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What tt Beaver § 9 
Asks H. W. HOCKBAUM 
Chairman, Victory Garden Committee 
U.S. Department of Agriculture 
One of the finest things that has 
come out of the Victory garden pro- 
gram is the neighborliness and com- 
munity spirit evident wherever people 
garden together. And in countless 
back yards and community gardens 
people also found space and time for 
flowers. This is as it should be. Ours 
_is a roomy country. We have ample i 
space most everywhere, except in the | 
crowded city areas, to grow the vege- 
tables we need. While we have gone 
far in beautifying our homes. and 
communities by planting lawns, flow- 
ers, shrubs and trees, we still can do 
so much more. We owe. it to Johnny 
and Joan as they come marching home 
that the old home and the old home 
town welcome them with more flow- 
ers and greenery. What zest will be 
added then, and every day, if the 
meals are graced with bowls of Roses, 
Nasturtiums and other flowers. We 
must grow more of this food too— 
food for our spiritual well-being and 
our everyday happiness. 
By Courtesy of House & Garden 





























