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[[circled]] 3923 [[/circled]]
[[stamped]] AUG -6 1924 [[/stamped]]

[[letterhead]] C. Wadsworth
Prospect Dahlia Gardens
Ridgewood, N.J. [[/letterhead]]

For Prize Contest.

Turning back memorys pages to the days of my youth on the Old New England homestead, to before the Civil War I recall that it was customary among the farmers of the community to raise their own seed, I recall also their labor was often wasted effort. The laws of heredity and survival of the fittest were but little understood among the countryfolk of that time hence many crop failures. Today we find great farms, thousands of acres, devoted entirely to seed production where every effort is made to produce "Seeds that grow", seeds that shall reproduce themselves according to catalogue descriptions and are tested with that end in view. Have cultivated a garden since my marriage in 1869. My first introduction to Burpee seed made me an enthusiast It has been my privilege to grow many Burpee introductions for upon their first appearance, introduction that have become World famous. For many years Burpee Seed has given me the utmost in pleasure & profit. 

Now the evening of life is here, naturally I can not expect to make many more gardens but as long as I do Burpee Seeds will have the place of honor therein. 

C. Wadsworth
Ridgewood N.J.