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looked by the owner of the place or perhaps by a 

 foreman or two. In a number of cases this 

 method is practiced by women, and not without 

 success. Of course there are numerous places 

 where work of this kind could be carried on 

 with a fair prospect of success. There are many 

 farms seventy-five, one hundred, and even two 

 hundred or three hundred miles from our large 

 cities which with ordinary farm crops barely 

 yield a living. In such cases a young or 

 middle-aged person might take up this work 

 and make it more profitable than the mere 

 growing of farm crops. In all such cases, how- 

 ever, it must be borne in mind that to succeed 

 there must be work night and day perhaps for 

 a time, and while it may never be the heavy, 

 killing labor which farm work is often made to 

 be, it is ceaseless, tiresome toil just the same. 

 The intensive grower, on the other hand, should 

 endeavor to locate within easy driving distance 

 or shipping distance of his principal market; 

 that is, he should if possible be located so that 

 he can pick his flowers and have them in his 

 dealer's hands within an hour or earlier if possible. 

 It is the sweet, delicious fragrance that sells this 

 flower and the moment it is picked it begins to 

 lose this all-important thing. Therefore endeavor 

 to locate so that you are in quick reach of your 

 principal dealer, keeping constantly in mind the 

 fact that your success depends largely on his sue- 



