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“Each thing in its place is best; 
And what seems but idle show 
Strengthens and supports the rest” 
—Long fellow 
We are engaged in a war effort to which all must contribute. Of course, we are tempted to 
plow back into the soil all the acres of flowers the soil has produced and, instead, to sow 
acres of food. But there are others who know more about producing food than we do; others 
who are equipped to render more efficient service in food production. We feel we have a 
greater duty to perform. 
As many acres as practical were planted into food crops in the spring; more will be added 
next spring. However, that will remain secondary with us. We feel it is our duty to continue 
to provide the means for relaxation and peaceful enjoyment of beauty. We believe that 
flowers provide necessary ‘‘strength and support” to our country’s war effort. 
A letter accompanying an order from a customer reached us last fall. She wrote: 
‘“‘T have two sons in our armed forces; one an air force cadet, the other now 
somewhere in England, an air force pilot. His last letter just received contains these 
lines, ‘Your garden, Moms, is often in my thought. Out here in this Hell we fellows 
compare what we see and our cherished memories of home. I think of you and your 
chills and thrills over some special plant and the thought warms me through and 
through. 
‘Don’t let war work cause you to neglect that lovely spot. God knows we need 
some such beauty to come back to, if only in our thoughts.”’ 
_ Asecond letter was received late last winter telling us that the son who had written those 
lines had failed to return from a bombing raid. 
As Alcott wrote, “Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps.”” The Son kept his Eden and 
the Mother now receives solace from that knowledge. 
We believe it is our duty to keep Beauty from becoming a war casualty. For that reason 
we are publishing this catalogue in a war year—the second war of our Nursery’s experience. 
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