HE American people, since 
Pearl Harbor, have seen many changes in their ways 
of living. While the men and women in the services 
of our country are sacrificing so much in the theatres 
of war, we, on the home front, are backing the attack 
with the purchase of War Bonds and Stamps and 
‘with increased production in industry and agricul- 
ture. 
The nursery industry, busy with the growing of 
vegetables, fruit trees, herbs for medicinal and cook- 
ing purposes, and other nursery stock for camouflag- 
ing military objectives, plays a more important part 
in this war than is generally realized. 
During the thirty-six years of service to the Amer- 
ican gardeners, we have earned a reputation for 
quality with service. Despite such serious handicaps 
as shortage of help and trucking problems, we will 
endeavor, with your cooperation and patience, to 
maintain our usual standards. 
This past year more people than ever before have 
turned to growing their own vegetables. Now they 
look to the earth as more than something to walk on 
and the farmers, who have raised their food, are no 
longer taken for granted. They understand the 
disastrous effects of drought, winds, rains, or blights 
on growing fields. 
The success of the grower often depends on the 
fact that plants require food and water just as much 
as human beings. Successful results give the grower 
fresh fruits and vegetables as well as many hours of 
pleasure from birds feeding on berry-bearing shrubs, 
enjoying the cool shade of trees, the winter loveli- 
ness of snow glistening on evergreens, or the glorious 
pageantry and lovely fragrance of flowers blooming 
from early spring to late fall. 
