Lue Gim Gong

Lue Gim Gong (Chinese: 刘锦浓; pinyin: Liú Jǐnnóng; August 24, 1857 – June 3, 1925)[1] was a Chinese-American horticulturalist.

Born in Taishan, Guangdong, Qing dynasty China to a family of farmers, Lue Gim Gong was interested in the United States and the opportunities that lay across the Pacific Ocean.

He lived in a heavily Chinese-populated area in San Francisco until the age of 16 when he moved to North Adams, Massachusetts, to work at a shoe factory.

[citation needed] Lue had been advised to move to a warmer climate due to his recent contraction of tuberculosis.

[3] Upon his return, Fannie recommended relocation to DeLand, Florida, where she and her sister owned land.