TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS: 
OUR Job, as American Nurserymen, for the 
duration is an enviable one. It is the patriotic job 
of supplying Food, Trees, and Ornamental Plants, 
the products of which will help build and maintain 
the health, strength, and morale of our Nation. 
It is the essential job of supplying materials to 
conceal our Army Camps, our War Plants, and 
Industrial Centers, and our Land Marks. It is 
our privilege to help make the American Home 
a place of relaxation and refreshment; a place 
where the whole family and their friends will 
find enjoyment. Ours is the unique job of supply- 
ing the only product on earth which grows in 
value as it grows in age. It is the fundamental 
job of supplying a product which gives delicious 
food, filled with health-giving vitamins, minerals 
and other elements, to feed our own and our allied 
nations during and after the war. It is the morale- 
building job of supplying plants whose beauty of 
bloom and foliage will have an uplifting effect 
upon the peoples of our nation during and after 
the war. Ours is the job of making Americans 
stronger, winning the war, and keeping the world 
safe for democracy. 
We consider it a privilege to be living in this 
great land of ours, of brave, free people, and, as 
agriculturalists, we are putting our shoulder to 
the wheel in a genuine effort to contribute our 
share toward promoting the general welfare of 
our community, and our nation. We become more 
firmly convinced with each passing day that mem- 
bers of our trade can render America a splendid 
service by promoting to the utmost among all our 
citizens the culture of nature’s flowers, plants, and 
trees as a certain method to maintain calm and 
peace of mind. 
With all this in mind, we are increasing our ef- . 
forts to produce higher quality nursery stock. be- 
cause we firmly believe that beautiful flowers and 
plants are God-given things which make the world 
a better place in which to live. Fortunately, we 
have been able to assist in the movement to make 
“America More Beautiful and Fruitful.” For many 
years we have supplied progressive planters with 
the material needed to transform a house into a 
home. Each year we have endeavored to improve 
our production methods and thus improve the 
quality of the trees and shrubs offered. 
While this catalogue is not large in size and 
number of pages, you may rest assured that all 
items listed are the best that can be produced, 
that our prices are reasonable, and that our serv- 
ice is unsurpassed. We shall be happy to serve 
you at any time. 
Thanking you for the fine business you have 
given us in the past, and with the hope that we 
may merit continued patronage from you good 
folks who make our existence possible, we remain, 
Very truly yours, 
CUMBERLAND VALLEY NURSERIES, Inc. 
J. R. BRAGG, Pres. 
P.S. If you have not bought from us before, 
here are eight splendid reasons for trying our 
stock: Good Stock; True-to-Name; Early to Bear; 
Disease Free; Best Varieties; Profitable; Reason- 
able Prices; Trustworthy. Give us a trial, won’t 
you, and be convinced. Thanks. 
