36 THE WAR GARDEN VICTORIOUS 
logging camps of Louisiana, in irrigated plots among 
the arid sands of New Mexico, in the rugged iron lands 
of Minnesota, and on the open, fertile stretches of 
the Middle West. Even 
the lighthouse-keeper at 
Santa Cruz, California, 
planted a little garden 
under the shadow of his 
protecting shaft. From 
coast to coast, and from 
lake to gulf, little areas 
that had been barren as 
the desert suddenly blos- 
somed like the rose. Be- 
hind each of these innumerable gardens was a heart 
animated by the desire to serve God and country. 
When the National 
War Garden Commission 
sent forth the slogan 
“Plan to Plant and Win 
the War, ” the majority 
of gardens started in re- 
sponse were of the indi- 
vidual type. Like stars 
in a mighty flag, they dot- 
ted the rolling landscape 
from ocean to ocean. 
There were few town and village homes that did not have 
some space available for war gardening. Even in densely 
populated cities, a goodly proportion of the inhabi- 
There is no distinctive type of victory 
gardener 
Victory gardens produce dollars 
