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Letter of Transmittal. iv 
Constitution. vi 
Officers, including Standing and Special Committees. vii 
List of Members, Honorary, Life and Annual. x 
Prefatory Note. xv 
Synopsis of Proceedings. 1 
Address of Welcome. 5 
Response to Address of Welcome. 6 
President’s Annual Address. 9 
Reports of the Secretary and the Treasurer. 14 
Cataloguing Our Fruits. 16 
Florida and Texas. 17 
The Introduction of New Fruits and Plants. 23 
Grape Growing for Profit. 25 
Marketing Grapes. 27 
Discussion on Grapes. 28 
Pineapples. 35 
The Kaki (Japan Persimmon). 40 
Peaches and Plums. 44 
Discussion on Peaches and Plums. 48 
Pears. 52 
Strawberries... 57 
Varieties of Oranges, and Their Derivation. 59 
Results in Crossing Navel Oranges. 62 
Experiments in Crossing Citrus Fruits.^. 64 
Discussion on Citrus Fruits-. 65 
Diseases and Insects of Citrus. 66 
Sulphur Solution—Blight—Lemon Scab. 71 
The “White Fly” and “Sooty Mould”. 74 
Discussion on Citrus Insects and Insecticides.. 79 
Truck Farming. 84 
Discussion on Vegetables. 86 
The Best Lawn Grass for Florida. 90 
Injurious Insects. 94 
Discussion on Injurious Insects. 99 
Fertilizing Orange Groves. 103 
Fertilizers and Fertilizing Materials. 104 
Discussion on Fertilizers. 117 
Irrigation in Florida. 130 
Marketing Oranges. 140 
Transportation. 143 
Place of Next Meeting. 151 
Resolutions of Thanks. 153 
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