Why We Don’t Plant Spinach 
We told you last year that possibly by this time we 
would be compelled to grub out all of our trees and plant 
spinach. As yet we have not done So. 
The business of raising ornamental trees and shrubs 
in a nursery, and beautifying homes by planting these 
plants around them is not a war business. War is not cCiv- 
ilized, and this is a civilized business. 
Of course we furnish fruit trees and supply plants 
for camouflage and other purposes around war industries, 
but essentially this is a peace industry. With everyone go- 
ing all out for the war, we still feel justified in making 
an effort to keep this business going. It is not a matter 
of personal profit, because the busiiess has never made 
more than a bare living, and probably never will. 
An auto manufacturer may change back from making 
tanks to passenger cars in a matter of a few months, but 
in spite of all man-made laws the laws of Nature still 
govern the growth of piants, and it is necessary to plant 
seeds now to have shade trees when the war is over. We 
all hope, at least, that this war will end in a few years, 
and then the “shelter of the forests, comfort of the grass; 
smell of flowers, and of the good brown earth,” will cer- 
tainly be needed again. 
The inability to get suitable labor will restrict the 
amount of work that it will be possible for us to dco 
this year, but we will do our best to dig all the plants 
that are wanted, and keep growing those left in the 
nursery. 
We would appreciate any help that our customers can 
give, such as delivering or planting their own stock, and 
taking care of their own maintenance. In that way we 
wiil be able to serve more people. 
Except for a new cover our catalog this year remains 
much the same as last year. A few sizes have been 
changed, but prices are essentially the same. 
We always enjoy having you visit the nursery to pick 
out the plants you want or just look around. Until we get 
that Rocky Mountain Arboretum our nursery is the next 
best place to study those trees and shrubs which will 
grow in Colorado. 
GEORGE W. KELLY. 
@ This mark calls your attention 
to especially valuable plants, 
Lope 
