| Summary: | Alaska Giants. Alaska Giants Grisp lettuce, celery, potatoes, carrots, onions, strawberries, delicate rhubarb—products of virgin soil and cuick growth are among the lures of the Northland, writes Elizabeth C. Hazelton, former Juneauite in a California magazine called "The Nature-ist." "There are more agricultural lands in Alaska in such valleys as the Tanana, Susitna, Matanuska, Kuskokwim, etc., than in the entire Scandinavian Peninsula which supports a population of ten million persons", she adds. Tourists stepping ashore are amazed to see turnips, cauliflowers, cabbage, huckleberries—and other local products which exceed in size any they have seen before and can scarcely believe that they are Alaska grown. As for the flavor equaling their size—well, just pick a handful of raspberries and decide for yourself. She pays a tribute to the late Professor Georgeson, the Plant Wizard of the North, who demonstrated what the agricultural possibilities of Alaska are and who spent thirty years proving to the world that Alaska is the land of great promise as a home country. As Elizabeth Hazel- ton says, "Alaska is the Northern Glory Land."
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