FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETV. 
eel is done by the entomologist attached to 
the State Experiment Station and is pure¬ 
ly a voluntary matter on his part, made 
at the request of, and to accommodate the 
nurserymen, andl. is not required as a 
regular duty or in any way provided for 
bv statute or other law. 
The present Experiment Station Ento¬ 
mologist states that he has only made 
eleven inspections during the past year, 
and that his methods and practice, in¬ 
cluding form O'f certificate, are and have 
been in accordance with the customs and 
rules established by his predecessors in 
ofiice. 
The fee charged for an inspection is 
$5.00, which is turned into the Experi¬ 
ment Station treasury. In adldition tO' his 
fee the Entomologist is paid his traveling' 
expenses by the parties requesting the in¬ 
spection, thus making him substantially 
their agent. It seems that the certificate 
of inspection is desired by the nursery¬ 
men to enable them to market their pro¬ 
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ducts in other states and foreign countries 
which require inspection, and is, there¬ 
fore, unfortunately so' far as home pur¬ 
chasers are concerned, more in the inter¬ 
est of the nurserymen than the planter. 
We feel that this is all wrong and that 
this society should take such action as 
may lead to a more extended, legally 
authorized, well regulated and beneficial 
system which will properly safeguard the 
purchaser rather than the seller, andl at 
the same time be reliable and equable for 
all. 
We therefore recommend that the 
Legislative and Executive Committees be 
and are hereby instructed to do all that 
may be in their power tO' secure the adop¬ 
tion by the legislature of requisite and 
specific laws for a proper, reliable and 
systematic method of inspection. 
Respect fully submi tted, 
Wm. C. Richardson, 
E. G. Sampson, 
H. B. Stevens. 
Statistics of Orange and Grapefruit Crops. 
Mr, President, Ladies and Gentlemen : 
We, the undersigned committee, reconi- 
mend that the State Horticultural Society 
take in hand the plan suggested by Dr. P. 
Phillips, of Orlandlo, to- obtain statistics 
from all the orange growing counties of 
the state, the approximate number of box¬ 
es of oranges and grapefruit that will be 
raised during the year. This we feel will 
be a benefit to the grower as well as pack¬ 
er, and the country at large in order 
that the railroad companies, packing 
houses and box factories may make due 
preparations for the coming crop to han¬ 
dle it properly. It will also give the 
grower an additional advantage that he 
might know what price to put upon his 
fruit, and not be governed by haphazard 
and unreliable estimates that are being 
macile, which mean considerable loss to the 
State of Florida annually. We, there¬ 
fore, recommend the following plan : let 
the society appoint in each County not 
less than three members of this Society, 
or more, according to- size of county. 
These members should be carefully select¬ 
ed as being conservative and responsible 
gfrowers, and each one shall report to the 
