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continues to expand from the identification <strong>of</strong> plants with<br />

labels to guided garden tours and demonstrations. Guides and<br />

hostesses must continually strive to explain to visitors the<br />

importance <strong>of</strong> gardening and horticulture to the Moravian com-<br />

munity from 1753 through the 1840's. Most importantly, they<br />

should relate and demonstrate how plants were cultivated and<br />

manipulated by the Moravians, how they were utilized in various<br />

crafts and industry, and how essential they were in the Moravian<br />

home as food sources and medicines. Vegetables, herbs, flowers,<br />

trees, and shrubs were vital to the survival <strong>of</strong> the Moravians<br />

in Salem and the North Carolina wilderness,

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