The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-17
RENTING POITED PLANTS
IDEtS THtT BROUGHT PROFIT
10 I WOMAN FLORIST.
4 Greenhou-r a. n substitute for school
In the Way oF an Income Producer
Flower GROW Ing ~ . business for
women Points to ne Remembered.

Flower grow Ing ~ . business Tor
women Points to ne Remembered.
Though can't say that my business
~ a new line for women or that the re-
turns are particularly large. IL has several
new elements and gives me a comfort
able living for myself and my invalid
mother. said a WOMAN who grows flow ers
and potted plants for profit. when
We bought our place in the country IL was
Very much out 81 repair hut being sure
Of my income from teaching school I
began mt once to repair it There was
the remnant Of a hot house. a large
one for "A private home at that time. but
as both my mother and I were fond OF
towers We decidsd 10 repair the dollhouse
rather than tear IL down.
This was the first Of our repairs. and
IL had just been completed when the
president and owner Of my school died.
That event brought about a change Of
manag ement A stock company was
formed. and as I had spent all my money
on that place I was unable Ia take any OF
the stock The next fall I was notified
that my resignation would be favorably
received at the beginning Of the next
year teacher owning stock wanted
the place.
You know what il means 90 be thrown
out Of the rut in which you have been
working the better half 81 a lifetime?
II was a great blow, but think ! might
have worked into another teaching
position II IL hadn't been that mothers
health began to be hon ele-sly poor just
at that time The doctors advised me
To stay with her as much as possible
Staying NJ home | began to devote myself
tn grow ing flowers for profit
Being the first woman horis, in this
vicinity ! reaped the benefit 81 being a
novelty Almost from the very first |
wis on the lookout for new things and
novel methods of showing my plants and
flowers. ~ far ~ know I was the first
T-.r.On 10 grow a floral United States flag.
OF course the Colors we're all ~ tho koy.
because We didn't have as many shades
IN flowers as We now have. still my effort
was successful enough ~ attract tho
attention II passers and brought me
many orders.
The next venture that was new IN
these parts was my furnishing plants
blooming plants ~ decorate hotels
Before that cut flowers had he..r used on
state occasions only Hotel prJpristors
C' n~idared such decorations too eNJpansiv"
for everyday Use
-On on" occasion when I was called -
10 supply cur fpw"rs fnr large dime.
90 h" CIV N Ia the order uf a mans cluh .
I persuaded the man gsr - IN" hotel u .
allow mo 90 use plants Nv reHs. n was
that hafn't "ut flowers enough to- .
decorate the dining room AMI I wanted .
g. keep him from going ~ a rival florist
I put almost everything had IN my ',.ac..
IN that dining room and m the entrtnr.
~ tn" hotel. Tn" ChIh1r.u who CAV. ~.
dinner we're immensely pleased and -
was the hotel man
The decorations AT frlct.i ~ much Z
attention that when | went tho next day
tn take them back he suggested that ~
II was Saturday I let them stay over
sunday. was willing, hut thought
should get a sli ght addition 20 the amount
had charged for the banquet II took
mo some time 10 convince him 81 tho
Justice Of thes., few extra dollars since
he insisted u was not costing me any
hing extra. However after much talk
ing | mana ged To squeeze an extra five
dollars out Of him. He now Paws me
iwice as much for half dozen Palms
Ior one evening On that occasion he
had nearly fifty palms besides two wagon
oads II blooming plants, all 81 them
Sorth showing
when Monday came he was lust as
INV illinR tn have mo move my plants
His guests were So much plea sd that D."
Vas afraid 20 let them 20. ! had. however,
'eCsived an offer from another hotel man
He had come Sunday evening with a btisI-
les- PROPAGATION for mo To- keep certain
ioral decorations In his house. Just as he
h. seen IL done IN New York
Having seen the EuCCes- proved Nv
his rival he was quicS 10 adopt 10 a. "A
thing IN his house Now
~ was IN tn. business for profit I was
M iouS 10 have them both A. customers
md ! prnce,'ded 10 play my cards
Knowing that n the first man got :
Wind 81 the second mans offer h. would
10 all m his power - keep the hest plants
N --a.. IL !.