Above is shown a Blue Spruce identical with 
the tree which was selected from Krider’s 
Gardens at the Century of Progress and planted 
with suitable ceremonies by Rufus G. Dawes, 
President of the Century of Progress, on Novem¬ 
ber 4, 1934, at the famous Dawes Arboretum. 
KRIDER’S TREES 
Selected to Represent 
A Century of Progress 
at Famous 
Dawes Arboretum 
O F the hundreds of thousands of trees and 
plants shown at the great Century of Pro¬ 
gress Gardens, a tree grown by Krider’s 
Nurseries and shown at our Diversified 
Gardens was finally selected to represent 
the Century of Progress in the famous 
Dawes Arboretum. 
Memorial Tree Planting 
By VERNON H. KRIDER 
E consider it an honor, indeed, to have had one of the 
plants, grown at our nurseries, selected to represent the 
Century of Progress at the famous Dawes Arboretum. The 
Blue Spruce was selected because of its form and color and in 
short, the qualities that have made Krider’s Nursery Stock 
famous among people who want the best. 
Long after the millons of dollars worth of buildings at the 
Fair are gone and are only a memory, this memorial tree will 
be a thing of beauty, enhancing its surroundings, growing in 
value, and bringing back to all who see it, memories of the 
famous Chicago World’s Fair. No matter what improvements 
you make around your home, planting trees and plants will 
pay you the largest lasting dividends. 
While at our World’s Fair Gardens last summer, scores of 
people to whom I talked were interested in a plant or two 
from our gardens, for planting at their homes as remem' 
brances of their trip to the Fair. It seems to me that Mr 
Dawes is not alone in the idea of remembrance tree planting. 
No doubt there are thousands of you visitors to the Century 
of Progress Gardens who would appreciate, like the Dawes 
brothers, a memorial plant of some kind for your gardens to 
keep alive in your minds memories of your journey to the 
greatest spectacle of modern times. 
And so I personally selected and shipped back to our nurseries last fall, 
the best of the perennials, shrubs, trees and evergreens, which in my 
opinion would be good permanent varieties for your garden. They are held 
here expressly for such of you who enjoyed the gardens you saw. Many of 
you want to be able to say, 
“This plant in my garden was 
once in the beautiful gardens at 
the world’s most famous Fair. 
I may have seen and admired 
this very plant. I planted it to 
keep alive in my mind, mem' 
ories of a happy journey to 
beautiful scenes.” 
Because of the extra labor and 
transportation costs of these 
plants which are handled out' 
side our regular routine, the 
costs are slightly higher than 
ordinary plants. But, remember, 
I personally guarantee that each 
order you send for a memorial 
plant will be one from out 
World’s Fair Gardens and will 
have attached to it a memorial 
tag. You may select variety of 
plant wanted. 
The Dawes Arboretum 
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1954 
Krider Nurseries, 
Middlebury, 
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Gentlemen* 
The two Koster Blue Spruce selected 
by A Century of Progress officials from your 
Gardens at the Horticultural Exhibit were re¬ 
ceived by airplane* They have been planted 
in a prominent place in the Arboretum and 
yesterday were dedicated to A Century of 
Progress by Mr* Rufus C* Dawes, its President. 
The Trustees of The Dawes Arboretum 
are honored by the addition of these fine 
specimens commemorating the World’s Fair and I 
am sure you also feel honored that of all the 
trees in A Century of Progress, yours were 
selected by its officials for this purpose. 
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northern Indiana once nurtured 
the tree that will represent A Cen 
turv of Progress — the Chicago 
world’s fair-in the famous Dawes 
Arboretum of Newark, Ohio. 
An airplane from Chicago today 
carried on a special flight a young 
Koster’s blue spruce, selected 
from the horticulture exhibit gar 
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of Middlebury, Ind. On Nov.■ feg 
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ident of A Century of Progress, 
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made them. 
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