The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-21
THESE WOMEN SUCCEED.
PROFIT AND PLEASURE DERIVED FROM
COMMERCIAL HORTfCULTURE

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COMMERCIAL HORIfCUJTURE
Fruit. and Flowers In che west, Ass Par
ticuiarIy o. the Pacific Cosst-ssstsecee
of saccess-How some Starts Were Msae.
The Californian Illustrated Magazine prints
an article on Women in Commercial Horti-
culture" 1t Is written by one OF the women
who by careful study. hard work. and much
experience has been surprisingly successful
in tho enterprise. She owned the first
orchard planted for commercial pur.
poses in Mississippi. and personally Sc
perintended the pruning and planting
OF the trees. While waiting for pecuniary
results she resolutely turned her attention
to buying-for q small sum-the flowers that
grew In neglected profusion in the home gar
dens about her. and shipping them to North.
ern cities. Her perfection in packing made
this primitive Industry such . financial sue
cess that IL stimulated others to follow her In
| the new pursuit. The article gives interest
ing sketches OF the experiences Of other women
who are successful in horticulture. and proves
them highly capable OF the financial manage
ment as we'll as the growing OF flowers. fruit.
| and vegetables.
Women Of culture and refinement were the
first to embark In this enterprise. Necessity
In most cases seems to have been the chief In
~centive. Yet q few bravely claim love Of ma
ture and fondness for outdoor life as their
only motive. One philosophical and serious
minded woman exceeds all others In her no.
bility Of purpose. Being left q widow with
four boys. she went into the orchard business.
not knowing one tree from another.t Nm order
to establish tho foundation OF q perfect
character. through industry. In her chill
dren. She possessed money enough to graf.
ify every wish. yet her one ambition
was to teach her boys By force OF Example to
In tnduefrfnna AMI atf.annnnFtin0o aha
purchased thirty-six acres Of land near San
Josc. Cal. and under her own personal care.
aided by her boys. II was planted In cherry.
apricot. and prune trees For four years she did
all the pruning. a difficult task for . refined.
delicate woman. accustomed to luxurious
ease. but the lesson she sought to teach made
tia cheerful labor OF love. bringing satisfactory
moral returns as we'll as remuneration. Her
prune trees alone netted So. 700 last year.
The widow Of one Of San Franchises popu.
lar bankers. once u ~favorlte In society.
stands at the head Of the cut flower tracts
near San Mateo. Cal. whore her taste In floral
decoration is precminent. Left with no for
tune except q small piece Of land. she promptly
seized the first opportunity for means OF sup.
port By turning this into . veritable flower
garden. She has now 40 acres under . high
state OF cultivation. and gives her per-
sonal attention to every branch OF the busi.
. y SAauV Viva v sSA0o
If orchard. 1--WE Of violets. seven Of chrysan-
themums. and q proportionate share OF roses
and other flowers. her stock In trade must
be q delight to the eye. and quite as pleasing )
to the senses as the satisfactory income which
1t brings She 10 eNcelled by mono in tho
management Of this vast garden Of blooming
fragrance. and accomplishes the work with
perfect ease. finding plenty Of time and incli-
nation to help the needy and unfortunate.
A rQal rnon ranNh nf aivfoan anena aAA
practical mandatory for tho extraction Of
perfume from flowers and plants 10 to BE-
found in the foothills near Los Gatos. It 10
managed by the wife Of q San Francisco ply.
stefan. and she thoroughly understands tho
business. having lived In the towns in France
pal occupation. Her SAMPLES Of rose e1tr"as
are found to be fully equal to the imported.
California ladies as a coming and profitable
industry for women.
One ente,prising woman has deyeloreda
PING eameliIas, which are especially adapted
40 so t osis sH1i fn me eti%a IT Of Da ceIltor Iba.s she a.i, has
her a high price in market Another. has be.
love Of nature and adventure led hert to develop
..;1. : supRIy d sHs q s1sry.hins rare IA
locality She met with many rebufs in her
first ventures. because as q seed grower her
adopting a system OF exchange she succeeded
In gaining Eastern appreciation Of her seeds,
Unitei States and Europe. The eSperi%ents
with maryellous success. and her novel;
typical southern woman highly educated
And accomplished and belonging to one Of the
sasees fsTiliss sS Fl 4 4oss. 81 1h. y So,. the ar frs, to
method Of transplauting them In water 90
hey can be sent long distances. and arrive as
,hs turned her attention 70 the more PRACTICAL
OF ali the discussions In the hosicui-
tural conventions. and promptly planting
he's Is . a1Ways T saTs d H1 wh ae' VII siPEiSs 5. N d ssnised:
fs never caught on an overstocked market
xonderfuI Success in nropasatiug 1e osr, %saa
ngms. Increasing her y%arietiss from 80 to
'h hS i eps se sSaii o ana n Is 50 ,n d saSi Sui, %isS ~
that she advises all women to burn MP
l sslF t s%ssS'as sna Hpa w fiRh't 4 1isa sp ID d Gi..Ip = sss;
r sis .r sp su wesk pssrves BY working In the
,nsrsy: Her husband and hsssslf bad ''betS
,ut when he became an invalid she took what
title money they possessed and invested IN
IS pti FIs s75 az. e sef = ' BE e Ssssass; fs e. " idss
, J, MAKING oSs !h's WIN Z h"b bic paIa garden 2
nd in live years her orchard WAS
omplete. Fortune Rraoiously rewarded her
'iorts In the fifth year By building Pasadena,
IN acre. No other place In the State is said to
rave such 2 fine variety OF trees and plants.
and flowers.
This promising list Of successful women at
csts that women can succeed In horticulture,
Che writer OF the article closes with an appeal
o have horticulture added to tho course OF
tudy In female colleges OF this country. 40
. in England.
A PLAGUE OF FLEAA