The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
HORTICULTURAL MEET
 BEGINS THURSDAY State Society Will Hold Two
 Day Meeting MANY MEMBERS ATTEND Four Sessions VIII Be Held at Cham Der of Commerce Auditorium nnd Varied Discussions of Topic
 Will He Heard
MANY MEMBERS ATTEND

Everything is now ready for the meet ing of the State Horticultural society which opens in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium next Thursday morning. and continues through two days, January 1920.
 This meeting will bring to Birmingham men from all parts of the state who are husily endeavoring to beautify by grow ing trees and shrubbery. They will be men who have given the subject deep study, and will be able to gain great help by exchanging experiences. Here is a copy of the revised and completed programme:
 All sessions will be held in the Cham Der of Commerce auditorium.
 Address all communication to the sec retary, care Florence hotel
 Invocation, Rev. John R, Turner, Bir- mingham.
 Address of welcome, Mayor Culpepper Exum.
 Address of welcome Mir A. H. Ford, president of Chamber of Commerce.
 Address of welcome in behalf of local horticulturists, Mir. J. H. McCary, Bir- mingham.
 Address by President Helkes of the so- ciety, Huntsville.
 Report of the secretary treasurer.
 Appointment of temporary committees.
 Report of the district vice presidents. Question box.
 nd w. H. Moulthrop Eufaula.
 Commercial Orcharding In Alabama, J. c. c. Price, horticultural department, Auburn.
 Flight Hundred Dollars Net from an Acre of Pears,'' MT. W. L. Morris, La fayetts
 'The Home Canning of Fruits and Veg etables," MT. E. w. Lumpkin, Auburn.
 Treatment for Some of the More I'm portant Insects,'' Dr. w. E. Hinds, state entomologist, experiment station, Auburn.
 Some Horticultural Experiences in Mo- ble County" A. B. Gaston, Springhill.
 The Artificial Ripening of Japanese Persimmons," Prof. Francis E. Lloyd, botanist, experiment station, Auburn. Growing Fruit for Profit in Winston County MT. G. H. Potter Haleyvillc. "The Public Value of the Ornamental Paintings at Corey Ala.,' G. H. Miller, | landscape designer, Boston, Mass. "rhe Catalpa an Economic Timber Tree for Alabama" MT. John Brown, Carney. Importance of the Trucking Industry in Mobile and Baldwin County" MT. G Mertz, Mobile. Progress of the Citrus Fruit Breeding | for Harder Varieties" MT. Walter swingle, bureau plant industry, United States department of agriculture. "The Fruit Industry in Walker Coun- | ty," MT. Thomas Brigdon, Prospect. "The Combination Dairy Hog. and Fruit Farm" Prof. Dan Gray, Auburn. Experience With a Large Pecan Or chard in Baldwin County" Mrs. Thomas A Banning, Robertsdale
 "The Weak and Strong Points of the Various Manufactured Insecticides and Fungicides and Their Mechanical Prop erties," MT. Ashby, Cleveland, o.
 Results With Self-Boled Lime Sulphe1 for the Control of Brown Rot of the Peach and Plum and the Bitter Rot of Apples" Prof. P. F. Williams, depart ment horticulture, Auburn. Orchard Culture" Prof. H. o. Sargent, Hamilton.
 "Orchard Cover Crops" Prof. J. F. Duggar, director experiment station, Au- burn.
 Further Studies of the Structure and Behavior of Tannin Cells in Persimmons, Prof F. E. Lloyd, Auburn. "The Progress of Civic Improvement Work About Birmingham" Mrs. J. H. Hard.
 "The Satsuma Organge," Prof. P. F. Williams, experiment station, Auburn. The programme is subject to changes. P. F. WILLIAMS, Secretary.