ROOM AT THE TOP. 
WOMEN MND A NICHE READY FOR 
THEM TO FELL. 
Little In the Way of Trade or Profession 
which Members of the Gentler Sex 
Representing: the Nineteenth Century 
Have Not Tried to Fill—Flower Seeds 
as a Commercial Product. 
# There is very little in the way of trade or profes¬ 
sion at which the enterprising and energetic wo¬ 
man of the Nineteenth century has not tried her 
hand. The surprise has been that she has failed 
in so little, not that she has attempted so much. 
There are women serving public and individual 
interests in almost any capacity the ingenious 
mind can suggest, and their efforts are duplicated 
and quadrupled on every side. It remains, how¬ 
ever. for a Minn eapolis woman to lead the sister¬ 
hood. 
Two weeks ago there was an exhibition of pressed 
pansies which excelled anything of the kind yet 
attempted. The exhibit covered n space of 45 
square feet and was the contribution of 219 com- 
g etitors from 35 different states. Cush prizes had 
een offered for the Inrgest pansy grown from a 
certain seed, and the result was this magnificent 
show. The pansy that received first prize meas¬ 
ured 2 % inches across after full shrinkage, and 
was fjrown in Temple, Me. These were the largest 
pansies ever cultivated by amateurs. The 14 prize 
pansies hnve been framed and make a picture 
which the most skilled artist can scarcely nope to 
equal. 
This natural picture hangs in the office of Miss 
0. H. Lippincott, a young woman who has the 
honor of being the only woman in the country to 
carry on a flower seed business, and that, the larg¬ 
est exclusive flower seed business in tho United 
States. She came to Minneapolis eight years ago 
from Philadelphia, where she had grown up 
among flowers and plants, with relatives actively 
engnged in floriculture. When she came West 
»he had money to invest, and, with f rionds to bnclc 
and advise her, she opened a flower soed house, 
which has been working through the past years 
in a quiet wny, locally hardly known, but widoly 
acquainted outside. The fact that a woman has 
grown up so successful in business in a short 
time and in the Northwest, speaks anothor 
word for the energetic end-of-tho-contury femi¬ 
nine. who is ill-contont to fold her hands nnd 
let others feed nnd clothe her, or, having a living 
to mnke does not hesitnte to go nbout it.—Tho Min¬ 
neapolis Tribune, Octobor 15, 1894. 
A CCORDING to the announcomon tin my cataloguo for 1894 of $50 00 
CASH PRIZES for tho largest and finest flowers raised from my 
seed of ROYAL SHOW PANSIES.” Tho prizes wore awarded 
as follows: 
S20.00 First Prize to Elmira Jenkins, Temple, Maine. 
S15.00 Second Prize to Eliz. Plympton, Pen Yan, N. Y. 
SI0.00 Third Prize to Mrs. A. J. Drown, Twinsburg, Ohio. 
S5.00 Fourth. Prize to Mrs. W. K. Atkinson, Winthrop, Main©, 
totho close competition, there being 219 competitors from 35 states with 
an exhibit of pressed Pansy blossoms that covered 45 square foot, I concluded to 
award $10.00 more in $1.00 prizes to the ten noxt best exhibits as follows: 
Mrs. John Stewart, West Middleton, Pa. Mrs. R. M. Lilly, Willapa, Wash. 
Grace T. Jonkins. Temple, Maine. Mrs. John Dean, S. Natick, Mass. 
Mrs. Ruth Reading, Alfred Sta., N. Y. John Walker, Seafortli. Canada. 
Elizabeth Munden, Canby, Ore. Flora T, Rich, Brownsville, Vt. 
Frank E. Day, Webster, Mass. Mrs. ClaraKlingonsmlth,Pittsford,Mlch 
, , first prize pans y blossom grown by Elmira Jenkins, Tomplo, Mo., measured 
2 7 b Inches across, in almost any direction, of liandsomo circular form, top petals a 
beautiful canary yellow, shading to rich cliromo yollowon lowor pedals, tho tliroo 
lower ones marked with rich velvety dark brown penciled eyes; slightly poncllod 
on two upper petals. Space will not pormit. giving a full description of all tho 
? rize-winning flowers. There wore hundreds of blossoms received that moasurod 
rom 2 to 2 % inches across, of almost ovory hue of tho rainbow, and for such a 
dry, unfavorable season throughout tho country for raising Pansies, I think tho 
contest a grand success, but I shall not bo satisfied until I recolvo a Pansy 
blossom that measures FOUR INCHES ACROSS. With a favorable soason, 
some of my customers and Pansy lovers can accomplish this foat. For this 
reason I make the CASH PRIZES FOR 1895, $100.00. Lot ovory ono ontor 
the contest. (Seo page 32.) 
Temple, Franklin Co., Maine, Oot.lO, 1894. 
Miss O. H. Lippincott. 
Kind Friend: —You can not imagino what a 
happy surprise your lottor nnd chock for $20.00 
for first prize on Royul Show Pansies gave me 
and my family. You liavo our hoartfolt thunks. 
Your fiowor seeds are tho finest wo have over 
bought, quick to grow and fino colors. I thank 
you again for your kind favor. 
Truly yours, 
Mrs. Elmira Jenkins. 
Penn Yan, Yatos Co., N. Y. f Oct. 12,1894. 
Miss O. 31. Lippincott. 
Dear Madam:— Your chock for $15.00, awardod 
me as socond prize on ltoyal Show Pansy, re¬ 
ceived, for which accept my most sincere thunks. 
Your seeds have always proved satisfactory: but 
the result obtained from sowing your lloyal 
Show Pansy soed has surpassed everything in my 
experience of floriculture. I shall surely recom¬ 
mend your fiowor soods to my frionds. 
Respectfully, 
Miss E. 11. Plympton. 
, r , _ , TWIN8DURQ, Ohio, Oot. 11,1894. 
Miss Llpnincott, 
Dear Friend:— Yours roooivod, containing 
chock for $10.00 as third prlzo on Royal Show 
Pansy, for which accept many thanks. To say 
that I was surprised and plousod would bo put¬ 
ting it vory mild, although they were tho lurgost 
Pension I over saw. All tho soods that I nnd 
from you grow fino flowers. Tho Phlox was the 
largest and most bouutiful that I had. I feel 
undor obligations to you and shall rooommond 
your soods to my flower loving frionds. Thunk- 
ing you uguln for your kindness, I remain, 
Yours truly, 
Mns. A. .J. Brown. 
WiNTnnOP, Maine, Oot. 12,1894. 
Miss 0. II. Lippincott, 
Allow mo to acknowledge tho rocolpt of $5.00 
us fourth premium for largest Royal Snow 
Pansies, for which munv thanks. I will recom¬ 
mend your seeds to iny friends in the spring and 
think I cun bo of assistance to you. 
Yours truly. 
Mrs. W. K. Atkinson. 
