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I #4759 
Hilton, New York
Oct 16, 1924

W. Atlee Burpee Co
Philadelphia
Pa

Dear Sirs:
I am writing this letter to tell you of my experience with your new "Self-Pruning Tomato."
I was unable to get the seeds sown until the middle of April. They did not germinate very rapidly owing to the cold wet weather at that time. However they soon started to grow and I transplanted them into some three inch flower pots. Early in June they were set out in the garden next to some plants of "Bonny Best."
Both varieties were in blossom at that time. About a week later I noticed that the "Self-Pruning" variety were branching out at every leaf and making nice upright plants while the others were sprawling all over the ground. 
The "Self-Pruning" tomatoes were borne in clusters of four and five and were globe-shaped while the "Bonny Best"