TO OUR FRIENDS 
Dear Friends: 
This year the planting of your garden is much more 
important than in any previous year. 
At this time it is a patriotic duty; YOUR individual 
contribution to our national food supply; and it is also 
an act of real importance to you. Fresh vegetables 
and berries add much variety and zest to your fam- 
ily’s diet. 
Because of the unbelievable shortage of labor on 
our farms, we farmers cannot possibly produce any- 
where near the usual amount of small fruits and 
vegetables; this will make them very scarce and high. 
For berries, this condition is bound to continue for at 
least one or two years after the war is over. 
Your garden is important enough this year to justify 
your driving out to select your plants. Why not kill 
several birds with one stone, get your plants and any 
help our nursery department can give you, visit our 
grounds and “Ghost Town” and then stay for lunch 
or dinner? 
Turn a necessary trip into a nice holiday. We will 
be looking for you. 
Best Wishes, 
Vali; hich 

