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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
should we not have a grove-doctor when 
we need one? 
Mr. 'Connor: In taking up the work 
of whitefly control, all of the various 
methods Dr. Berger has suggested will, 
of course, prove invaluable to the grow¬ 
ers. When I stated a while ago that I 
had been successful in treating whitefly 
by fumigation and insecticide, I did not 
mean to neglect fungus. The impor¬ 
tance of trained men to take hold of 
white fly control (mind you, I say con¬ 
trol, for it can be eradicated from every 
district) the value of these trained men 
would be that they would be well posted, 
not only in fumigation and spraying with 
insecticide, but as well in distributing and 
properly applying fungus on the trees, 
that it might take hold and work in the 
proper season. We have seasons in which 
all of the different methods may be em¬ 
ployed, and I am happy to say when one 
cannot be employed, the other can be. 
For instance, in the summer season, when 
the trees are growing rapidly, we would 
not dare to fumigate because the injury 
would be too great, but always during the 
summer season we have the rainy weather 
—which is valuable to the growth of the 
fungus. 
Earlier in the season, we have the 
growing condition of the tree, during 
which period the fungus would not be val¬ 
uable, for it would not develop in the dry 
season. Therefore, we necessarily resort 
to insecticide. In the dormant season 
there can be nothing better employed than 
fumigation. Therefore, it would be well 
for the Experiment Station to take up 
this work directly with young men whose 
integrity might not be questioned by the 
growers in the different districts of or¬ 
ange producing Florida, and let them 
thoroughly understand these different 
methods in order that they may be ap¬ 
plied for the benefit of the growers’ needs 
of the district. 
Therefore, I, as a grower, heartily en¬ 
dorse Dr. Berger’s suggestion, and I sin¬ 
cerely trust that every member of this or¬ 
ganization will support him in his sug¬ 
gestion that will work out such great ben¬ 
efit. 
Prof. Flume: I think the general sen¬ 
timent of the society is that something 
should be done in this connection. I be¬ 
lieve it would be quite in order to draft 
a set of resolutions to be forwarded to 
the president of the University, asking 
that this line of work be taken up, and I 
would like to see some concrete action 
taken along that line. 
Prof. Rolfs : In that same connection, 
if such committee be appointed, let us 
embody in it a pledge that a certain num¬ 
ber of men will take the course. To cre¬ 
ate such a course would be of consider¬ 
able expense to the University. If that 
course were offered, and onlv two or 
three students were to take it, the expense 
would be too heavy. 
On the other hand, if the citrus grow¬ 
ers would pledge that a certain number of 
men, such as twenty or twenty-five, could 
be induced to go there, then there would 
be some definite assurances. You under¬ 
stand, if we can get the man to take an 
interest in the work, that work is certain 
to be done. If we can take interest 
enough in the proposition to send a class 
up there for the course, then the resolu¬ 
tion to have the work done is almost un¬ 
necessary. 
