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Camp Lewis, Amerieaii Lake, Wash. 
()et()!)er 22iul, 1918. 
.Mr. Howard K. Weed, 
Ml. V eriioii NiiiscM'y (a)., 
Ml. Veroon, Wash. 
I)('ar Sir:— 
Our landseap(‘ ^atah'iiei’ iiilorms m(‘ of your ae([uisiliou 
of lh(‘ .Ml. Wm’uom .\urs(‘ri(‘s and of your iiiteutioii of 
r(Mnoviuf>' imieh of th(‘ matei’iai to Beaverton. No douht 
there will l)e some material not sudieienlly marketahh' 
to warrant ti’ansfei'rin^ to youi‘ ()r(‘gon Nursery. 
We ar(‘ attcMuptin^ to imj)i’ove the seenie a[)p(‘ai’ane(‘ 
of (’anij) L(‘wis, hut unfortunately must rely u|)on tin* 
^(MHU’osity of Nurserymen, Paik Boards and Private Citi¬ 
zens for eontrihutions of |)laids, heeause of the faet that 
there are no funds available for landscape work from the 
War I)ej)arltnent. It is im|)ossil)le, therefore, for us lo 
decorate the 70,000 acres that comprise this Cantonment 
like a (hty l^ai’k, so we are concentrating our (‘fl'orts to 
impi’ove the sui’roundings of the main head(}uart(‘rs, re¬ 
creation halls, libraries and hos])itals. 
The cheerin" influence of flow^ers, vines and shrubs 
need no defense and especially when it relieves the 
monotony of barracks life. It is our desire, through the 
patriotic support of the citizens of the northwest to make 
(iainp Lewis the most beautiful Cantonment inthecountry. 
The result of this improvement w ill affect the future, as 
well as the present, since this camp will remain a per¬ 
manent Ciovernment drill grounds. 
Needless to state w e can use any material from bulbs, 
roses, viiies to sbrubs and trees. Any assistance you can 
give to this work w ill be greatly appreciated, whether by 
direct contributions or indirectly by influencing others. 
Kindly inform us if you are in position to aid us in 
the matter. 
Yours very truly, 
E. I. Thrall, 
CHstodkm, Division Ileachiunrters, 
Camp Lew is. Wash. 
Mr. E. I. Thrall, 
Custodian, 
Camp Lew is, Wash. 
Dear Sir:—- 
I have your recent letter regarding a donation of nui- 
sery stock for Camp Lew is. I am w ondering w ho your 
landsca[)e gardener is to whom you refer. Last August 
the Y people asked me to come there lo beautily the 
Camp, hut the matter was given up by them awaiting a 
special appro|)riation for this particular work. 
Yes, I have recently ])urchased a half interest in the 
Mt. Yernon Nursery, but pro|)ose to continue the bus¬ 
iness here as well as the Weed Landscape Niu'sery at 
Beaverton, Oregon. 
You ask for a donation of nursery slock. Does the 
Ciovernment make this a ])i'actice ami ask tin' manulac- 
turers in other tines lo contribute clothing, groceries, 
etc.? If this is the custom, then 1 will see what I can 
do. But I am free to say that any nurs('ry stock obtained 
in this way would he largely that much junk. It would 
he stock that is not well grown and the nui’sciyman hav¬ 
ing no sah' loi’ it would h(‘ willing to give it away 
rather than huiii it. 
B(*ally now. you and tin* .National Flowor Cuild ar<‘ 
going at this ?naller in the w long way. Why not have 
your Landscape Archil(‘(*t mak(‘ Uj) a list of tin' slock 
wanif'd and tln'ii if no funds are availahh'. ask foi- con¬ 
tributions of money lo pay foi- it. For if you know of 
any nui'S('ryman w ho is making olln'i’ than a bar<' living 
out ol his busiin'ss. kindly h'l nn' have his addi'ess as I 
would like to know how In' do('s it. On tln^ otln'i' hand 
if you wish a list of men who have gon(' hi’ok(' in tin' 
game and others who an' in'ai'ly there. I can furnish you 
wMth long list of has he('ns. 
The nurserymen of tin' country are doing their fidl 
shai’e in all wai' woik. liln'i'ty loans, ('tc. Bid I bi'lii've 
that I spi'ak for most of tln'in w hen I say that we si'c no 
reason wdiy the governnn'id should not pui’chasi' our 
manufactured goods when waided. just as olln'r things 
are bought and paid for. 
Sincerely yours, 
IIowLVRi) Evarts Weed. 
TREES AS MEMORIALS 
An Atlantic City clei'gyman has suggested the idea that 
for every man from that localilv. who dies in the armv. 
there shall be planted a tree in one of the public pai-ks or 
in the strips along the streets where it can he consened 
and dedicated to his memoiy. This involves an honor 
guard to w atch the tree and replace it in case of disaster. 
The suggestion comes at the same time when the War 
Conservation Board announces that no bronze or stone 
memorials to the dead may be erected until after the war 
is over. It is i-eally an admirable idea and ought to have 
w idespread following, regardless of the coming days of 
peace. Bronze may last for millenniums, although it 
expresses nothing hut abstractions at best. A tree sym¬ 
bolizes the dead who have ])assed to moi'e progre.ssive 
sphere and preaches the solemn truth that nothing ends 
but life goes on forever. 
If it be said that a tree is too ephemeral to vitalize the 
sendees of a hero, it may be answered that no man lives 
beyond the nu'rnory he leaves behind him. Those who 
love the dead will care for his tree as well as for his 
grave, and when loved ones are gone there will be little 
care by anyone. Most of us believe that our fallen hi'i'oes 
are to be translated to an atmosphere where their souls 
may progress. All that is needed here is love by tin' 
immediate family and honor by descendants so long as 
that lasts. A tree w ill last thus long and it w ill lypif.v 
growth better than cold marble. 
Wordsworth has told us in immortal verse of tin' 
Ilafipy Warrioi'. Oidv to hi' mouined are those who in 
this crisis havi' not done tin' In'st that was in them lo 
mak(' a ])('rman('nt peace on (‘arth. 
