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[[stamped]]JUL 25 1924[[/stamped]]

[[underlined]] For Prize Contest [[underlined]]
995 Summer Street
Bridgewater, Mass
July 24, 1924.

W. Atlee Burpee Co.,
  Philadelphia, Penn.
    Dear Sirs:-
The Lord God planted a garden
So in the hearts of men
A love of earth and flowers,
Of work and happy hours
Are joys within their ken. 

My joy when I, a child of six, tagged after Great aunt Nancy as she worked in a beautiful garden and my happiness when a small