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[[circled]] 3844 [[/circled]] [[stamped]] AUG-1 1924 [[/stamped]] FOR PRIZE CONTEST. When Burpee entered my life, stringless green beans, Golden Bantam corn and Spencer sweet peas were unknown. In time, as these and other varieties were given to the world, I came to realise that the House of Burpee was rendering a service far beyond mere seed-selling. The inspiration of that service has permeated my entire garden experience. Our home lot was small. That our children might know the enriching influence of a garden, we bought a suburban acre. We built a tiny summerhouse for garden accessories. With Burpee's seeds to plant and Burpee's leaflets to guide us, our garden flourished. For nine summers we have enjoyed the wholesome invigoration that comes from contact with things that grow. We have revelled in flowers. We have lived on the fat of the land. Unlike many luxuries our venture has increased instead of depleting our income. Our annual profits have always exceeded one hundred dollars. Fordhook Famous cucumber alone nets us nearly twenty dollars. Matchless tomato and Fordhook lima beans are close seconds. So strong has been the Burpee influence in our lives - physically healing, mentally inspiring, spiritually uplifting - that it has grown to be an essential part of life itself. (Mrs. M. A. Tinley 520 Third St., Council Bluffs, Iowa.)