Why This Booklet Was Printed 



EVER since I began growing small fruits — a quarter of a century ago — my friends have been writing to me 

 asking questions about the best varieties, cultivating, mulching, and other things. The questions might be 



contained in one inquiry, " How shall I care for my plants so that I may have big crops of fruit ? " I have 

 always tried to answer these inquiries personally, but the task has become too great, and so I have had this 

 booklet prepared by one who is an acknowledged authority on fruits and fruit culture. Professor W. F. Massey, 

 of Salisbury, Md., and who is also known as a prominent writer on horticultural topics. 



The booklet is intended to be a practical guide to growing small fruits of all kinds, but as strawberry plants 

 are my specialty, considerable space has been devoted to these plants, for the garden strawberry is strictly an 

 American product and in its varieties is adapted to a wider range of climate and greater extremes of environment 

 than any other cultivated fruit. Of course, I am always glad to have my friends and customers write to me and 

 tell of their successes — their failures, too, if they are so unfortunate. If the letters are specially important, or 

 contain requests for specific advice, they will be answered personally, but if this booklet will give the needed 

 information it will be sent to you in place of a personal letter that could not cover so many important points in 



fruit-growing. 



W. F. ALLEN, Salisbury, Md. 



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