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the hearts have been blanched. Still with 
the facilities we now have for rapid 
transit this should not be a hindrance to 
getting this salad plant into the New 
York, Boston and Chicago markets where 
would be the greatest demand. 
Relative to cucumbers observe the note 
“Not as at present grown in Florida.” 
If they want them with flesh of a green¬ 
ish tinge why should we not supply what 
they require. True, the Perfected White 
Spine meets the general requirements of 
the markets, but why keep entirely to 
that if we can expand another variety as 
well into other channels. Why miss that 
chance ? 
The last on the list which calls for 
special remark is the Globe Artichoke. 
New Orleans seems at present to have the 
monopoly of growing these to any extent 
for market, and even she does not ful¬ 
fil the requirements demanded by the 
high-class trade, as the large heads and 
best varieties are still imported princi¬ 
pally from France. Of the easiest cul¬ 
ture, and a perennial besides, artichokes 
should be ranked in Florida amongst her 
staple vegetable crops, and artichoke 
growing should be as much a feature of 
her trucking industry as are lettuce, cel¬ 
ery and tomatoes. 
These are but a few thoughts and items 
on what I consider an important branch 
of trucking in Florida, namely that of 
catering specially to early and high-class 
trade and in addition to supplying the 
demands of the general markets. There 
is ample room for extension and expan¬ 
sion in both branches. 
Discussion. 
Prof. Rolfs : May I have a word to say 
in regard to this Committee. I do not 
know what kind of a charm there is about 
this matter of being on the Committee on 
Vegetables, but years ago when I had 
some experience in connection with the 
making of the program for the Horti¬ 
cultural Society, I had the same experi¬ 
ence as Prof. Hume. If you want to keep 
a good horticulturist away from the meet¬ 
ing, put him on the program and you will 
accomplish it. It works like a charm on 
the Vegetable Committee. I don't think 
anything else would have kept Mr. Ken¬ 
nedy away. He will go several miles to 
attend a meeting of the Horticultural So¬ 
ciety, but when the Society comes to 
him, he can’t come to the meeting and 
read his paper. 
In regard to the vegetables, ladies and 
gentlemen, in reviewing the literature as 
presented today, in addition to the infor¬ 
mation we are in position to possess, I 
am astonished at the development of the 
trucking industry in Florida. Do you 
know that the trucking interest of Florida 
in itself is running neck and neck with 
the citrus industry, and this year will 
probably surpass the citrus ? Do you real¬ 
ize it ? I don’t believe the people gener¬ 
ally have realized what our trucking inter¬ 
ests in Florida really are, and I would 
not be surprised if in five years the money 
returns for the vegetable product will 
surpass the citrus returns. 
There has been an increase of 900 per 
cent in the amount of truck grown, and 
there has been some general advancement 
