. California Garden, Vol. 6, No. 3, September 1914. Growers of flowers in and around San Diego are now promised a market for their blooms; that is, if they will raise the kinds which have odor of an economic value. Mr. E. Moulie, formerly of Jacksonville,Fla., has located in San Diego for themanufacture of perfume and various toi-let articles. At the August meeting ofthe Floral Association, he outlined hishopes and ambitions, which includes theestablishment of a new industry in South-ern California, and San Diego particular-ly, destined in a few years to become oneof our most valuable
. California Garden, Vol. 6, No. 3, September 1914. Growers of flowers in and around San Diego are now promised a market for their blooms; that is, if they will raise the kinds which have odor of an economic value. Mr. E. Moulie, formerly of Jacksonville,Fla., has located in San Diego for themanufacture of perfume and various toi-let articles. At the August meeting ofthe Floral Association, he outlined hishopes and ambitions, which includes theestablishment of a new industry in South-ern California, and San Diego particular-ly, destined in a few years to become oneof our most valuable E. Moulie Mr. Moulie points out the fact thatAmerica is annually importing millionsof dollars worth of perfumes and toiletarticles, which we might just as well pro-duce at home. San Diego climatic con-ditions are every bit as good as SouthernFrance for the raising of aromatic flow-ers. In fact, the demand in France hasbeen so great that they have importedadulterants from this country, in orderto keep up with the demand, and thenhave shipped the adulterated article backto us as being something better than wecan do ourselves. The raising of the plants represent anincome to France of $60,000,000 annually,while the manufacture of the raw pro-duct and the refining is double thatamount, What a tidy sum that wouldbe to be pouring into Southern California. Four years ago Mr. Moulie sent a lotof soapnut seeds to San Diego, and nodoubt many of those trees are now grow-ing. When they have reached the bear- ing stage, he will buy their crops of new tree to be introduced hereis the t
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