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[[^Oct 30 1924]]

Montrose Ave.,
Wakefield, Mass.,
Oct. 28, 1924

W. Atlee Burpee Co.,
Philadelphia, Penn.

Burpee's Self-Pruning Tomato

This year I determined to have a large crop of Burpee's Self-Pruning Tomatoes. Accordingly I planted some of the seeds in boxes in the house until the weather became warm. Owing to lack of care, on account of my being busy with school work, the soil became harder than brick and consequently no seedlings appeared. For two months, I watched and watered my cement paving blocks all to no avail. Meanwhile, I procured a seeding pan and planted the rest of my seeds, In this they started to come up to my great rejoicing. The boxes were tipped over and dumped by a dog and the seeding pan I left out in the sun and fried the young plants. Disgusted with myself I three the seeding pan contents and all on the rubbish heap. Surely this was enough to discourage any common seeds. But lo! where the boxes were tipped over, the tomato plants grew and one spot on the rubbish pile was alive with them. There are now four or five boxes heaped high with fruit and still more to be picked from the fields. It certainly does beat all how "Burpee's Seeds Grow"

Lores W. McCloskey