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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
in the State of Florida. The members 
who attend will be able to see, not 
only a beautiful and well laid-out 
town, but enjoy the privilege of surf¬ 
bathing and the other pleasures that 
are invariably to be found in towns 
that are laid on a river or a sea. 
Minutes. 
FIRST DAY. 
Evening Session. 
1. Called to order by the President, 
Prof. P. H. Rolfs. 
2. Opening prayer by Rev. H. H. 
Hay. 
3. Address of Welcome, on Behalf 
of the City, by the Mayor of Gaines¬ 
ville, Col. Horatio Davis. 
4. Address, “The Relation of the 
State University to the Horticultural 
Society”—Dr. Andrew Sledd. 
5. Response—Dr. W. C. Richard¬ 
son. 
6. Annual Address of the President. 
7. Introduction of Question Box. 
8. Social Hour. 
SECOND DAY. 
Morning Session. 
1. Appointment of Committee on 
Necrology: Messrs. Hart, Hubbard 
and Painter. 
2. Appointment of Committee on 
Final Resolutions: Messrs. Skinner, 
Brown and E. S. Williams. 
3. Climatology of Citrus—Dr. W. 
C. Richardson. 
4. Discussion. 
5. Methods of Packing and Ship¬ 
ping—W. S. Hart, Hawks Park; O. W. 
Sadler, Johnstown, Pa.; W. E. Bryan, 
Belleair; F. H. Sampson, Boardman. 
6. Discussion. 
7. Citrus Census Taking—Dr. P. 
P. Phillips, Orlando. 
8. The Planting of Fruit Trees— 
Aubrey Frink, Macclenny. 
9. Discussion. 
10. Tropical Fruits—Jno. B. Beach, 
West Palm Beach: B. K. McCarty, 
Eldred. 
11. Discussion. 
12. Appointment of committee to 
send a telegram to Wm. A. Glasgow 
and formulate a resolution showing 
co-operation with Fruit and Vegetable 
Growers’ Association: Messrs. Skin¬ 
ner and Hume. 
Afternoon Session. 
1. Reading of telegram to Wm. A. 
Glasgow, Jr., Washington, D. C. 
2. Address, “Shall Rudimentary 
Agriculture and Kindred Sciences be 
Taught in the Common Schools?”— 
Capt. R. E. Rose, Tallahassee. 
3. Efforts to Secure Better Ship¬ 
ping Facilities and Rates—F. D. War¬ 
ner, Gainesville. 
4. Discussion. Adoption of Reso¬ 
lution approving of action taken by 
Fruit* and Vegetable Growers’ Asso¬ 
ciation. 
