The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-04
HORTICULTURAL CONVENTION OPENS
ITS SESSIONS HERE THIS EVENING
Members Began Arriving in Ocala Last Night
and Continue to Come from
All Parts of the State

Members OF the Florlda state nor
ticultural Society began arriving il
the city last night. Mr.. Bayard +
Floyd, secretary of the society, is
here, and this morning stated that ne
looked for a large attendace, possibly
as many as six hundred. The head
quarters of the convention are in the
lobby of the Ocala House, in which
hotel the society was organized Aprl
10. 1888. The orange ribbons which
will be worn by the members attend
ing have already appeared. The con
vention will be opened tonight at 8:3t
o'clock in the auditorium of the Ocala
Woman's Club. The ladies of the
club are decorating the auditorium
with flowers for the occasion, and
several musical numbers will be giver
during the evening by members of the
club. There should be a large at
tendance of the Ocala and Marion
county people tonight, and at all OF
the sessions.
The program for tonight will be as
follows:
Piano soloAMrs. B. F. Condor.
Call to order-President H. Harold
Hume, Glen ST. Mary.
Opening prayer-Rev. J. J. Neigh
bour, Ocala.
Address of welcome-R. L. Ander-
son Jr., mayor of Ocala.
Response for the society-B. l.
Hammer, Valrico.
Vocal solo-Mrs. L. E. Futch.
Presidents annual address.
Address, "The Florida State Hor-
ticultural Society-A Bit of History
Geo. L. Taber, Glen ST. Mary.
Talks, "The Horticultural Society
It's Past, Present and Future"-J. c.
Chace, Jacksonville; J. E. Ingraham
ST. Augustine; P H. Rolls, Gaines
vile; H. G. Hastings. Atlanta; E. L.
Wartmann, Citra; L. w. Lipsey, Blan-
ton.
Social hour.
The programs for tomorrow ses-
sions are as follows:
9:3O a. m.-Fertilizers-C. H
Thompson, Winter Haven; Geo. V
Leonard, Hastings; DR.. H. G. Wheel
er, Boston, Mass.
Address, "The Standardization of
Fertilizer Formulae"-J. N. Harper
Atlanta.
Machinery in the Grove-J. G.
Grossenbacher, Plymouth; A. 0. Kay
Washington; R. Z. Lenfest, Apopka;
Frazier Rogers, Gainesville.
Address, Tmplements for Use in
the Citrus Grove"-J. G. Grossen-
bacher, Plymouth.
Address, "Types of Spraying Ma
chinery for Use in the Citrus Groves
of Florida"-R E. Lenfest, Apopka.
Address, "The Utilization of Trac.
tors as Power for Pumping Units ir
the Citrus Grove"-A. o. Kay, U. S
Dept. of Agriculture, Washington.
Address, "The Use of Tractors ir
the Citrus Grove"-Frazier Rogers
Gainesville.
1:15 p. m.-Address. "What Con
stitutes a Good Commercial Variety
Avocado"-W. J. Krone, Homestead.
Address, "Avocados in Polk County
Florida"-W. D. Carrier, Winter
Haven.
Address, "Guatemalan and Mexican
Avocados Fruiting in Florida''-Johr
B. Beach, West Palm Beach.
Address, "Insects Which Attack the
Avocado in Florida"-G. F. Moznette
Miami.
Address, "Some Diseases of Avoca
dos and Subtropical Fruits"-H. E
Stevens, Gainesville.
Address, "The Pineapple Industr!
in Florida and It's Future"-H. S. Nc
Lendon, ST. Augustine.
Packing and Shipment of Citru:
Fruits L. Carr, Arcadia; Edward
Arndt, Fort Myers.
8 D. m.-Address. "Fruit Product:
in Florida"-C E. Stewart, Tampa.
Address, "The By-Products of Cit
rus Fruits"-J. W. Sample, Haine:
City.
Address, "Citrus Fruits in Cook
ery"-Mrs. C. M. Berry, Sanford.
Address, "By-Products of Florids
Fruits Other Than Citrus"-Miss S
Partridge, Tallahassee.
Address, "Grapes and Grape Pro
ducts'-Charles Dearing, Washington
Mr.. S. H. Gaitskill of Mcintosh il
among the early arrivals for the con
vention. Mr.. Gaitskill was one of tn
original members Of the horticulture
society, when it was organized her
thirty-three years ago.
Another early arrival is Nj