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^[[#4613]
^[[Ans 8/27/24]]
^[[AUG 15 1924]]

For Prize Contest

What Burpee's Seeds Have Done for Me. 

They have given me youth, health, happiness. I am a woman in the sixties but have not been placed with those of that age, owing I am sure to my love for gardening. When I receive my Burpee Catalogue, I look it over, mark the seed I need; then mark packets I have never tried, both of flower and vegetable. The experiment and surprise help to keep my spirits youthful. The preparation for planting, hoeing and weeding, sunshine and air while doing so has sent health and vigor to every muscle and joint and given me a body supple and youthful. Then the happiness! that one has made something grow and has become a producer out of the dry seed. I now have all kinds of choice vegetables for my family and some for friends, and wonderfully beautiful flowers. Burpee's Sweet Peas! What can give more happiness than to gather a bunch of such gorgeous colors for a sick friend? It is a