Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth Annual 
Meeting of the Florida State 
Horticultural Society 
It was quite fitting that the Thirty- 
fifth Annual Meeting of the Florida State 
Horticultural Society should be held in 
Lakeland because the society has long 
been primarily interested in the produc¬ 
tion of citrus fruits, and that beautiful 
little city—one of Polk county’s gems— 
is the center of a thriving citrus region. 
In addition to the large number of small 
and large sized groves in this community, 
it is also the home of the Lakeland High¬ 
lands Co-operative Association, a co-oper¬ 
ative association of near three hundred 
grove owners, who have property in the 
Lakeland Highlands. The total acreage 
in this association is near four thousand 
acres. 
The spirit of co-operation pervades the 
community. Every person and every or¬ 
ganization joined in welcoming the mem¬ 
bers of the society and gave every help 
possible to make the meeting a pleasant 
and profitable one. Secretary Appleyard 
of the Chamber of Commerce, was every¬ 
where during the meeting, lending a help¬ 
ing hand. Wm. Gomme, the Agricultural 
Agent of Polk county, was much in evi¬ 
dence and did more than his bit to make 
every one happy. The society is much 
indebted to Mrs. Geo. W. Peterkin for the 
very active co-operation that she gave. 
She was present early and late, helping to 
secure new members and giving service 
to see that everyone was made comfort¬ 
able. 
Among the enter¬ 
tainments provided 
by the people of 
Lakeland and Polk county, was a motor¬ 
cade to points on the “Ridge.” At Lake 
Wales a luncheon was provided at the 
Club House on the lake by the Lake Wales 
Chamber of Commerce, which was a hap¬ 
py culmination to a long morning drive 
through Auburndale, Lake Alfred, 
Haines City, Winter Haven, Dundee and 
Mountain Lake. After seeing the miles 
and miles of rolling hills covered with 
beautiful groves laden with fruit, it is 
thought that the “sour orange” members 
went home with more respect in their 
hearts for the “rough lemon” country 
than their papers and discussions might 
indicate. 
One of the features 
of the Lakeland 
meeting was the re¬ 
union of the former workers of the State 
Plant Board, who took part in the fight 
Motorcade 
Reunion 
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