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[[circled]] 687 [[/circled]]
[[stamped]] JUL 23 1924 [[/stamped]]

For Prize Contest. 

Fangollano, Ore
July 15, 1924.

W. Atlee Burpee Co.,
Seed Growers, Philadelphia

     The heading of my letter might be, what Burpee's Seeds mean to me - instead of what Burpees Seeds have done for me. They mean pleasant memories, as they bring to my mind  thoughts of the lovely gardens that my father planted in Iowa, about twenty years ago, and the pleasure we had in the flowers in the gardens. He always had the best garden in town and gave a good part of the credit to Burpee's seeds.
     He still has good gardens, tho' now he has to irrigate them, and I understand that he still uses Burpee's seeds.
     I use Burpees Seeds here in Oregon, and they give us the only green food we get, as we are so far from any place where we can get any other