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Typical destruction of a home orchard at Peronne. No military pur- 

 pose served 



THE accompanying photographs tell 

 in vivid terms more forcefully than 

 any words the tragic story of what 

 has happened to the homes and gardens 

 of northern France. This destruction of orna- 

 mental and fruit bearing trees, has all too evidently 

 been accomplished with the malicious prevision 

 of rendering permanent injury to the fair land of 

 France and of handicapping the rehabilitation 

 of the occupied territory. It offers also another 

 opportunity for American gardeners to express 

 practical sympathy. 



Soon after the extent of this wan- 

 ton destruction began in some de- 

 gree to be realized a Committee 

 of the Horticultural Society of New 

 York was appointed to bring relief 

 to the gardeners of France. A 

 fund was opened and donations 

 were made from individuals and 

 from various Horticultural Societies 

 and Garden Clubs. Arrangements 

 were made for the distribution 

 of the funds in France by the Paris 

 Depot of the American Fund for 

 French Wounded, through Mrs. 

 Lathrop. 



This organization undertakes to 

 supervise all the work for the dis- 

 tribution and plant- 

 ing, under the direct 

 supervision of Mrs. 

 Mortimer Forest of 

 St. Paul, Minnesota, 

 a graduate of the 

 Agricultural College 

 of that state, and a 

 successful fruit 

 grower. Mrs. Forest 

 generously under- 

 takes to do all the 

 work at her own ex- 

 pense so that every 

 cent contributed to 

 the fund of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society of 

 NewYork is expended 

 directly for the pur- 

 chase of the necessary 

 nursery stock. 



These arrange- 



Remaking the 



ments were all completed last winter bn 

 advance of the enemy came before any j 

 operations were opened, which perhaps 

 just as well, for the entire fund amo 

 to about $4,000 remains deposited tjt 

 credit of the American Fund for F 

 Wounded with Morgan, Harjes & Corn 

 Paris. 



It is planned to make the necessary pu 

 of trees, buds, and grafts from the nurse 

 the neighborhood of Nancy, to be deliver 



What is left of the magnificent park of the Chateau Pommery at Dreslincourt 



Barbed wire ac- 

 cessory defenses 

 constructed by the 

 Germans in the gar- 

 dens of Amy 



Wanton destruction of the magnificent avenue of trees ad| 







