Shown here examining the fruit of cultivated blueberries, White was
instrumental in developing the first cultivated blueberries. She grew up on her father's
cranberry farm in the New Jersey Pine Barrens and developed her interest in commercial
agriculture as a girl. In 1911, White became interested in blueberry propagation and, using
the resources of her family farm in Whitesbog, collaborated with Federick Coville to
develop a commercial blueberry from wild varieties, a goal that was achieved in 1916.
