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MEBT THE PARSON 
For several years now I have 
sent bulbs to various sections of 
the U.S.A. It has been a pleasure 
to serve the flower-loving public 
in this waye Raising flowers is 

my avocntion, preaching my vocation. 
Recently I began my 135th year 
as pastor of the First Raptist 
Church of Holliston. You might be 
interested to know that our church 
was destroyed by hurricane in 1959. 
A new church has been built, not 
large, but attractive in which we 
hh each Sunday. 
ing through Holliston on a Sunday 
we'd be pleased to have you visit 
our church 
I began my hobby more than 
fifteen years ago. It gives ne 
relaxations [| pail it my safety 
valve, Luring the summer I visit 
my Varicus gardens almost daily. 
Hach time a mew dahlia blossoms, 
} tsel so Poss thetils I have a 
smaiil nome garden, but my friends 
are kind, and I never lack space 
to plant my bulbs, 
My helpers are Cynthia and 
Billys 
¥ou see Cynthia is four, and Bill 
is sevens we have a fine time to- 
gether, Mrs. Talbot's interest is 
mainly cut flowers, and we do have 
a chance to share our blessings 
with our friends. 
Holliston is a typical New 
England town of abcut 5000. It is 
sometimes called a bed=room for 
Boston. Our townspeople work in 
surrounding towns. Our industrics 
are limited to two shoe factories. 
"The Goodwill Shoe Company" and 
"Rerkshire Footwear Corp." 
"Shawrut Waxed Paper ich ta of 
course we have other concerns as 
well. 
I‘would say in summing up 
that Holliston is a town of good 
churches, 
and good wills 
LET'S HAVE A GARDEN 
During ese war aays 
has come to get back to the soile 
I have noticed that folks are plow- 
ing ground never plowed before. 
If you are driv- 
I'm not sure which is boss. 
and the 
sood schools, good people, 
ne call 
Just the other day, I passed a 
home where they were plowing. 
It really gives a fellow a new 
léase on life to work in a garden. 
I wonder if you sare going to 
have a parden this year. Even 
though you could buy your vegeta- 
blés cheaper, your own will taste 
petter because you raised them. 
It will be fun gardening, and may- 
be ¥t you gét things started, 
you'll get help from tho: Tamilys 
Wow that we've got to watch 
our tires, and our gas, why not 
substitute gardening for golf. 
Be your own gardener. Voutll 
eat better, sleep bettor, and be 
happicr,. 
They tell me thet in Angland 
they encourage the raising of 
flowers to holp the morale. Wayb« 
a turnip, or a Carrot, or a tomete 
Will serve the purposc, Dut the 
besuty revealed in the flowers 
we grow will a. moste I find 
that cach gardener thinks his 
flowers are the Sades THES is 
natural for he has raisod them. 
ny not try it? 
This year I debated about 
sending out a price list. Then I 
aqe@ided to €o it. My Irplends 
and customers have beer very kind, 
Tt seemed like I'd be Lotiing 
them down if I didn't send along 
8 folders * If in this vay [ ean 
encourage you to carry on J have 
made my contribution. 
The season of 1941 was my 
best, Among my fan mail and this 
is what I wall your cards and 
letters, were answers from as far 
away as the Philippines, In July 
I regcived a card from the Agrieul 
tural College, Laguna, Philippin, 
I thought this was my prizc until 
in November I received a letter 
from Georgetown, Demerara, British 
Guiana, south Ameri¢te. You see 
my hoboy pays dividends. 
i think I enjoyo:! most send- 
ing along a gift of bulbs ana 
tubers to Kev. A. Re Hyland, chap- 
lain of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, 
N.Y. Father Hyland wrote telling 
me of the building of a now ehapel 
built by the mon living there and 
