• A business organization is truly the shadow of the people who 
compose it. Those of us who work at the California Nursery Company are fortu¬ 
nate to have congenial fellow-workers, people alert to make each other's tasks 
lighter in an atmosphere of friendly cooperation. Plants, soil and water are but 
tools. The people who use them—the men and women who help make possible 
this agricultural bounty and living garden beauty are the important factors. 
No doubt daily association with "growing things" has had a strong influence 
in shaping this esprit de corps. Plant culture and farming offer more than 
material rewards. There is, for one thing, the wholesome heart-warming glow 
of satisfaction that accompanies the contemplation of a job well done. Perhaps 
in this sure sense of accomplishment the American farmer finds the root of his 
courage and the source of his incentive—two priceless attributes that spread a 
nation's frontiers and carried it to greatness. 
This year as we look ahead to our 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition it 
is interesting to speculate—would there, in truth, be any Exposition or any great 
metropolitan Bay community to sponsor it, but for the contribution of Califor¬ 
nia's agriculture? When we anticipate the benefits our Exposition holds for all 
of us, we should also remember-—the man who works with his hands in his 
fields and his orchards is the cornerstone of our economy. 
To this man—our California farmer—and to his counterparts within our organi¬ 
zation—the men and women of the California Nursery Company, we gratefully 
dedicate this 1938 edition of the Orchard & Garden Book. 
