The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-22
FLORIDA STATE
HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY MEET
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN,THE
HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Special to The journal.

Miami, May 21-The twenty fifth
annual meeting of the Florida State
Horticultural Society closed May 10th
in Miami. AS q part of the program
there was prepared by the Florida
agricultural experiment station an ex-
hibit OF the diseases that are most
important to the citrus industry of
Florida. This phase of the program
was considered very essential as the
growers of Florida are finding diseases
or complications of diseases in many
groves over the state that they are not
altogether familiar with. Whitefly con-
troll has been of special interest and
for this reason 1t was thought advis-
able to exhibit such material as would
be instructive for the Identification of
the diseases for the enlightenment of
the growers The diseases of greatest
interest to the growers are as follows:
Stem end rot, gummosis, scaly bark,
withe-tip, melanose, dieback, scab,
foot rot, etc.
The exhibit material consisted of
specimens of wood, leaves and fruit,
and terminal branches that best illus
trated the diseases in their different
stages.
Whitefly and scale being controlled
by insecticides and fungi, one section
of the exhibit was prepared to illus
trate the friendly fungi. their work and
how to apply them, and several of the
best insecticides by the experiment
station Many of the specimens on eX-
hibit having been collected through a
period of years they were the best that
could be Secured. The fruit specimens
being more difficult to preserve, large
per cent had been collected only re-
Gently from the best sources.
The entire exhibit was arranged in
three sections. Section one, those
| d. Lob If NO
plant pathologist; section two, those
studied by the division Of plant physi
ology; and, third, those studied from
the department of entomology of the
| Florida experiment station.
Appropriate Photographs.
> Each exhibit had as a part of 1t a
vAry large collection OF appropriate
photographs that had been made for
Scientific publications. These pictures
were not only instructive, but decora-
tive and made the exhibit very attrac-
tive even to those who only had a
passing interest.
The ladies' reception room-pf Hal
cyon Hall was turned over TO the COM
mittee for this exhibit and was ao-
mirabIy adapted to the purpose. AS
| the program was carried out In Hal
cyon Hall. this room being located a
| short distance from the meeting place
| ii was very largely attended and
| proved very interesting to those who
| have these diseases at home. large
| amount of explanatory matter on the
diseases in leafiet form was distribut-
ed to those who wished them, besides
| the regular bulletins on these subjects
| issued by the Florida experiment sta
ton. The program committee ar
ranged for this exhibit at a. m. or
| Tuesday morning. During the other
| features of the program TINS eXhiol'
room was closed, but was opened dur
| ing the entire three days when meet
/ ings were not in session. This afford
ed ample opportunity for everyone tc
acquafnt themselves with this disease
material and to make such inquiry as
| they wished regarding them
| The exhibit brought out the faci
/ that there was a great deal OF confu-
sion even among those who had OBJ
| served these diseases in their groves
| for many years. Il is very important
| for each grower to he able TO distin-
guish each one of them as the treat
ment for one would in many cases bt
! altogether unsuitable for another dis
| ease that might be confused with 1t