Lena B. Smithers Hughes, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Lena B. Smithers Hughes

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1905

Date of Death: 19-Dec-1987

Profession: botanist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Lena B.
Smithers Hughes (1905–1987) was an American botanist who developed improved strains of the Valencia orange, a sweet orange that is grown in the United States mainly for the production of commercial orange juice.
She was the first woman inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame and was also named to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame and the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame.