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|HEN man first fenced a piece of land he took, unknowingly, the great- 

 est single step toward higher civilization. The fence meant definite 

 settlement, security. It meant, largely, the elimination of outside 

 interference from other men or beasts. And it was within the se- 

 curity of fenced land — hortus — the garden, that mankind first dis- 

 covered how greatly plant life was benefited by cultivation. 



With the discovery of the benefits of cultivation, developed the coordination 

 of hands and mind. All existing cultivated forms of fruits and flowers in the world 

 today are derived from wild ancestors. It was the sheltered security of the gar- 

 den that first produced conditions ideal for the development of better plants. And" 

 better plants bore larger crops of better fruits. 



It is with a feeling of pride and responsibility that we look back upon the part 

 which this nursery has played in helping to develop gardening. To produce more 

 and better kinds of fruits in America was the aim which governed the founder of 

 this firm. Scores of meritorious fruit novelties introduced by Lovett's during al- 

 most half a century are now the Nation's standards. To advance still further the 

 ideals of the founder is the aim of the second generation now at work. 



LITTLE SILVER 

 NEW JERSEY 



LOVETT'S NURSERY 



