DEAR LAND OF HOME 



Dear land of home, our hearts to thee are holden 



By loyal love for each familiar scene ; 

 Thy mountains guard the fields of grain all golden, 



Thy rivers flow through meadows deep and green. 



Thy children we, our love and pride confessing 

 In this fair land, this pleasant place of home ; 



And may we strive to bring a richer blessing 



To crown thee now, and through all years to come. 



TRANSLATION BY C. 



HIS fair land, this pleasant place of 

 home" is still in heavy difficulties 

 and will, doubtless, remain so until 

 we as a nation realize that we cannot 

 comfortably live unto ourselves alone. Further- 

 more, we see no reason to expect a change until 

 we offer our sympathetic friendship to all 

 people, a viewpoint based on the premise that 

 we gain only as we serve. Not until then will 

 our name and the products of our fields be wel- 

 comed the world over as they once were. 



One has but to turn the pages of this Catalog 

 to appreciate that every part of this earth has 

 contributed toward the enrichment of our life. 

 We are living in a completely interdependent 

 world, and until we adjust ourselves to that 

 position we shall not be at ease. 



Now a word to those who are weighed down 

 with discouragement. Few places offer greater 



security or more complete sanctuary than a 

 garden. Out under the open sky, surrounded by 

 the kindly flowers and fruits of this earth, one 

 can always regain a sense of enchantment and a 

 sanity of outlook. 



A Stokes Garden cannot lay exclusive claim 

 to all these blessings, but we would respectfully 

 remind you that the offerings in this modest 

 Catalog will supply the foundation you are 

 looking for. Our job is succeeding well for the 

 reason that for us it is the very best of all pos- 

 sible jobs. Our span of life is not nearly long 

 enough to accomplish one-half the seed-improve- 

 ment projects we already have outHned. Should 

 you honor us with your business in 1933, we 

 again pledge you of our very best. 



Februarj I, 1933 



PRESIDENT 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



PLANNING IN JANUARY Ml'.AN.S CONlENrMENT IN JUNE 



Copyright 1933 by Francis C. Stokes & Co., In 



