Lena Hughes, Orange Tree Researcher, Dies
December 21, 1987
By Charlie Jean of The Sentinel Staff
Lena B. Hughes of Orlando, who helped develop hardier strains of Valencia orange trees, died Saturday.
A resident of 215 Annie St., she was 82.
They developed several varieties of seedling orange plantings in the 1930s and early 1940s that are the forebears to today's most widely used citrus strain. After her husband's death in 1944, Mrs. Hughes continued the research. Florida Department of Agriculture officials said the Hughes Nucellar Valencia bud line accounted for 60 percent of all Valencias propagated in Florida by the 1982-83 season.
Former Orange County Agricultural Extension Director Henry Swanson said the Valencia improvements were one of the most significant citrus developments to originate in Orange County.
Mrs. Hughes used money from the sale of budwood to establish the Hughes Memorial Foundation, which has provided scholarships since 1960 for more than 20 citrus students at Florida Southern College in Lakeland and the University of Florida.
She was the first woman named to the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame, last year, and was named to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1984. She was a Baptist and a member of the Quota Club of Orlando. She is survived by 15 nieces and nephews. Colonial Carey Hand Guardian Chapel, Orlando, is in charge.
She was born in Elgin, Tenn., and moved to Orlando from Detroit in 1931. She and her husband, Ausker, both chemists, became involved in citrus research and education.
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From the University of Florida:
Non- Endowed Scholarships & Fellowships
Lena B. Hughes Estate
History
Lena B. Hughes was a leader in the Florida citrus industry. She and her husband developed a superior source of Valencia oranges, now prevalent in Florida agriculture. Hughes was a member of the Plymouth Citrus Growers Association for 45 years. She was the first woman to serve on the Orange County Citrus Extension Advisory Committee and the first female citrus grower to provide scholarships to Florida Southern College and UF. She was voted the Gator Citrus Club Person of the Year in 1986 and she was also an inductee of the Citrus Hall of Fame and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame.
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From Greenwood files:
Born in Elgin, TN, moved to Orlando from Detroit in 1931. Baptists. Member of Quota Club of Orlando, Survived by 15 nieces and nephews
December 21, 1987
By Charlie Jean of The Sentinel Staff
Lena B. Hughes of Orlando, who helped develop hardier strains of Valencia orange trees, died Saturday.
A resident of 215 Annie St., she was 82.
They developed several varieties of seedling orange plantings in the 1930s and early 1940s that are the forebears to today's most widely used citrus strain. After her husband's death in 1944, Mrs. Hughes continued the research. Florida Department of Agriculture officials said the Hughes Nucellar Valencia bud line accounted for 60 percent of all Valencias propagated in Florida by the 1982-83 season.
Former Orange County Agricultural Extension Director Henry Swanson said the Valencia improvements were one of the most significant citrus developments to originate in Orange County.
Mrs. Hughes used money from the sale of budwood to establish the Hughes Memorial Foundation, which has provided scholarships since 1960 for more than 20 citrus students at Florida Southern College in Lakeland and the University of Florida.
She was the first woman named to the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame, last year, and was named to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1984. She was a Baptist and a member of the Quota Club of Orlando. She is survived by 15 nieces and nephews. Colonial Carey Hand Guardian Chapel, Orlando, is in charge.
She was born in Elgin, Tenn., and moved to Orlando from Detroit in 1931. She and her husband, Ausker, both chemists, became involved in citrus research and education.
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From the University of Florida:
Non- Endowed Scholarships & Fellowships
Lena B. Hughes Estate
History
Lena B. Hughes was a leader in the Florida citrus industry. She and her husband developed a superior source of Valencia oranges, now prevalent in Florida agriculture. Hughes was a member of the Plymouth Citrus Growers Association for 45 years. She was the first woman to serve on the Orange County Citrus Extension Advisory Committee and the first female citrus grower to provide scholarships to Florida Southern College and UF. She was voted the Gator Citrus Club Person of the Year in 1986 and she was also an inductee of the Citrus Hall of Fame and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame.
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From Greenwood files:
Born in Elgin, TN, moved to Orlando from Detroit in 1931. Baptists. Member of Quota Club of Orlando, Survived by 15 nieces and nephews
Lena Hughes, Orange Tree Researcher, Dies
December 21, 1987
By Charlie Jean of The Sentinel Staff
Lena B. Hughes of Orlando, who helped develop hardier strains of Valencia orange trees, died Saturday.
A resident of 215 Annie St., she was 82.
They developed several varieties of seedling orange plantings in the 1930s and early 1940s that are the forebears to today's most widely used citrus strain. After her husband's death in 1944, Mrs. Hughes continued the research. Florida Department of Agriculture officials said the Hughes Nucellar Valencia bud line accounted for 60 percent of all Valencias propagated in Florida by the 1982-83 season.
Former Orange County Agricultural Extension Director Henry Swanson said the Valencia improvements were one of the most significant citrus developments to originate in Orange County.
Mrs. Hughes used money from the sale of budwood to establish the Hughes Memorial Foundation, which has provided scholarships since 1960 for more than 20 citrus students at Florida Southern College in Lakeland and the University of Florida.
She was the first woman named to the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame, last year, and was named to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1984. She was a Baptist and a member of the Quota Club of Orlando. She is survived by 15 nieces and nephews. Colonial Carey Hand Guardian Chapel, Orlando, is in charge.
She was born in Elgin, Tenn., and moved to Orlando from Detroit in 1931. She and her husband, Ausker, both chemists, became involved in citrus research and education.
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From the University of Florida:
Non- Endowed Scholarships & Fellowships
Lena B. Hughes Estate
History
Lena B. Hughes was a leader in the Florida citrus industry. She and her husband developed a superior source of Valencia oranges, now prevalent in Florida agriculture. Hughes was a member of the Plymouth Citrus Growers Association for 45 years. She was the first woman to serve on the Orange County Citrus Extension Advisory Committee and the first female citrus grower to provide scholarships to Florida Southern College and UF. She was voted the Gator Citrus Club Person of the Year in 1986 and she was also an inductee of the Citrus Hall of Fame and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame.
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From Greenwood files:
Born in Elgin, TN, moved to Orlando from Detroit in 1931. Baptists. Member of Quota Club of Orlando, Survived by 15 nieces and nephews
December 21, 1987
By Charlie Jean of The Sentinel Staff
Lena B. Hughes of Orlando, who helped develop hardier strains of Valencia orange trees, died Saturday.
A resident of 215 Annie St., she was 82.
They developed several varieties of seedling orange plantings in the 1930s and early 1940s that are the forebears to today's most widely used citrus strain. After her husband's death in 1944, Mrs. Hughes continued the research. Florida Department of Agriculture officials said the Hughes Nucellar Valencia bud line accounted for 60 percent of all Valencias propagated in Florida by the 1982-83 season.
Former Orange County Agricultural Extension Director Henry Swanson said the Valencia improvements were one of the most significant citrus developments to originate in Orange County.
Mrs. Hughes used money from the sale of budwood to establish the Hughes Memorial Foundation, which has provided scholarships since 1960 for more than 20 citrus students at Florida Southern College in Lakeland and the University of Florida.
She was the first woman named to the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame, last year, and was named to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 1984. She was a Baptist and a member of the Quota Club of Orlando. She is survived by 15 nieces and nephews. Colonial Carey Hand Guardian Chapel, Orlando, is in charge.
She was born in Elgin, Tenn., and moved to Orlando from Detroit in 1931. She and her husband, Ausker, both chemists, became involved in citrus research and education.
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From the University of Florida:
Non- Endowed Scholarships & Fellowships
Lena B. Hughes Estate
History
Lena B. Hughes was a leader in the Florida citrus industry. She and her husband developed a superior source of Valencia oranges, now prevalent in Florida agriculture. Hughes was a member of the Plymouth Citrus Growers Association for 45 years. She was the first woman to serve on the Orange County Citrus Extension Advisory Committee and the first female citrus grower to provide scholarships to Florida Southern College and UF. She was voted the Gator Citrus Club Person of the Year in 1986 and she was also an inductee of the Citrus Hall of Fame and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame.
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From Greenwood files:
Born in Elgin, TN, moved to Orlando from Detroit in 1931. Baptists. Member of Quota Club of Orlando, Survived by 15 nieces and nephews
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