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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
vertisers to call attention to their goods 
at its annual meetings. Would it not be 
well to let them exhibit in the hall, inas¬ 
much as some of the imiproved machinery 
would, if sho'wn by salesmen who under¬ 
stand it, prove interesting to us and we 
would have a chance to compare the va¬ 
rious styles in such a way as is not often 
our privilege. They might even grant 
a discount to us in return for the adlver- 
tising privilege. 
Mr. Hart—I think our constitution 
bars out anything of diis. kind. I do not 
see how we could grant the room to any¬ 
one to exhibit their goods even though 
it would be of benefit to us. They are at 
perfect liberty to exhibit their goods out¬ 
side the place of meeting. I do not think 
it would be policy to grant an^^one this 
privilege because it would unavoidably 
disturb our meetings. 
Mr. McCarty—I met two* or three men 
yesterday who are interested in irriga¬ 
tion. It seems to me that with as much 
space as we have here, it would be a goodl 
idea to allow them tO' exhibit where we 
could all get the benefit of it. This space 
could all be filled up with goods of the 
fertilizer men, machinery men, nursery 
men, etc., without detriment to the meet¬ 
ing. It seems to me it would be a great 
addition. 
Mr. Painter—I think the gentleman has 
a wrong idea of the proposition. He 
thinks that the society does not want an 
exhibit ol fruit trees, machinery, etc. We 
do want it, but we don't want it on the 
floor where the meeting* is held, By the 
floor, I do not mean literally speaking. I 
mean any particular wares shouhlj not r)e 
advertised during our sessions. Any per¬ 
son or firm can luring or send anything 
they wish to display or advertise to the 
place where the meeting is held and make 
any arrangements they choose outside the 
place O'f meeting. The society itself can¬ 
not take the position of endorsing or ad¬ 
vertising any comimodities. 
No. 4—Do hard wood ashes actually 
djestroy or check the mildew on the to¬ 
mato? 
Prof. Rolfs—It is not likely that they 
would have any effect. 
No. 5—Is the white fungus of the to¬ 
mato transmitted through the tomato 
seed? Is it continued from year to year 
through the same soil? 
Prof. Rolfs—It is transmitted from 
plant to plant. 
No. 6—At what stage of the tomato 
growth should the Bordeaux be applied 
to check or destroy the white fungus or 
mildew ? 
Prof. Rolfs—Three of these cpiestions 
appear to be asked by the same person. 
The tomatO' in Florida is rarely attacked 
by miildew and it is probable that the 
author of the'se questions had in mind the 
condition that is produced by a small spid¬ 
er mite. They should be fought by dry 
sulphur, sulphur spray or sulphur com¬ 
pound. They are easily killed and usual¬ 
ly disappear by the use of potassium sul¬ 
phite or soda sulphite. 
No. 7—Orange and grapefruit trees to 
plant; which are the best and most profit¬ 
able for planting with normal conditions, 
large, small or medium size trees, nil 
presumably healthy? 
i\Ir. Taber—Medium are the best. 
'Mr. Hubl)arcl—Conditions make a dif- 
