cMy ^Neighbor’s Closes 
By Colonel Abe Gruber 
The roses red upon my neighbor s vine 
Are owned by him, but they are also mine. 
His was the cost, and his the labor, too, 
But mine and his their loveliness to view. 
They bloom for me, and are for me as fair 
As for the man who gives them all his care. 
Thus 1 am rich, because a good man grew 
A rose-clad vine for all his neighbors view. 
I know from this that others plant for me, 
And what they own, my joy may also be. 
So why be selfish, when so much that’s fine 
Is grown for you, upon your neighbor’s vine? 
BECCKf & Jf €N 
Nurserymen - Plant Breeders 
Route 4, Box 913 
MODESTO, CALIFORNIA 
COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY, MODESTO, CALIFORNIA 
