FLORIDA ,STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
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range in person for a ten day’s excur¬ 
sion, wherever our visitors wished to go, 
throughout the length and breadth of 
Florida, and they were taken to Homos- 
sassa, Citra, Tampa, Orlando, Sanford, 
Indian River, Mount Dora and many 
other sections. Their estimate of our 
magnificent fruit exhibit is shown by the 
fact that the committee on awards gave 
silver medals (Wilder) to Lake County 
Shippers’ Union, Marion, Sumter and 
Lee Counties, Rev. Lyman Phelps, E. H. 
Hart and Dudley W. Adams. Bronze 
medals were awarded to Citrus, Polk and 
Volusia Counties and to O. P. Rooks and 
E. S. Hubbard. I mention these facts 
to impress upon you the recognized im¬ 
portant position this society occupies, and 
as an incentive for us to do our best to 
equal or surpass the honors extended the 
American Pomological Society in this 
State twenty one years ago, as well as 
those extended them in the various other 
States, in which they have met during the 
past half century. As nothing worth 
while is ever acomplished without or¬ 
ganized effort, I sincerely hope that this 
society will take it in hand, in a vigorous 
'manner, with the result that at the close 
of the American Pomological Society’s 
meeting with us next January in Florida, 
the general verdict of that society will 
be, “the best ever.” 
(Since the above report was read the 
time and place for the American Pomo¬ 
logical Society meeting has been named 
as Jan. 31st and Feb. 1st and 2nd at 
Tampa. —Secretary. 
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTE 
A meeting of the Executive Commit¬ 
tee was held in the Secretary’s office on 
February 24, 1910, those present being 
Prof. P. H. Rolfs, Messrs. Geo. L. Ta¬ 
ber, E. S. Hubbard and E. O. Painter. 
On motion it was decided that the 23d 
annual meeting of the society would be 
held in Orlando on May 17th, 18th, 19th 
and 20th. 
On motion of Mr. Taber it was re¬ 
solved that the president take up the mat¬ 
ter of the society’s financial shortage, 
either individually or through a commit¬ 
tee, as he may deem best. 
The following contributions were 
made towards the shortage: 
G. L. Taber.$25.00 
E. O. Painter. 25.00 
P. H. Rolfs. 10.00 
E. S. Hubbard. 10.00 
For the programme it was suggested 
that Mr. Milo B. Williams, of the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture, be requested to 
make a demonstration of Surface or 
Furrow Irrigation at Dr. Drennan’s 
place, during the meeting. Prof. W. W. 
Yothers, of Orlando, was mentioned for 
an article on the Whitefly. 
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