To you who receive this report, our greetings, and an offer to send 
it aflso to any of your friends while copies are still available. We also 
extend to you an urgent invitation to send your things to the Trial 
Garden. If they perform satisfactorily, they will be included in next 
season’s report. Anything you send will be returned with increase if 
requested. If left with us, they will be given a fair trial for three 
years, which appears to be long enough for any. This season we 
planted 1862 different varieties and seedlings,, so please do not send 
your castoffs! 
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The following two copies of letters received will explain two of our 
objects in operating this garden: 
E. A. Lins, Service Officer 
Spring Green, Wis. 
It was a real, pleasure to receive the beautiful gladiolis 
for distribution among the patients of the hospital. The 
flowers came in excellent condition and the buds started 
to open as soon as placed in water and light. 
Once more we thank you for again remembering the 
men so kindly. 
By Direction, 
A. B. THOMPSON^ MJ. D. 
Chief Medical Officer 
U. S. Veterans Administration 
Wood, Wisconsin 
The following copy is chosen in an effort to try and bring some 
pleasure to one who is badly crippled with Arthritis and confined to 
bed a good share of the time. W\e also acknowledge other cash dona¬ 
tions used for service work: 
Mrs. Wm. Replog'le 
Route No. 2 
Inkster, Michigan 
Dear Mrs. Replogle: 
I am most happy to acknowledge herewith, check in 
the amount of $5.00 which you sent E. A. Lins, Service 
Officer of the Spring Green Post, and which Mr. Lins, in 
turn, sent in to this office as a donation to the Christ¬ 
mas Party Fund for hospitalized Veterans in Wisconsin. 
I can assure you that, this contribution will make the hol¬ 
iday season a happier one for the boys in the hospitals. 
Very Sincerely Your^, 
G. H. STORDOCK, 
Department Adjutant 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
In the school of experience you tell what grade you are in by 
counting the scars. 
