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of the rapid growth of the war-garden movement was 

 the spread of the idea to foreign countries. Advice 

 was gladly given to foreign inquirers, the Commission 

 furnishing detailed information concerning the methods 

 which had resulted in such general enthusiasm for war 

 gardening in the United States. In response to numer- 

 ous requests which came to the Commission from all 

 parts of the world, large quantities of printed matter, 

 including garden and canning books, posters, and 

 pamphlets, were sent broadcast throughout the world. 



" Kia Ora, " the Maori way of saying, " Salutations to 

 you all, " was the greeting which came to the Commis- 

 sion from far-off New Zealand, in a letter of thanks 

 from F. Carr Rollett, of the Auckland Herald, for data and 

 material that had been sent. From Buenos Aires, Argen- 

 tina, on the opposite side of the globe, C. D. Middle- 

 brook, of the Sociedad Anonima La Blanca, wrote a 

 hearty letter of appreciation for posters and other lit- 

 erature sent, saying that the posters were prominently 

 displayed on the occasion of the entertainment of two 

 hundred American bluejackets who visited this South 

 American capital. "Down here we appreciate this class 

 of propaganda," said Mr. Middlebrook, "and we are 

 in a position to exhibit the posters where they can 

 readily be seen by the public. Practically every Ameri- 

 can home and sympathizer displays them. We will do 

 our part in making this propaganda public." 



From South and Central American countries, from 

 Cuba, India, China, Japan, the Philippines, Alaska, 

 Hawaii, South Africa, and from a number of European 



