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The times are so hard that I doubt
if I shall be able to get many orders
for evergreens next year, but will do
as well as possible. If we could only
impress people with the idea that they
are growing old & that every year they are
nearer the grave, not one season would
pass without planting something that
would in a short time be ornamental
or useful - something that would please
the eye, refine the soul, make
men better and fit them for Heaven.
The man who has no taste for the
beautiful in nature or art, to my
mind, will be ill qualified for
Heaven & poor company ~

I remain yours with more true
friendship than for any man with
whom I have not the pleasure of a personal
acquaintance

J. F Nash