. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. 36 THE WAR GARDEN VICTORIOUS. logging camps of Louisiana, in irrigated plots among the arid sands of New Mexico, in the rugged iron lands of Minnesota, and on the open, fertile stretches of the Middle West. Even the lighthouse-keeper at Santa Cruz, California, planted a little garden under the shadow of his protecting shaft. From coast to coast, and from lake to gulf, little areas that had been barren as the desert suddenly blos- Victory gardens produce dollars somed like the rosc. Be- hind each of these innumerable garden
. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. 36 THE WAR GARDEN VICTORIOUS. logging camps of Louisiana, in irrigated plots among the arid sands of New Mexico, in the rugged iron lands of Minnesota, and on the open, fertile stretches of the Middle West. Even the lighthouse-keeper at Santa Cruz, California, planted a little garden under the shadow of his protecting shaft. From coast to coast, and from lake to gulf, little areas that had been barren as the desert suddenly blos- Victory gardens produce dollars somed like the rosc. Be- hind each of these innumerable gardens was a heart animated by the desire to serve God and country. When the National ^f^ War Garden Commission ^^ ^ sent forth the slogan "Plan to Plant and Win ^ the War," the majority /(? of gardens started in re- : sponse were of the indi- vidual type. Like stars in a mighty flag, they dot- ted the rolling landscape from ocean to ocean. There were few town and village homes that did not have some space available for war gardening. Even in densely populated cities, a goodly proportion of the inhabi-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pack, Charles Lathrop, 1857-1937. Philadelphia, Press of J. P. Lippincott Co
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