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THE WAR GARDEN VICTORIOUS 
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 
wjbuch 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. F rom 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 
