. Richardson, Tampa. 
The secretary was authorized to get out 
advertising matter for business houses to 
send out. 
The meeting 'was adjourned. 
In St. Petersburg, May i6th, the Ex¬ 
ecutive Committee met with the following 
members present: Mr. E. S. Hubbard, 
chairman; G. L. Taber, P. H. Rolfs, E. 
O. Painter, and W. S. Hart. The 
minutes, o-f the previous meeting were 
read and approved. It was moved by Mr. 
Taber that the report and bills of the 
secretary be approved It was moved by 
Mr. Taber that the report of the Treas¬ 
urer, W. S. Hart, be accepted, as same 
was examined and found correct. Bills 
presented by the secretary were audited 
and ordered paid. 
E. S. Hubbard, Chairman, 
G. L. Taber, 
O. W. Conner. 
Report of Committee on Nursery Inspection. 
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : 
Your committee to whom was referred 
the matter of nursery inspection find that 
the question is a very annoying one and 
that the only report we can make, much 
as we deplore it, is a rather negative one. 
We have had the subject un'dler careful 
consideration for two days and beg leave 
to report as follows: 
We find the inspection as now conduct- 
