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HORTICULTURE 



June 23, 1917 



A FRIENDLY GREETING. 



J. S. Bruntou, editor of the Horti- 

 cultural Trade Journal of the British 

 Empire, finds a lull in the explosions 

 from the Hun and writes a pleasant 

 letter to HoRTicrLTt;KE as follows: 



"The optimist is the man who sees in 

 evHi-y obstacle — An opportunity. 



The pessimist is the man ivho sees In 

 every opportunity — An obstacle. " 



It uiv nifmery is not at fault you had a 

 little discussion some years ago on the 

 definition of an Optimist. If I am wroiig 

 then my memory has played me a trick. 

 When thinking of America I usually think 

 of the optimist when "Horticulture" 

 reaches me. I always look through it to 

 read what he has written, but he does not 

 give us enough of these racy paragraphs. 

 When I came across the foregoing quota- 

 tion (author unknown) I thought it might 

 interest. 



The prize we offered for the best 

 definition of an optimist was finally 

 won by Tommy Ruigi, a head waiter 

 at the Bellevue-Stratford. Look up 

 our back files and you will see what 

 it was. 



In the same light vein I send you 

 this clipping from the Phila. Evening 

 Ledger, which I happened to be glanc- 

 ing over half an hour ago: 



We asked the voung lady across the way 

 how long she thought the war would last 

 and she said she felt sure it would be all 

 over this fall, but, of course, she always 

 was an optometrist. 



We are pleased to hear from you, 

 Mr. Erunton, and are proud of the 

 splendid sacrifices you and your allies 

 have been putting forth these past 

 three years. Reason must rule the 

 world — not wild beast force. 



I am still an optimist, but believe 

 me, it's been a tough job for some 

 time back! George C. Watson. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



T. C. Thurlow's Sons, West New- 

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Ant. C. Zvolanek, Lompoc, Cal. — 

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Heatherhome Seed and Nursery Co., 

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 Delivery. Both excellent lists. 



Among Philadelphians who left Mon- 

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