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MONEY IN THE GARDEN FOR BOY AND GIRL WORKERS. 



Then too, there are others who do a general flower and 

 plant commission business. In this case they are much 

 more pleasant to deal with than some of the men in 

 the same line of trade, and what is still more satisfac- 

 tory to the consignor of cut-flowers, the returns are more 

 promptly made and in more satisfactory sums than from 

 men in the same business. 



One instance of success is that of a woman left early 

 in life with a family of small children to support. Her 

 husband had been a florist in a modest way, a few miles 

 from the city. He had a small greenhouse and a few 

 hot-beds with an acre of land. Even this small prop- 

 erty was nearly covered by a mortgage. The wife carried 

 on the modest business, increasing it, with the help of her 

 sister to care for the children, by selling flowers at one 

 of the large railroad stations in New York. She was ener- 

 getic and frugal, and after a few years opened a small 

 store on one of the avenues in the city. Little by little 

 her trade increased. Her children grew up and were 

 educated, but being made to do their part in the work 

 on the little farm at home. At this writing that woman 

 is wealthy, and her wealth has come entirely from this 

 business of growing and selling flowers. 



Others in every city of this great country have accom- 

 plished great things in this line and others still will con- 



tinue to do it. There are opportunities in every large 

 town for work of this kind, if women will but take the 

 means at their command, small though they may be, 

 putting aside the false and foolish pride which forces up- 

 permost in their minds the question "What will people 

 say?" Gird on the armor of respectability and good 

 common sense and strike out in this or any other field 

 which leads to health and a comfortable living ! 



Why not women in horticulture ? They occupy 

 other fields, once wholly filled by men, and occupy them 

 in a most satisfactor}' manner. 



The I'atrons of Husbandry are taking up and acting 

 upon the question of women's work as connected with 

 their order. Nor are the women of the Grange confined 

 to the work of assisting men. They strike out in a line 

 of their own. Chautauqua, that scientific and literary 

 circle which has worked so much good to the women 

 cf the country, has added to its "days" "A National 

 Grange Day." Everything is pointing to the better 

 education of women in the fields wherein lies the op- 

 portunities of earning money, and horticulture and 

 kindred industries are by no means the least of these 

 desirable ends. One Who Has Tried. 



[the end.] 



THERE IS MONEY IN THE GARDEN FOR BOY AND GIRL 



WORKERS. 



WORKING ON A SMALL CAPITAL HOW TO START GETTING ORDERS- 

 PLANTS FROM BIG GARDENS. 



-MAKING HOT-BEDS- 



Sccoiid Paper. 



URK, the restilts of which can weeding and cultivating at the last moment, and be- 



be measured by the standard 

 of money, is always most at- 

 tractive ; yet in this series of 

 papers I do not think it best 

 to figure profits in dollars and 

 cents. Why ? For two reasons. First because it 

 is impossible to accurately name the profits from a 

 work performed by others — until it is really gained 

 — even though the plans of work as given are closely 

 and conscientiously followed. There are many things 

 which tend to make this as it is : differences in cli- 

 mate, soil and markets, times of planting, weather 

 and the varying degrees of success. Secondly, the 

 vast differences in individual ability. 



I may be able to make from my home garden a 

 profit of %Z'^. besides having for the family all the 

 fruits and vegetables needed. One neighbor who 

 worked as hard and systematically and as carefully 

 as myself may make no profit. While another who 

 apparently pays little attention to his work, only 



ing generally careless, may by a stroke of good for- 

 tune in yvhich he had no part, as a soil especially 

 adapted to some vegetable, fruit or flower, which 

 brings a good price, be able to double my profit. 



As a rule the gardener who spends the most time 

 in the garden, and works faithfully and understand- 

 ingly, will by no means fail. His reward will usu- 

 ally be in just proportion to his good work. 



We have given in detail the necessary qualifica- 

 tions and have pointed out the obstacles to success 

 which may beset us in our start and how to over- 

 come them. We now take our first step in the busi- 

 ness, full of energy, determination and business 

 sense. , 



The question of capital may, and probably will 

 arise, yet the boy or girl worker should by no means 

 become discouraged by lack of means. It is true 

 that we may be able to do much more on a capital 

 of S25 than on $2, but if the %z is all you have, go 

 ahead. Start as you can in proportion to your cap- 



