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A GLORIOUS VICTORY WON. 



As we go to press the Bells Are Ringing Throughout the Land, "Peace 

 on Earth, Good Will Toward Men." 



THREE CHEERS FOR THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE! 



The Kaiser has Abdicated; The Armistice is Signed. 

 The Boys Are Out of The Trenches. 

 The Huns Are Driven Over The Rhine. 



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INTRODUCTION 



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111 I 1 C0CIIUII5 which in size and appearance 

 will not be up to the standard as compared 

 with our former catalo^es. All publishers 

 and catalogue houses have been asked to use 

 white paper as sparingly as possible during 

 the rest of the war. We have felt it our duty 

 to cooperate with the wishes of our Govern- 

 ment on this line. And will therefore make 

 our 1919 booklet as brief as possible, at the 

 same time giving all the information we pos- 

 sible can in describing our varieties and telling 

 how to grow and care for them. 



We have spared no time or expense this 

 year in order to grow the best crop of plants 

 we have ever had the pleasure of growing. 

 Farm labor has increased 150 per cent., also 

 every other item has greatly increased that en- 

 ters into the growing and selling of plants. 

 We feel thankful that we have succeeded in 

 growing the crop of plants we have for you 

 this season, and believe our efforts will be ap- 

 preciated by thousands of our customers who 

 have bought their supply of plants from us 

 for more than fifteen years. While we of 

 course are compelled to advance our prices on 

 plants, we have figured our expenses carefully 

 and will make prices just as low as possible. 

 And at the price we are asking we guarantee 

 to give one hundred centS' worth of plants for 

 every dollar sent to us. 



And we want to urge on every one who re- 

 ceives this book, the necessity of planting 

 strawberries this year. You have no doubt 

 read in the farm press that there is a great 

 shortage of all fi-uit. There is an urgent need 

 for fruit of all kinds at this time. There is no 

 fruit that can be grown so quickly as the 

 strawberry, and especially the ever-bearing 

 strawberry. The plants may be set as early 



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in the season as you can work the land, and 

 you can begin to reap the benefits in less than 

 three months from time plants are set. Just 

 think what can be done in so short a time. 

 Not only should strawberry plants be set this 

 year, but apple, pear, peach, etc., should all 

 be planted liberally. Strawberries can be 

 gro'v^Ti between the tree rows for several years 

 profitably, until the trees begin' to bear fruit. 



i The Orchards in France, in a large portion, 

 have been destroyed, and in the other allied 

 countries have been neglected, and it becomes 



' our duty to supply the needs of our Allies, as 

 much as possible. We know that thousands of 



, our customers are handicapped in doing their 

 planting. We know what it means to us. As 



I much as we desire to grow a full acreage we 



I can not, owing to the shortage of labor obtain- 



I able for farm work. But we can all plant a 

 little. And a little from ever\' one will fill 

 every need. The War Vegetable Garden, and 

 the War Strawbeny Gardens have been found 



! very helpful during the past two years. While 

 one garden would never have amounted to any 

 thing by itself, when millions of war gar- 



; dens were planted it amounted to the feeding 



i of millions for many months. 



At this writing, October 7th, the outlook 

 over there seems brighter. For nearly two 

 months we have been steadily gaining on the 

 enemy, and it is our hope and our prayer, that 

 before we attempt to write another catalog 

 that this horrible war will be in histor>'. But 

 be the end in months or years, it is our solemn 

 duty not to slack one inch until the end is sure. 

 We must buy Liberty Bonds; we must grow 

 all we can; we must build ships; we must fur- 

 nish our dear boys, and back them up by 

 straining every ner^'e — by using every- drop of 

 red blood that is within us to the very best of 



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