LIST OF MEMBERS

1945

HONORARY MEMBERS

Chase, J. C, Winter Park Holland, Spessard L., Bartow , Dr,David, Coconut Grove Hume, Dr. H. Harold, Gainesville Lipsey, L. W., Blanton Floyd, W. L., Gainesville Mayo, Nathan, Tallahassee , Mrs. Florence P., Coconut Grove Robinson, T. Ralph, Terra Ceia Hastings, H. G., Atlanta, Ga. Swingle, Dr. W. T., Washington D. C. Henricksen, H. C., Eustis Webber, Dr. H. J., Riverside, California

PATRON MEMBERS COMPANIES

American Agricultural Chemical Co., Gulf Fertilizer Co., Tampa Pierce Hastings, H. G. Co., Atlanta, Ga. American Fruit Growers, Inc., Maitland HillsboroHotel, Tampa tAngebilt Hotel, Orlando Klemm, A. M. & Son, Winter Haven Armour Fertilizer Works, Jacksonville Lake Garfield Nurseries, Bartow Buckeye Nurseries Manatee Fruit Co., Palmetto Chase & Co., Sanford Mills The Florist, Jacksonville Coral Reef Nurseries Co., Homestead Nocatee Fruit Co., Nocatee Deerfield Groves, Wabasso Oklawaha Nurseries Co., Inc., Lake Jem Deering, Chas. Peninsular Chemical Co., Orlando Exchange Supply Co., Tampa Schnarr, J. & Co., Orlando Exotic Gardens, Miami Southern Crate Manufacturers Assn. Florida Citrus Exchange, Tampa Thomas Advertising Service Florida East Coast Hotel Co., U. S. Phosphoric Products, Tennessee St. Augustine Corporation, 61 N. Broadway, Florida Grower Publishing Co., Tampa New. York, N. Y. The Fruitlands Co., Lake Alfred Van Fleet Co., Winter Haven Glen St. Mary Nurseries Co., Wilson & Toomer Fertilizer Co., Glen St. Mary Jacksonville

INDIVIDUALS Beach, John B., West Palm Beach Krome, W. J., Homestead (Deceased). (Deceased). Rolfs, P. H. Gainesville, (Deceased). Floyd, Bayard F., Davenport, (Deceased). Skinner, L. B., Dunedin, (Deceased). Gardner, F. C, Lake Alfred Stead, Lindsay, P. O. Box 809, Ft. Pierce Hart, W. S., New Smyrna, (Deeceased). Taylor, John S., Largo (Deceased).

♦ All addresses are in Florida unless otherwise shown.

IX FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

REGULAR MEMBERS

Life Members shown in capitals Sustaining Members in blackface type Annual Members in ordinary type Perennial Members for period shown

Abbey, 0. H., 827 S. E. Second St., Barns, Thomas J., Largo Ft. Lauderdale Barrus, Mrs. Edith Y., Box 2751, Abbott, Charles E., U. of F.f Gainesville West Palm Beach Abbott, Fred P., SAL Ry., Union Station, BARTLUM, W. LEONARD, Florida Savannah, Ga. Agricultural Supply Co., Orlando Adams Packing Association, Auburndale Baskin, J. L., Box 1051, Orlando Adkinson, W. Hal, Minneola Bass, C. A., 79 NW 34th St., Miami A.LBERTSON PUBLIC LIBRARY, Orlando Bassett, Henry, Floral City ALDERMAN, A. D., Bartow Baxley, B. D., Box 164, Station A, Alexander, J. F.. Bartow Atlanta, Ga. ALLENBRAND, ALFRED, 2911 6th Bazemore, J. F., Box 1020, Orlando Ave. North, St. Petersburg 6 Beardsley, J. E., Clewiston Allison, Dr. R. V., Everglades Exp. Sta. Beckenbach, Dr. J. R., Vegetable Crops Belle Glade Laboratory, Bradenton Allsopp, Harold L., 615 S. Aiken Ave., Beckler, W. A., Box 167, Sarasota Pittsburgh', Pa. Beckton, , Vero Beach Alsmeyer, Louis H., Sebring Beefhalter, A., Ft. Pierce Ambrose Groves, Winter Haven Belleau, A. W., Box 310, Tampa American Fruit Growers, Inc., Wabasso Benitez, Lie. Jose, Edificio La Nacional, American Potash and Chemical Corp., Monterey, N. L., Mexico 214 Walton Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Bennett, E. C, Oklawaha American Potash Institute, Inc., 710 Bennett, Gardner, 3127 Oakly Ave., Mortgage Guarantee Bldg., Tampa Atlanta, Ga. Bennett, H. W., Box 350, Gainesville , Dr. E. M., Rhode Island BERGER, MRS. E. W., Gainesville State College, Kingston, R. I. Bergstrora, S. H., 233 Broadway, Anderson. Lawrence B., Bradley Junction New York 7, N. Y. ANDREWS, C. W., John Crear Library Berry James R., Waverly Chicago, 111. Bingham, H. R., Bingham Seed Co., Ansel, Edwin J., La Orduna, Ver, Mexico Jacksonville Arzave, Ing Genaro, Apartado No. 102, Bischoff, Wm. H., Miami Daily News, Monterey, N. L., Mexico Miami Atkins, C. D., Winter Haven Bishop, Robt. J., Box 3791, Orlando Atkinson, Lawrence, Umatilla Bittle, G. E., Box 572, Haines City Atwood Grapefruit Company, Bittle, W. M., Box 572, Haines City The (1941-45), Manavista Blackmon, G. H., Agr. Exp. Sta., Ausley, Paul C, 716 Mtg. Guaranty Bldg.,. Gainesville Atlanta, Ga. Bland, Mrs. W. T., Lake Jem Ayers, Ed. L., 605 19th St. W., Bradenton Blandford Groves, Lake Jem Backus, F. E., Box 283, Frostproof Booth, J. B., Jr., Tavares Bahrt, George M., U.S.D.A., Box 629, Borders, H. L, Rt. 2, Box 508, Fairhope, Ala. Homestead Bailey, E. Rv Sanibel Packing Co., Boswell, Ralph, c/o Citrus Magazines, Sanibel 110 Oak St., Tampa Bair, Dr. Roy A., Everglades Expt. Sta., Botzenhardt, E. W., 4340 Audubon Ave., Belle Glade Detroit, Mich'. Ballast, A. J., Box 57, Ferndale BOUIS, CLARENCE G., Box 6, Banks, J. J. Jr., Box 849, Orlando Ft. Meade Barber, B. D., Box 68^ Clearwater Bourland, V. E., Winter Garden Barksdale, D. N., Box 2567, Mulberry Bradbury, Chas. O., Beymer Bldg., BARBER, C. F., Macclenny Winter Haven JBarns, Judge Paul D., 3575 St. Gaudens Bradbury, Geo. C, 946 Michigan Ave., Rd., Coconut Grove Evanston, 111. FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY XI

Brenner, H. H., Box 27, Davenport Citrus Grove Development Co., Babson Park Briggs, W. R., Ft. Pierce Clark, John D., Waverly Growers Coop., BRINGHAM, M. S., Micco Waverly BRITT, JOHN F., Ft. Pierce Clayton, H. G., Gainesville Brock, G. R., Box 506, Cocoa CLEMENT, WALDO P., Georgiana Brockway, E. K., Clermont Cline, A. E., Altamonte Springs , Inc., Coconut Grove Cline, J. T., 409 Morringside Dr., Brooks, Dr. Chas., 110 N Shine St. Orlando Lakeland Brooks, Demas, Haines City Cloud, H. R., Florida Foods, Orlando Browder, D. H. & Son, Box 310, Arcadia Clutz, C. A., Ft. Myers BROWN, A. C, Gainesville Coe, Dana G., 1425 Providence Road, Brown, , Box 164, Tavares Lakeland Brown, T. 0., Brown & Co., Frostproof Coe, Roy, Star Route, Bunell Bryan, Dr. 0. C, Lakeland Coffee, Fred F., Armour Fert. Works, Bryan, R. L., Bartow Jacksonville Bullard & Sprott, Lake Wales Coit, Dr. J. Elliot, P. 0. Box 689, Burch, R. W., Inc. Box 310, Plant City Fall Brook, Calif. Burg, Roy N., Loxahatchee Coleman, J. D., Bushnell Burns, J. C, (Rohm & Haas Co.) Colter, R. L., Box 830, Lakeland Box 589, Bradenton Commander, C. C, Fla. Citrus Exchange, Burrichter, August, Homestead Tampa Buskirk, R. J., 560 W Peachtree St., Conner, F. M., Palmetto Atlanta, Ga. CONNER, WAYNE E., New Smyrna Butts, Donald, Florida Citrus Commission, Constantine, Harry H.f Clearwater Lakeland COOK, R. F., Leesburg Cadmus, Harold J., Apopka Coolidge, J. W., Rt. 1, Ft. Pierce Cain, Thomas L., Cocoa Cooper, George, Princeton Caldwell, Gov. Millard F., Tallahassee Cooper, Dr. W. C, 415 N. Parramore St., Calif. Fruit Growers Exchange, Res. Orlando Dept. 616 E. Grove, St., Copeland, G. E., Box 1072. Winter Haven Ontario, Calif. Coral Reef Nurseries Co., Box 596, Camp, Dr. A. F., Lake Alfred Homestead Campagne, A. H., Box 298, Winter Haven Cornell Cooperative Society, Ithaca, Campbell, Courtney, Food Machinery New York Corp., Dunedin Cox, George O., Box 11, Vero Beach' Cardone, Mrs. Paul, Ft. Myers Beach Cox, J. C, Wheeler Fert. Co., Oviedo Carlton, R. T., Plymouth Cox, Norman H., City of Miami, Miami Carlton, R. A., Box 1986, West Creighton, Dr. John T., U. of F., Palm Beach Gainesville CARNEGIE, MRS. T. M., Fernandina Crenshaw-McMichael Seed Co., Box 1314, Carpenter, Dr. T. L., Pompano Tampa Case, A. H., U. S. Phosphoric Products, Crevasse, J. M., Cicen's Flower Gardens, 61 Broadway, New York Gainesville Cassens, R. F., Box 613, Ft. Pierce Crumb, Frank K., Box 307, Lakeland CHAMPLAIN, A. E., R.F.D. No. 1, CRUTCHFIELD AND WOOLFOLK, Palmetto Pa. Produce Building, Pittsburg, Pa. Chapell, F. P., Rt. 1, Box 254, Curl, Laurence A., Box 288, Winter Tarpon Springs Haven Charles, Wilbur G., Box 323, Winter Curry, Kenneth, 1600 Melrose Place, Haven Knoxville, Tenn. Chase, F. K., Lakeland Dade, R. H. F., Box 1709, Jacksonville CHASE, JOSHUA C, Winter Park Dale, N. E., Box 15, Winter Garden Chase, Randall (2) San Dancey, R. C, 3216 Emporado, Tampa Chase, S. 0. Jr., Box 6$9, Sanford Davidson, W. M., 243 Maple Ave., Chicone, Jerry, Jr., Box 9, Winter Have™ Takoma Park, Md. CHIDESTER, D. D., 446 Painter Ave., Davie Nursery, Ft. Lauderdale Whittier, Calif. Davis, Charles P., Box 947, Winter Haven China Tung Oil, Inc., Gainesville Davis, C. Kay, Ft. Lauderdale Choate, S. E., Eustis DeBusk, E. F., Hibscus Park, Gainesville Citrus Concentrates, Inc., Dunedin Deerfield Groves Co., Wabasso XII FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Delacey, Clyde, 10 Second St., Ft. Myers Florida Agricultural Research Institute, Delamater, Paul A., Winter Haven Winter Haven Dewey, L. M., Merritt Island Florida Agricultural Supply Co., Orlando. Denmark, S. A., Island Grove Florida Dolomite Co., Pembroke Dickman, Paul B., Ruskin Di Giorgio Fruit Corp., Box 780, Florida Fruit Co., Ft. Meade Winter Haven Floridagold Citrus Corp., Lake Alfred Di Giorgio, J. S., Winter Haven FloridaGrower Press, Inc., Tampa Dixie Lime Products Co., (2) Ocala Florida Vegetable Committee, Orlando Dolomite Products, Inc., (2) Ocala Floyd, W. L. (1941-45), Gainesville Donaldson, C. S., Avon Park Fogg, Harry W., Box 774, Eustis Dorn, H. W., South Miami Food Machinery Corp., Dunedin Dowdell, R. S., 61 W. Central, Orlando Ford, John, 208 Washington Arcade, Dowling, Paul M., 1554 Cavendish Road, Orlando Orlando Forsee, W. T., Everglades Exp. Sta., Doyle, Capt. Walter S., Base Ord., Belle Glade APO 862, New York Fosgate Co., Chester C, Box 2673, Driskell, J. C, American Cyanamid Co., Orlando Brewster Foster, L. G., Box 428, Lake Wales DUNEDIN PUBLIC LIBRARY, Dunedin Freer, Laurence H., Box 1212, Haines City Dunne, Jesse H., San Antonio Freeze, Walter, Box 1044, Clearwater Dierberger, Joao, Box 458, French, Ida Carson, Highland Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil Lake Wales Eddins, Dr. A. H., Hastings Friend, W. H., Valley Exp. Sta., Ed&all, Henry J., Bradenton Weslaco, Texas Edsall, R. S., Wabasso Friend Sprayer Service Corp., Frostproof Eggleston, Harold J., 433 E. Gore Ave., Fruitlands Company, The Lake Alfred Orlando Fudge, Dr. B. R., Lake Alfred Ellis, R. H., Box 513, Orlando Fugazzi Pinellas Groves Co., Clearwater Ellsworth, Miss Wilma J., Rt. 1, Dade City Fuller,. Wm. Allison, 6 Sunrise St., Cocoa Elsasser, Lt. David, Box 37, Hollywood Furr, Dr. J. R., 415 N. Parramore St., Engelman Products Co., Elsa, Texas. Orlando Engle, Robt. H., 616 Investment Bldg., Futch, Ivey E., Lake Placid Washington, D. C. Galban, Miss Elise S., Box 518, Eruch', C. E., Interlachen Ft. Lauderdale Estes, H. 0., Haines City Galloway, B. Allison, Box 156, Winter Park Estes, Lawrence W., Alturas Galloway, Carl, Winter Park Eubanks, Floyd L., Wilson & Toomer Gardner, Mrs. F. C, Lake Alfred Fert. Co., Ocala Gardner, F. C, Lake Alfred Evans, John H., Lake Alfred Gardner, Dr. F. E., 415 N. Parramore St., Evans, R. C, Fla. Citrus Comm., Orlando Lakeland Garnett, Irl B., Hypoluxo FAIRCHILD, DR DAVID, The Kampong, Garrett, Chas. A., Rt. 1, Kissimmee Coconut Grove Gay, Clarence M., Clerk of Court, Orlando Fairchild, Mrs. David, Coconut Grove Gerwe, Ray, Food Machinery Corp., Faircloth, E. V., (Jack) S. Dixie, Dunedin West Palm Beach Gibson, W. B., 101 Marietta St., Bldg., Farm & Home Machinery, Inc., Orlando Atlanta 1, Ga. , Michael, 1661 Coral Way, Miami Giddings, W. W. Winter Haven Faugeras, J, R., Institute des Fruits, GIFFORD, DR. JOHN, Coconut Grove 7 Rue St. Dominique, Gocio, H. G., Rt. 1, Sarasota Paris 7, France Gocio, H. G., Jr., Gen. Del., Orlando Fawcett, Chas. F., Box 186, Orlando Goldberg, Chas. E., R.F.D. 5, 712, Orlando Fender, R. A., Maitland Goldberg, Roy, Box 1803, Ocoee FENTON, ALFRED, 1002 Second Nat. Golden Dolomite Co., The Box 1170, Bank Bldg., Houston, Texas Orlando Field, Staton, Box 948, Winter Haven Goodwin, J. C, 504 Seagle Bldg., Flamingo Groves, Inc., Hollywood Gainesville Fletcher, William, Leesburg Goollnick, E. D., Vero Beach Florence Citrus Growers A*sn., Gould, Chester N., Star Route, Box 23, Florence Villa West Palm Beach FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY XIII

Grant, A. J., 259 Scotland St., Dunedin Hazen, Myron S., c/o Agrico, 50 Church St., Grant, R. S., Food Machinery Corp., New York Dunedin Hector Supply Co., (3), Box 1311, Miami Gratz, Dr. L. 0., Agr. Exp. Sta., Heid, Dr. J. L., Box 112, Lake Wales Gainesville Helms, H. B., Box 162, Gainesville Graves, Forrest C, Vero Beach Graves, Hubert, Wabasso Henderson, Carl E., Box 29, Zellwood Graves, J. R., Box 922, Vero Beach Henderson, H. C, Winter Haven Green, L. C, Highlands Fert. Co., Sebring Hendricks, Ray, Dept. of Agri., Jacksonville Greene Lewis C, 125 Rose Ave., Sebring HENRICKSON, H. C, Box 1045, Eustis Grienisen, L. Jr., Box 155, Frostproof Griffin, Ben Hill, Jr., Box 155, Frostproof Henry, Arthur M., 1177 Zimmer Dr., N. E., Griffin, J. A., c/o Exchange National Br., Atlanta, Ga. Tampa Henry, W. M., SAL Ry., Plant City Groff, Dr. G. W., Laurel HERNANDEZ, PEDRO, 108 Cienfuegos, Grossenbacker, J. G., Plymouth San Fernando, Cuba Grove, W. R., Laurel Highland Fertilizer Co., Sebring Growers Fertilizer Cooperative, Lake Alfred Hildebrand, E. M., Food Machinery Corp., GUEST, MRS. AMY, 465 East 57th St., Dunedin New York Hill, W. R., Box 785, Winter Haven Gulf Fertilizer Co., Box 2721, Tampa Hines, R. T., Box 2721, Tampa Gunn, C. D., Rt. 3, Box 40A, Gainesville Hodnett, A. P., Winter Haven Gurney, J. Thomas, Box 312, Orlando Hodnett Groves, Box 958, Winter Haven Guynn, P. I., Island Grove Hodnett, J. Victor, Winter Haven HADEN, MRS. FLORENCE P., Hoenshel, Paul M., Box 331, Stuart Coconut Grove Holland, Frank L., Box 392, Winter Haven Hadsell, D. W., R.F.D. Lamont Holly Hill Coop. Citrus Assn., Davenport Hagadorn, D. L., Box 1290, Tampa Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc., Davenport Haines City Citrus Growers Assn., Holtsberg, Bertha, 99 Courtland Ave., Haines City New Rochelle, N. Y. Haines City Heights, Inc., Haines City Holtsberg, Fred (1941-45) Ft. Pierce HAKES, L. A., P. O. Box 771, Orlando Holzker, Richard, Lake Wales Haley, E. A., Sr., Box 1955, Orlando Hookom, D. W., Box 1077, Pinecastle Haley, E. A., Jr., Box 1965, Orlando Hooks, J. C, Box 1955, Orlando Haley, J. C, Box 1955, Orlando Hopkins, Dr. E. F., Lake Alfred Haley, Paul C, Box 191, Pinecastle Haley & Rex, Box 1955, Orlando Horton, Elsie Connell, Haines City Howard, Julian, Howard Fert. Co., Orlando Hall, 0. L., Box 1768, Orlando Hufty Farms, Belle Glade Hamilton, Mrs. H. R., Box 581, Haines City Hughes, David, 116 S. Miami Ave., Miami 38 Hamilton, Joseph, Route 1, Box 499, Hughes, Thomas, Rt. 2, Ft. Pierce Yuma, Ariz. Huie, W. R., Box 785, Winter Haven Hamilton, W. H., Winter Haven HUME, H. HAROLD, Gainesville Hammerstein, C. P., Flamingo Groves, Inc., Hunt, D. A., Hunt Bros., Lake Wales Hollywood Hunter, H. H., 304 E. Central Ave., Orlando Hanna, L. C, Hanna Road, Lutz Huppel, J. B., 2010 Delaney St., Orlando Harding, Dr. Paul L., 415 N. Parramore St., ~ Orlando Hurlbrous, Lyons (Woodruff & Son, Inc.) Coral Gables Hardwick, J. D., Box 69, West Palm Beach Husmann, Dr. W., Virginia Polytechnic Harris, C. S., c/a Shell Oil Co., 50 W. Inst., Blacksburg, Va. Church St., New York Igou, D. R., Eustis Harrison, A. L., Box 510, Bradenton IOWA STATE COLLEGE LIBRARY, Harz, A. W., 3405 Granada St., Tampa 6 Ames, Iowa HASTINGS, H. G., 16 West Mitchell St., Jackson Grain Co., Tampa Atlanta, Ga. Jackson, R. D., Box 1229, Tampa , R. F., Tobacco By-Products & Jacobs, W. A., Box 416, Delray Beach Chem. Corp., Winchester, Va. JACOCKS, A. J., Winter Haven Hawkins, H. E. C, (2) St. Augustine Hawkins, Roy H., 1317 Biscayne Blvd., Jamison, Dr. F. S., Agr. Exp. Sta., Miami Jamison, Dr. V. C, Lake Alfred Hawthorne, T. C, Ocoee Janes, Dr. Byron E. Agr. Exp. Sta., Hayman, W. Paul, Box 711, Bartow Gainesville Hazen, H. D., Box 380, Orlando Jefferies, Leland, Bradenton XIV FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Johnson, E. R., Maxcy Fertilizer, Inc., Library, Cleveland Public, 325 Frostproof Superior Ave., N. E. Johnson, L. M., Stuart Cleveland, Ohio. Library, Univ. of California 504 Hilgard Johnson, Warren 0., Box 1058, Lakeland Ave. Los Angles 24, Calif. Jones, H. S., Vero Beach Library, College ~of AgrL, Univ. of Calif., Jones, W. J., Di Giorgio Fruit Corp., Davis, Calif. . Winter Haven Library, Univ. of Arizona, Tuscon, Ariz. Jordahn, A. C, Box 292, Miami 33 Library, Fla. Agri. Exp. Sta., Gainesville Kanawha Groves Co., Ft. Pierce Library, City of Lakeland, Lakeland Library, U.S.D.A., Washington, D. C. Karst, Art. Box 1110, Orlando Library, Col. of Agri., Mayaguez, Keen, N. E., Rt. 2, Ft. Myers Puerto Rico Keenan Soils Laboratory (1942-46) Liberty, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Calif. Frostproof Library, Duke Univ., Durham, N. C. Library, State Board of Education, Kelley, Col. R. H., Melrose Corvallis, Oregon Kelsheimer, E. G., Veg. Crops Lab., Library, Univ. of 111., Urbana, 111. Bradenton Library Board, State, Tallahassee Kempf, Mrs. E. J., Eustis Lingle, H. G., Box 22, Sanford Kendall, Harold E., Goulds Lipscomb, S. F., Bartow Kensett, J. G., 2615 Jetton Ave., Tampa Lipsey, L. W., Blanton , Miss Olga, 3850 Poinciana Ave., Little, C. S., Odessa Coconut Grove Lockett, N. A., Box 158, Oakland Keown, Miss Mary E., Home Demonstra Lockwood, Miss Charlotte, Jackson, Mich. tion Office, Tallahassee Logan, John Henry, Box 540, Clearwater Kew, Theodore J., 1721 Westchester Ave. Long, J. S., City Hall, Tampa Winter Park Loucks, K. W., Lake Alfred Kew, Mrs. Theodore J., 1721 Westchester, Loudon, Hugh R., Box 75, Babson Park Ave., Winter Park Lowles, Amos W., Box 246, Port Orange Kilgore Seed Co., The Plant City Lowry, L. L., Winter Haven Kime, Chas. D., Jr., Box 102, Florence Villa Lucas, Glenn, Box 564, Leesburg Kime, Chas. D., Box 232, Ft. Pierce Lucas, Dwight, Box 2669, Orlando Kimmel, J. G., Box 1445, Sarasota Lynch, S. J., Princeton King, Batty, Bonita Springs Lyons Fertilizer Co., Box 310, Tampa Kingston, George, Box 510, Ft. Myers MacCarthy, H. P., 5911 Cherokee Ave., Klee, W. H., Naco Fert. Co., Jacksonville Tampa Klemm, A. M. & Son, Winter Haven MacDowell, Dr. L. G., Florida Citrus Com Knight, J. W., Vero Beach mission, Lakeland Knight, Peter O., Box 1288, Tampa McBride, J. N., SAL Rwy, Savannah, Ga. Kramer, L. H., Lake Wales McCartney, E. A., Box 310, Tampa Krome, William H., Box 596, Homestead McCARTY, B. K., Eldred Krome, Mrs. W. J., Box 596, Homestead McCARTY, MRS. C. T., Eldred Kunny, C. S., 5522 NW 12th St., Miami McClanahan, H. S., State Plant Board, Lake Garfield Nurseries, Bartow Gainesville Lamont, Henry, Rt. 2, Ft. Pierce McClung, Lester, 1271 Woodlawn Terrace, Landers, Mrs. C. K., 1125 Belleaire Circle, Clearwater Orlando McCord, M. E., Winter Haven LASSEN, H. C, Garden Springs Terrace, McCubbin, Dr. E. N., Hastings Saratoga, Calif. McDaniel, J. C, 403 State Office Bldg., Lassiter, Hugh, Winter Garden Nashville, Tenn. Laughlin, Victor H., 645 W. Central Ave., McKinnon, W. M., 901 Magnolia Ave., Winter Haven Sanford LAUMAN, G. N., Ithaca, New York McMichael, H. D., Box 1314, Tampa Lauramore, H. H., 202 Peninsular Life Bldg. McNutt, M. H., Orlando Jacksonville McPeck, John K., 328 S. Lakeview Dr., Lawless, Wm. W., Lake Alfred Sebring Lee, C. S., Oviedo Manatee Fruit Company, 1st National LEONARD, GEORGE, Hastings Bank Bldg., Tampa Lesley John T., Haines City Marsell, E. S., Zellwood Lewis, H. F., Terra Ceia Martens, R. H., Box 1174, Vero Beach Library, Citrus Exp. Sta., Riverside, MARTIN, A. WM., Box 36, Sebastian Calif. Tampa FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY XV

Martin, Edgar A., 202 E. Bay St., National Fert. Assn., 616 Investment Bldg. Jacksonville 4 Washington, D. C. Martin Seed Company, 202 E. Bay Et., Nehrling, W. F., 223 SW 20th Ave., Miami Jacksonville 40 Nettles, W. T., Agr. Ext. Serv., Gainesville Masek, John, Apopka Newins, Harold S., Univ. of Fla., Gainesville Matheson, Hugh M., 418 SW 2nd Ave., Nicholson, Donald J., 1224 St., Miami 36 Orlando Mathews, E. L., Plymouth Mattingley, B. W., Crown Can Company, Nikitin, Dr. A. A., Tennessee Copper Co., Orlando Copperhill, Tenn. Maughn, Douglas, Box 1231, Orlando Nix, E. M., SAL Ry., Jacksonville 5 Maxwell & Anderson, San Mateo Noble, Dr. C. V., Agr. Exp. Sta., Gainesville May, Louis H., Box 311, Winter Haven Norris, R. E., Tavares Mayo, Nat, 719 East 8th St., Ocala O'BYRNE, F. M., Lake Wales Mayo, Hon. Nathan, Tallahassee Oglesby, Ben, Box 180, Bartow Mead Botanical Garden, Winter Park OHMER, C. J., West Palm Beach Meckstroth, G. A., 415 N. Parramore St., O'Kelley, E. B., ACL Ry. Col., Jacksonville Orlando Olsen, H., Davenport Mercer, Miller T., Box 181, Coral Gables ORANGE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL Merrin, George, Plant City AGENT, Orlando MERRITT, DR. J. C, 297 Sherman St., Oxer, V. T., Sebring St. Paul, Minn. Pace, Murl E., Box 1086, Orlando Meserole, Mrs. G. H., San Mateo Pacific Coast Borax Co., 51 Madison Ave., MICHAEL, A. B., Wabasso New York Miller, Dr. E. V., 415 N. Parramore St., Page, Roy, Rt. 2, Box 103r Miami Orlando Palm Harbor Citrus Growers Assn., Miller, Dr. Ralph1, Plymouth Palm Harbor Miller Gardens, Orlando Palmer, J. C, Windemere Miner, James T., Boynton Beach Palmer, J. M., Lutz Mispley, R. G., Crown Zellerback Corp., Palmore, C. W., Box 1658, Lakeland Camas, Wash. Parker, Coleman H., Winter Haven MONTGOMERY, COL. ROBT. H., Parris, G. K., Box 321, Leesburg Coconut Grove Patrick, Roger, Box 403, Winter Haven MORTGOMERY, MRS. ROBT. H,. Pedersen, W. C.f Lake Wales Coconut Grove PEDERSEN, W. L., Winter Haven Moore, Clarence H. & Eva M., Box 31, Peninsular Fert. Works (2), Tampa Winter Haven PENNOCK, HENRY, SR., Jupiter Moore, Edwin L., U.S.D.A. Citrus Lab., Pepper Printing Co., Gainesville Winter Haven Perrin & Thompson (2) Winter Haven Moore, H. T., Box 3429, Orlando Philadelphia Terminals Auction Co.. Moore, W. D., 501 S. Andrews Ave., Del. & Wolf St., Philadelphia, Pa. Ft. Lauderdale Phillips, Howard, 135 Lucerne Circle, Morgan, Frank E., State Inspection Bureau, Orlando Wimter Haven PHILLIPS, DR. P. & SON, Box 3758, Morley, Jack N., Lake Alfred Orlando Morrell, Albert (1943-47) 613 Highlands St. PHIPPS, H. C, N. Ocean Blvd. Palm Beach Orlando PHIPPS, HOWARD, Delray Beach Morrell, P. C. & xtegina Z., Box 541, PHIPPS, JOHN S., N. Ocean Blvd. Avon Park Palm Beach Morris, David, Box 1688, Orlando Pickard, A. E. 1433 Baltimore St., Morton, James C, Auburndale Orlando MOUNTAIN LAKE CORPORATION, Pickard, Mrs. A. E., 1433 Baltimore St., Lake Wales Orlando Mounts, M. U., West Palm Beach Pepenburg, A. L., Rt. 1, Box 722, Orlando Mowry, Harold, Agr. Exp. Sta., Gainesville PIKE, W. N., Blanton Munroe, George W., Quincy Pines, R. C, Box 2721, Tampa Mustard, Margaret, J., Univ. of Miami, Pinkerton, D. C, Cocoa Coral Gables Pinkerton, J. B., City Point Naco Fertilizer Co., Box 114 Jacksonville Platts, Norman G., Ft. Pierce Nash, Mr. & Mrs. Leo, Box 987, PLYMOUTH CITRUS GROWS ASSN., Winter Haven Plymouth xVi FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Polk County Democrat, The Bartow Robinson, R. D., Box 984, Orlando Polk Floral Company, Auburndale Robinson, T. Ralph, Terra Ceia Roess, M. J., Box 388, Jacksonville Pollard, Rex, Box 627, Lakeland Rogers, H. S., Winter Haven Poole, Mrs. S. F., Winter Haven Rogers, John T., Box 448, Plant City Power, J. W., City of Miami, Miami Rogers, Walter M., Ft. Pierce PRANGE, MRS. NETTIE M. G., Orlando Rolfs, Miss Clarissa, 1317 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Princes Groves, Lake Wales Rollin, C. F., Box 981, Clearwater Prine, H. A., Box 179, Bradenton Ronald, William F., Box 5264, Pringle, H. L., Leesburg Daytona Beach Property Clerk, H-3445 DM 772, Col. of Roper, Roy R., Box 143, Winter Garden Agri. & Mechanical Arts, Mayaguez Rose, Walter W., Orlando Puerto Rico Ross, Edward, 2700 Cornell Ave., PROSSER, LEW, Plant City Winter Park Puckett, T. R., 525 Iris St., West Palm Beach Ross, F. W., Oakland Pulley Geo. M., Box 13, Winter Haven Ross, S. W., Lake Wales Radebaugh, D. S., Sebring Rounds, M. B., Citrus Exp. Sta., Raden, C. T., Box 205, Winter Garden Riverside, Calif. Randall, F. A., Haines City Roy, W. R., 415 N. Parramore St., Rankin, Fred H., Poinsettia Park, RR No. 1, Orlando Winter Haven Royal Palm Nurseries, Oneco Raoul Company, The Sarasota Ruehle, Dr. George D., Homestead Raoul, Loring, Sarasota Rumpsa, Paul L., Dr. 608, Avon Park Ratliff, J. A. 619 E. Orange St., Lakeland Ruprecht, Dr. R. W., Box 327, Sanford RAULERSON, J. ED., Arcadia Russell, Ford, Box 65, Sanford Rawls, J. Glenn., Plymouth Rutland, J. W., Volunteer Bldg., REASONER, N. A., Bradenton Atlanta 3 Redd, Dr. J. B., Citrus Exp. Sta., Ryburn, Alexander, Box 977, Vero Beach Lake Alfred a. Sachs, Ward H., Box 3588, Orlando Reece, Dr. Philip C, 415 N. Parramore St., Sahlberg, Niles, Box 3462, Orlando Sample, J. M., Box 113, Lake Hamilton Reely^Harry C, Box 489, N. Redland Rd., SAMPLE, J. W., Haines City Homestead Saunders, H. M., Indiantown Reid, M. L., Reid's Rancho Palo Verde, Savage, E. M., Eustis Tuscon, Ariz. Schock, W. V., Box 462, Winter Haven REID, W. C, largo t .x ^, ^ . Schultz, W. H., Jr., Box 313, Auburndale Reitz, Dr. J. Wayne, United Growers & SCHUMAN, ALBERT, Sebastian Shippers, Orlando Scott, Eleanor W., Box 846, Winter Haven Reppard, A. H. Jr., Pasco Packing Co., Scott, Felton W., Box 378, Bradenton Dade City . ^ , Scott, J. Bernard, Winter Haven Reuther, Dr. Walter, U. S. Date Garden, Seidel, G. A., Box 7, Gotha Indio, Calif. Seiler, Paul R., Box 683, Bartow Rex, C. W., 128 N. Orange Ave., Orlando Selem, Rodolfo R., Fanning 530, Miraflores, Reynolds, B. T., Auburndale Lima, Peru RHODE, H., Sebring SELLARDS, DR. E. H., State Geologist, Rich, Frank H., Winter Haven Austin, Texas Richardson, E. G., Fla. Agr., Supply Co., Senior Research Officer, Dept. of Agr. & Orlando Stock, Nambour, Queensland, Australia Rickborn, J. H., Box 1401, Lakeland Serdjenian, A. K., Orlando RICKETSON, MRS. M. C, "Grayfield", Sevil, Mrs. R. Lee, 2755 Herschel St. Fernandina Jacksonville Risher, F. W., Box 779, Jacksonville 1 Sewell, A. J., Stauffer Chem. of Fla. Roberts, A. S., Wilson & Toomer Fert. Co., Orlando Bradenton Sexton Groves (Mrs. Eva Sexton), Roberts, Chas. Victor, Gotha Winter Haven Roberts, David A., Jr., RFD 1, Ft. Lauderdale Sexton, W. B, Vero Beach Robertson, Paul F., 1121 Alberca St., Shields, Clyde, RFD, Lake Wales Coral Gables Shinn, Chas. M., Lake Alfred Robins, Raymond, Chinsegut Hill, Showers, Byron, Jr., 502 Security Bldg., Brooksville Phoenix, Arizona FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY xvii

Simpson, Stuart C, Simpson Nursery, Suddath, T., Box 3547, Orlando Box 178, Monticello Suggs, George W., 133 Carnegie Way, N.W., Singleton, Grey, 125 E. Palm Dr., Atlanta, Ga. Lakeland Suit, Dr. R. F., Citrus Exp. Sta., Skinner, B. C, Box 157, Duendin Lake Alfred Skinner, Francis L., 379 Monroe St., Dunedin Svilokas, Emil, Box 512, Stuart Skinner, Wallis L., Dunedin Swann, Thomas B., (2) Box 232, Sley, V. H., 1305 E. Robinson, Orlando Winter Haven SLOAN, G. D., Box 1021, Tampa Swingle, Dr. Walter T., 4753 Reservoir Slough Grove Co., Inc., Dade City Road, N.W., Washington, D. C. Smith. Dr. F. B., Agr. Exp. Sta. Gainesville. Taber, Geo. L., Jr., Glen St. Mary Smith, Francis Prescott, Box 442, TABER, MRS. GEO. L., Glen St. Mary Winter Haven Tait, W. L., Box 695, Winter Haven Smith, Harry W., Winter Garden Talbert, Dale, Vero Beach Smith, Herbert A., 1019 Lancaster Dr., Taylor, J. J., Tallahassee Orlando TAYLOR, J. S., Largo Smith J. Lee, Agr. Ext. Serv., Gainesville Taylor, Phil S., Tallahassee Smith, L. G., Box 3429, Orlando Teeter, C. E., Winter Haven Smith, L. Longfield, Babson Park THOMAS, JEFFERSON, Gainesville Smith, L. G., Wauchula Thomas, Wayne, Plant City Snively, John A. (2) Winter Park Thompson, C. G., 130 E. Lake Elbert, Snively, John A. Jr., Winter Haven Winter Haven Snively, T. V., Winter Haven Thompson, Clifford, Davenport Snodgrass, William, Box 476, Clermont Thompson, W. L., Lake Alfred South Florida Motor Co., Lake Wales Thornton, R. P. Thornton & Co. Tampa S. Lake Apopka Citrus Growers Assn. Thullbery, C. C, Tavares Apoka Thullbery, H. A. Haines City Southern Agri. Chem. Corp., East Point, Ga. Thursby, Miss Isabelle S., Extension Office, Speer, H. L., Pahokee F.S.C.W., Tallahassee Spencer, A. P., Agr. Ext. Serv., Gainesville Tiedtke, John, Clewiston Inn, Clewiston Spencer, Ernest L., Box 510, Bradenton Tilden, A. M., (2) Winter Haven Spivey, W. L., Floral City Tilden, C. G., Winter Garden Springer, John R., Box 3030, Orlando Tilden, Mrs. Elmina A., Winter Haven Stabler, David K., Rt. 2, Box 418, Timmons, Doyle E., 4125 Federal Offiice Winter Haven Bldg., Washington D. C. Stahl, Dr. A. L., Agr. Exp. Sta., Gainesville Tisdale, Dr. L. E., Box 323, Winter Haven Stahl. William, Rt. No. 2, Vero Beach Tisdale, Dr. W. B., Agr. Exp. Sta., Stamfaaugh, Scott U., Nassau, Bahamas Gainesville Stansfield, Charles, Box 65, Wauchula TODD, E. G., Avon Park STEAD, LINDSEY, P. O. Box 809, TOWNS, THOMAS, R., Holguin, Cuba Ft. Pierce Townsend, Dr. G. R., Belle Glade Stenholm, Frank A., Brooksville Toy, L. R., 1245 Chichester Ave., Orlando Sterling, H. O., Box 178, Bartow Trueman Fert. Co., 1015 Lynch Bldg., Stern, C. R., Citrus Exp. Sta., Lake Alfred Jacksonville Stevens, H. E., 224 Annie St., Orlando TRUEMAN, ROY B., Trueman Fert. Co., Stevenson, E. M., 310 Rhodes St. Jacksonville Mt. Dora Tripp, George Jr., Lake Wales Stewart Packing Co., Auburndale Tyre, Robert R., 13 W. Washington St., Stewart, Tom B., Box 6, DeLand Orlando .Stinson, J. L., Wabasso Underwood, Herbert, Alturas Stirling, Frank, RFD No. 1, Ft. Lauderdale U. S. Phosphoric Products, Box 3269, Stirling, Walter, RFD No. 1, Ft. Lauderdale Tampa Stone Farm Assn. (1941145) 90 Broad St, U. S. Phosphoric Products, 61 Broadway, New York New York Stover, L. H., Fruitland Park Updike, D. F., Ft. Myers Beach Strokm, H. E., Davenport Valentine, G. C, Palmetto STUART, L. E., Montemorelos, Mexico Van Clief, W. C, Winter Haven Sturrock, David, Box 6022, West Palm Van Horn, M. C, Box 1231, Orlando Beach Van Kirk, John C, Rt. 1, Ft. Lauderdale Sturrock, Thos. T., 1021 Camellia St., Veldhuis, Dr. M. K., U. S. Citrus Products West Palm Beach Sta., Winter Haven xviii FLORIDA STAtE HORTICULTURAL SOClEfY

Virginia-Carolina Chem. Corp., Box 2311, White, Arnold, Box 727, Carpenteria, Calif. Orlando White, Dr. Roland T., 211 S. Rosalind, Volk, G. M., Agr. Exp. Sta., Gainesville Orlando Von Borowsky, Miss Lisa, Brooksville Whitehurst, Perry N., Sanford Voorhees, R. K., Box 436, Lakeland Whitfield, C. S., 1110 Chichester Road, Wagner, P. J., Gen. Del., Ft. Pierce Orlando Wakelin, G. N., Tavares Whitemore, Al, Box 2111, Orlando Waldron, Max, Babson Park Whitner, B. F. Jr., Box 1018, Sanford Walker, C. H., Avon Park Whitson, Edmund S., Clearwater Walker, Marvin H., 731, Jefferson Ave., Wilder, C. D., Jr., Box 2013, Orlando Lakeland Williams, L. H., Box 815, Coral Gables Walker, Ralph N.9 Auburndale Williams, Miss Myra G., Rockledge Walker, Seth S., 1145 S. Cass St., Tampa Willson, H. F., Box 191, Lakeland Wallace, J. H., Melrose Wilson, Gaines R., 3853 Little Ave., Ward'* Nursery, Avon Park Coconut Grove Ware, C. E., Clearwater Wilson, H. L., Bartow Waring, W. L., Jr., Box 310, Tampa Wilson, John R., Box 6044, West Palm Beach Warren, Alfred, Route 1, Box 212, Wilson, Leo H., Bradenton Vero Beach Wilsojp & Toomer Fert. Co., (2) Box 4459 Warren, L. S., Box 1697, Pompano Jacksonville Watson, J. R., Agr. Exp. Sta., Gainesville Winchell, Frank, Jacksonville Webb, Fred, Box 152, City Point Winchester, O. R., Box 124, Boynton Webber, Dr. H. J., Citrus Exp. Sta., Winston, J. R., U.S.D.A., Orlando Riverside, Calif. Winter Park Laud Co., Winter Park Weetman, Dr. L. M., U. S. Sugar Corp., WIRT, E. L., Box 144, Babson Park Clewiston Witherell, R. E., Box 3149, Orlando Weiderhold, Eunice, U. S. Citrus Products Woodall, Luke, Box 988, Miami 6 Sta., Winter Haven Wolf, Dr. Frederick A., Durham, N. C. Wells, W. G., Tavares Wolfe, Dr. H. S., Gainesville Wendel, Joseph E., RFD 4, Box 863, Wolfe, J. C, Box 310, Tampa Lakeland Wolfe, Jasper, Howey-in-the-Hills Wendel, Joseph, E., RFD 4, Box 863, WOODS, L. R., Tampa Lakeland Yandre, E. W., Box 3547, Orlando Westgate, Dr. Philip J., Sub-Tropical Exp. Yon, George £., Zellwood Sta., Homestead , Dr. T. W., Lake Alfred Westlake, E. H., 61 Broadway, New York Yothers, W. W., Orlando Westman, Dr. L. M., U. S. Sugar Corp., Zeigler, Louis, Davenport Clewiston , L. H., Box 133, Delray Beach PROCEEDINGS OP THE 0 FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

VOL. LVIII PRINTED 1946

CONTENTS

Officers For 1946 - V Constitution And By-Laws — VII List Of Members IX Editorials XXII Text Of Addresses XXV President's Annual Address, President Frank M. 0'Byrne, Lake Wales 1 The Origin Of The Temple Orange, T. Ralph Robinson, Terra Ceia. 3 Soil Moisture Relationships In Sandy Soils Planted To Citrus In Florida, Vernon C. Jamison, Citrus Experiment Station, Lake Alfred 5 Soil Moisture Factors Of Importance In Citrus and Avocado Grove Mana gement, J. R. Furr, Div. of Fruit and Veg. Crops and Diseases, Bu reau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering, XL S. Dept. of Agriculture, Orlando , 16 Seasonal Absorption Of Nutrient Ions By Orange Trees In Sand Culture, Wallace R. Roy and F. E. Gardner, Div. of Fruit and Veg. Qrops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural En gineering, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Orlando 25 Some Observations On The Citrus Industry Of Australia, W. W. Lawless, Citrus Experiment Station, Lake Alfred 36 Root Systems Of Various Citrus Rootstocks, E. M. Savage, William C. Cooper, and R. B. Piper, Div. of Fruit and Veg. Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Orlando 44 The Freezing Preservation Of Citrus Hearts, A. L. Stahl, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Gainesville . 48 Citrus Fruit Products Research, M. K. Veldhuis, U. S. Citrus Products Sta tion, Winter Haven _ 51 Dehydrated Orange Juice, R. T. Carleton, Plymouth Citrus Growers, Assn., Plymouth, and H. R. Cloud, Florida Foods, Inc., Orlando 55 The Status Of Sour Orange Stock In South American Citrus Areas, A. F. Camp, Citrus Experiment Station, Lake Alfred 59 Tristeza Disease Of Citrus; It's Nature And How To Keep It Out Of The United States, Walter T. Swingle, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Wash ing, D. C, and University of Miami, Miami 65 The Problems Of Water Control In Florida, C. Kay Davis, Soil Conservation Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Ft. Lauderdale 70 Water Sources And Supply For Irrigation Purposes, J. G. Kimmel, Sarasota, Palmer-Florida Corporation __. 72 The United States Horticultural Council And The Future of Citrus Exports, J. Wayne Reitz, United Growers & Shippers Association, Orlando 79

XIX The Place Of Agriculture In Our State and National Economy, D. E. Timmons, Office of Agricultural Relations Advisor, 0. P. A., Washington 83 What Peace Means To The Florida Citrus Grower, H. G. Hamilton, College of Agriculture, University of Florida, Gainesville 87 The Research Program Of The Florida Citrus Commission, L. G. MacDowell, Lakeland 95 Some Additional Information On Citrus Psorosis, H. E. Stevens, Div. of Fruit and Veg. Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils And Agricultural Engineering, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Orlando 98 The Set Of Sweet Orange Fruit In Relation To The Type Of Bloom, Phillip C. Reece, Div. of Fruit and Veg. Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Orlando , 105 Oil Deposits From Commercial Oil Emulsions, James B. Redd, Florida Citrus Commission and Citrus Experiment Station, Lake Alfred 108 Relationship Of Solids And Ratio To The Timingl Of Oil Sprays On Citrus, W. L. Thompson and John W. Sites, Florida Citrus Experiment Station, Lake Alfred 116 Citrus Products Research Problems, J. L. Heid, Florida Citrus Canners Co operative, Lake Wales 123 The Physiology Of Citrus Fruits In Storage, Erston V. Miller, Div. of Fruit and Veg. Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agri cultural Engineering, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Orlando 128 Research In Horticulture During The Past Year By The Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Harold Mowry, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Gainesville ". '. ..__ „ 133 Tung Oil Production In Florida, G. H. Blackmon, Florida Agricultural Ex periment Station, Gainesville . 136 The Importance Of Microbial Action In Soils, F. B. Smith, Florida Agricul tural Experiment Station, Gainesville - 143 Present Status Of DDT As An Insecticide, John T. Crieghton, University of Florida, Gainesville ~ 145 Effect Of DDT On The Little, Fire Ant, Max R. Osburn, Bureau of Ento mology and Plant Quarantine, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Ft. Pierce 156 Some Observations On Creasing In Florida, Oranges, Erston V. Miller, Div. of Fruit and Veg. Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Orlando 159 Effect Of Lead Arsenate Spray On The Seasonal Changes In Florida Grape fruit, Paul L. Harding, Div. of; Fruit and Veg. Crops and Diseases, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Orlando 161

KROME MEMORIAL INSTITUTE

Two Relatives Of The Avocado And Their Reintroduction Into Florida, David Fairchild, Coconut Grove 170 The Chinchona Veneer-Graft Method Of Propagating Subtropical Fruit Trees, William C. Cooper and J. R. Furr, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Orlando 176 Flower Bud Development Of , Margaret J. Mustard, University of Miami, Miami, and S. J. Lynch, Princeton __ 180 The Florida Mango Forum, Olga M. Kent, Coconut Grove __ 182 Mangos And Guavas As Sources Of Ascorbic Acid, Margaret J. Mustard, University of Miami, Miami 187 Source Of Supply Of Sub-Tropical Fruits For The Home Garden — The Weak Link In The Fruit Chain, Mrs. Frank Walmsley, St. Petersburg 190 Mealybug Wilt Of Pineapples In South Florida, Philip J. Westgate, Sub- Tropical Experiment Station, Homestead 194 Do Avocado Roots Develop Root-Hairs? D. S. Burgis and H. S. Wolfe, University of Florida, Gainesville 197

XX in collaboration with Mr. Ivey Futch, a fine the 16th century. Vegetable and flower display of half a dozen commercial avocado growing have each' in turn been added to varieties from Highlands County. The Vege the picture which we see today of horticul table Section had about 100 in attendance, ture in Florida, and he traced the way in as indicated by its register. Total registra which these, as well as tropical fruits like tion for the whole Society was about 400, avocado and mango, have developed here. and of course there were many more who attended without registering. We were The Society was hon favored by fine weather during the whole Address by ored by having the period of the meeting. Governor Governor of the State of Florida, the Hon. Two exhibits of con Millard F. Caldwell, address a general ses siderable general in sion on Wednesday afternoon. While he Exhibits terest were on display spoke informally and without notes, it was for the meeting. One evident that he had devoted considerable was an exhibit of new varieties of oranges thought to what he should say. His theme developed by Mr. Donald R. Nicholson of was the vital importance of water control Orlando. The other was a display of orchids on a state-wide basis for the future develop and bromeliads by Mr. Mulford B. Foster, ment of Florida, not alone in horticulture also of Orlando. Both of these exhibits at but in every phase of agricultural, indus tracted wide attention and added greatly to trial and civic life. He spoke of his great the interest of the meeting. disappointment that efforts to do something effective in the last legislative session along The opening invoca this line had been sabotaged, but he put Informal tion was made by Rev. the blame for this squarely upon the citi Speakers Marshall C. Dendy, zenry of Florida. Whenever the majority pastor of the First of citizens in the state feel sufficiently con Presbyterian Church in Orlando, who then cerned over this water control situation, lead the audience in singing the national then the legislators will do something about anthem. Mayor William Beardall welcomed it. Unfortunately it will never be possible the Society to Orlando and Vice-president to undo some of the serious damage which Frank Stirling of Davie responded on be has already taken place, in the Everglades half of the Society. It is worthy of note and in wells, because action has been de- that both speakers stressed the importance iayed. This grave problem of water control of the problem of water control for the and also the problems of marketing our state. tremendous crops of fruit and vegetables The main address of the opening session call for courage and determination on the were made by President Frank M. 0'Byrne part of all Floridians, said the Governor. of Lake Wales, and Past-President H. Harold Hume, Provost for Agriculture and Dean While most of the of of the College of Agriculture at the Uni ficers and members New Officers versity of Florida, Gainesville. The address of the Executive Com of the former is printed in full, but Dr. mittee of the Society Hume's address was made rather informally were re-elected as usual, there are two new and without full manuscript. He discussed officers. The Krome Memorial Institute now ir his usually lucid style the important has Dr. George D. Ruehle, Vice-director of features of the development of the horticul the SubTropical Experiment Station at tural industry of Florida, from the earliest Homestead as Chairman, while the Vegetable beginnings with citrus at St. Augustine in Section elected Dr. J. Rf Beckenbach,

XXIII Horticulturist in Charge of the Vegetable For the first time in Crops Laboratory at Bradenton as Chair Meeting Place several years it was man. Each of these chairmen is automatic in 1946 possible for the meet ing place to be ally a Vice-President of the Society. Dr. selected by vote of the Society a year in Ruehle succeeds Dr. H. S. Wolfe, Head advance. At the business session invitations Professor of Horticulture at the University were received from Jacksonville, Miami, of Florida, who had served as Chairman St. Petersburg and West Palm Beach. The since 1936. Dr. Beckenbach succeeds Dr. F. votes of the members of the Society over whelmingly selected Miami as the 1946 S. Jamison, Truck Horticulturist of the meeting place. Agricultural Experiment Station, Gaines ville, who had served for two years. Both Attention is called of these ex-chairmen are now Assistant Resolution Ion particularly to the Secretaries of the Society, and asked to be Citrus Disease discussions in this relieved of the chairmanships for this reason. volume on the Tris- teza disease of sour orange stock in South America by Dr. Camp and Dr. Swingle, Attention is directed and to the Resolutions passed by the Amendments to to certain changes in Society. These call for joint action by the the Constitution the Constitution of several citrus growing states and by the our Society made dur Federal agencies interested to the end that ing the past two years. At the 1944 meet this disease may be investigated and means ing, the Society voted, on recommendation of cure or prevention determined before of the Executive Committee, to raise the it becomes established in this country. It cost of life membership from $25 to $100, is appropriate that this Society has taken and of patron membership from $100 to the lead in this campaign, as it has done in $250. The experience of even a prosperous previous cases of serious threat to the citrus year like 1944-45 was sufficient to indicate industry of Florida. that these increases were considered un reasonable. On the other hand the Society lost money on life memberships at $25, As the Preceedings since the possible interest obtained by in Loss Of were going to press, vesting this amount conservatively would Secretary Floyd word came of the not be equivalent to an annual membership. sudden and unex Accordingly the Executive Committee rec pected death of Bayard F. Floyd, who has ommended, and the Society approved, a re served faithfully and with great success as duction of the life membership to $50 and our Secretary for the last 27 years. The the return to a $100 patron membership. 1946 Proceedings will be dedicated to him It is hoped that there will be quite a num and will contain an extended appreciation ber who wish to take advantage of current and biographical sketch. Meanwhile the prosperity by becoming patrons of the Society is fortunate in having Dr. Ralph L. Society. Miller assume the duties as Secretary.

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