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^[[#4706]] ^[[Ans 8/28/24]] [[preprinted]] EDITH L. SWAIN BOX 45 LAKEPORT, NEW HAMPSHIRE [[preprinted]] For Prize Contest Lakeport, N.H., Aug. 14, 1924. W. Atlee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sirs:- Sixteen years ago my mother became ill mentally and I left the schoolroom (I am a teacher) to [[strikethrough]] exist [[/strikethrough]] care for ^[[her]] five years under such circumstances as no trained nurse is expected to endure for more than six weeks. The strain was somewhat relieved by cultivating a bit of ground near enough to allow uninterrupted watch. Here I turned Burpee's seeds into asters and vegetables. the flowers proved salable. Since my mother passed onward. I have taught in my own city and have