XXVI 
FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
against citrus canker. To show its appre¬ 
ciation of the good work they had done, 
the Horticultural Society invited them to 
attend the meeting as its guests. Fifty- 
four of the men were present. On 
Wednesday a banquet was given them by 
the Horticultural Society and the Lake¬ 
land Chamber of Commerce. 
During the meeting, the workers per¬ 
fected an organization known as the Can¬ 
ker Veterans’ Association. M. G. Camp¬ 
bell, of Lake Wales, was elected president, 
and Frank Stirling, of Gainesville, secre¬ 
tary-treasurer. The purpose of the or¬ 
ganization is to hold together the men 
who know citrus canker from a field point 
of view and have had experience in the 
eradication work. The meetings will be 
social and will be held annually at the time 
and place of meeting of the Horticultural 
Society. That the citrus industry and the 
State at large owe these men a debt of 
gratitude goes without saying. The in¬ 
dustry enjoys its present prosperity to the 
efficient work that these men of the State 
Plant Board and their leader, Dr. Wilmon 
Newell, did and are doing. 
Another feature of 
the meeting was 
three exhibits. One 
was of diseases and pests of citrus trees 
that was prepared by the State Plant 
Board; and another was an exhibit of cit¬ 
rus fruits. These exhibits were housed in 
the lobby of the Thelma Hotel. Both at¬ 
tracted much attention and particularly 
the exhibit of fruits. Some very fancy 
fruit and packs were shown by the Amer¬ 
ican Fruit Growers Inc. and the Florida 
Citrus Exchange. 
The third exhibit was a floral exhibit 
prepared by members of the Florida State 
Florists’ Association. It was housed in 
the parlors of the Elks Hotel and consist¬ 
ed of foliage plants and cut flowers. 
Much credit is due to Messrs. Knull, Rea- 
soner and Giddings for this beautiful dis¬ 
play that attracted the attention not only 
of the members of the society, but also 
of the people of Lakeland, many of whom 
visited it. 
Meeting with the 
Horticultural Soci¬ 
ety, but holding sep¬ 
arate sessions, was the Florida State Flor¬ 
ists’ Association. This infant organiza¬ 
tion is really a child of the Horticultural 
Society. Organized in Jacksonville on 
November 17, 1921, and holding its First 
Annual Meeting in Lakeland during the 
Horticultural meeting, it has quickly ac¬ 
quired a membership of more than one 
hundred. It promises to grow into an or¬ 
ganization of much strength and influ¬ 
ence. The officers for 1923 are C. Leslie 
Whipp, of Jacksonville, president, and N. 
A. Reasoner, of Oneco, secretary-treas¬ 
urer. 
During the last sev¬ 
eral meetings of the 
society, floral exhib¬ 
its have been a feature. These have been 
prepared largely by the florists. There 
has been a decided interest in the society 
in flower gardens and landscape beautifi¬ 
cation. Many have thought that the time 
was ripe for holding a State Flower 
Show. Pursuant to a resolution intro¬ 
duced and adopted by the society calling 
for a committee from the society to meet 
Exhibits 
State Florists’ 
Association 
State 
Flower Show 
