The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27
Meeting of the American Pomological
Association at Ocala.

Association at Ocala.
Early Tuesday delegates to the State
horticultural and American Pomolog-
ical Societies began to arrive, and were
greeted with hearty welcome from
Ocala' citizens, but the clouds hung low,
and continued to sprinkle the new comers
for the next two days.
& The State FL Horticultural Society held an
i informal meeting on Tuesday to perfect
arrangements for the meeting of the
American Pathological Society, but no
\ other business of Importance was trans
Nacted.
Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock, the
J Pathological Society was called to order
by the president, Mr.. P. ]. Berckmans, OF
Georgia. The meeting was then opened
with prayer by G. b. Wilmer.
Mr.. Dudley w. Adams, president of the
State Horticultural Society, then de-
hvered the following address of welcome:
Mr. President and Members of the American
Pom0logical Society:
During a somewhat busy life, it has been my
good fortune to perform many pleasant public
duties but among them all none ever gave
more pleasure than now, in behalf of the infant
State horticultural Society of Florida to receive
as our guest that fullgrown giant the American
Pathological Society
To be thus honored by the presence OF the fore
most pomological society of the world. would
seem to fill to the brim our cup of satisfaction;
but when, as to-day, we can take by the hand
that stalwart organization, the State Horticult-
ural Society of big sister, Georgia, then truly
our cup runneth over.
With the reverence due from youth to age,
with the respect due from the student to his
teacher, with the affection due from the child to
his parent, we bid you welcome to our State our
city, our homes our hearts.
On account of universal and sturdy usefulness,
by acclamation the apple has been called the king
of fruits SO, for her sweetness in the bloom OF
infancy her beauty, grace and goodness in the
flush of womany maturity, shall the orange un-
disputed wear the queenly crown. AS a loyal sub
ject of our beautiful queen, bid you welcome TO
this her chosen realm Here she reigns supreme,
and other fruits, which, in less favored cllmes,
would wear crown, are proud to be seen IN her
retinue Her citrus sisters, the1ordly pineapple,
the peach, and pear and grape, the guava' pa-
mana, mango, strawberry, kakl loquau nor u
cultural aristocracy of purest blood, are her mosD
loyal and faithful subjects. AS her loyM anu
most humble representative, am authorlzed TO
offer you the freedom OF her dominlons ana ex-
press the hope that when your duties here are
done you will accept her invitation to travel all
over her domain. from Ocean to Gulf, from Geor-
gia to the Keys without money and wltnouC
price.
Come with us to our villages and our homes 0eO
acquainted with our sturdy live-oaks ana grace
full palms. So among our stately pines anu our
climbing iessamine. take full draughts OF our
healing air take kindly warmth from our Soutn-
ern sun and when you return to your own loved
homes carry with you kind memories OF your
short soiourn in the realm OF our Golden Queen.
After Mr.. Adams had been seated and
the storm of applause quieted down, a
telegram of welcome from Governor Flem-