FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
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Second Vice-President, J. W. Mellish; Third Vice-President, 
O. P. Rooks; Secretary, A. H. Manville; Corresponding 
Secretary, E. O. Painter; Treasurer, J. B. Anderson; Ex¬ 
ecutive Committee, Lyman Phelps, C. F. A. Bielby, E. S. 
Hubbard. 
28. Committee on Transportation called. Verbal report 
by G. P. Healy, chairman. Discussion on transportation. 
THIRD DAY—Morning Session. 
29. Call to order by the president. 
30. Report of the Executive Committee on Constitution 
and By-Laws taken from the table. Amendment to the 
constitution passed unanimously. (See constitution). By¬ 
laws referred back to the committee. 
31. Place of next meeting taken up. Invitation from 
Board of Trade to hold next meeting in Jacksonville read. 
A. G. Avery and W. A. Cooper of Orlando, placed the latter 
place also in the field. Discussion. Jacksonville selected by 
vote. 
32. Committee on Peaches and Plums called. Paper read 
by S. S. Harvey, chairman. Discussion on peaches and 
plums. 
33. Communication read from Stephen Powers and C. W. 
DaCosta, inviting members while in the city to drop in upon 
the Farmer and Fruit Grower at home. 
34. Committee on Strawberries called. Paper by H. E. 
Stoddard, chairman. (This paper which is published upon 
another page, was not read, Mr. Stoddard giving way to the 
Chairman of the Committee on Nomenclature who was 
obliged to leave by the next train.) 
35. Committee on Nomenclature called. Paper read by E. 
,-S. Hubbard, chairman. Discussion. 
36. Committee on Citrus Fruits called. No report. Re¬ 
marks by Professors W. T. Swingle and H. J. Webber. 
Discussion on citrus fruits. 
Afternoon. 
The excursion was one of the most enjoyable features of the 
meeting. All the members went with their wives and 
daughters, and a goodly delegation from the Board of Trade, 
and their wives and daughters. From start to finish the hum 
of animated conversation from the groups about the decks 
and cabins was uninterrupted, save to catch some new point 
of interest pointed out by the River Improvement Trustees, 
or to partake of the liberal collations provided. At least no 
interruption worth mentioning, for the steamer was turned 
