
In the minds of some people a nursery in war time would seem to 
be classified as a non-essential industry. But imagine what your 
home would be without its setting of shade trees, shrubs, lawns, 
hedges and gardens. 
It takes only a few months to build, furnish and occupy a house. 
It may be the most desirable and livable house one can ask for and 
yet cannot be called a home without this setting. 
In contrast to the short time required to build a home, the plant- 
ing which it requires has been in the process of development from 
five to twenty-five or more years. Through boom times, depressions 
and wars, the nurseryman is so closely associated with Nature that 
he hangs on, desperately at times, looking toward the future when 
his small seedlings will blossom to help some one, unknown through 
all the intervening years, enjoy the pleasures of his efforts. 
These are difficult times for the nurseryman. An amateur gar- 
dener fails to care properly for his plants and in a few months his 
garden may be stricken with the drought, overgrown with weeds, 
or infested with insects, and if neglected for a longer period of time, 
the plants may either die or become of no value through disease or 
overgrowth. A nurseryman has the same conditions with which to 
contend, but on a much larger scale. Negligence or inability on his 
part during these times will not only deprive him of a future income; 
it will have its effect on the homes, parks and highways of the 
approaching post-war years, which we all believe will be beautiful 
and livable. 
We at Weston Nurseries have gone all-out with food production, 
growing many acres of vegetables during this war period. Though 
harvesting a crop in one short season has been a new experience to 
us, we are proud of the success we have made in this venture, 
which we shall continue until the end of a food shortage is ap- 
parent. In the meantime, we believe that beautiful trees, shrubs 
and flowers are a symbol of America and our untiring efforts are 
devoted to that end — to make America more beautiful and fruitful. 
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