VIRUS FREE— REGISTERED 

 Plants referred to as "virus free" in this cata- 

 log have been field grown by us from virus-free 

 foundation stock furnished by the U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agricuhure, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Beltsville, 

 Maryland. Our field-grown stock has been dusted 

 with parathion to control aphids which transmit 

 the virus diseases. It has also been grown at 

 considerable distances from any other strawberry 

 plants. Since viruses do not produce clear-cut 

 symptoms in most strawberry varieties but sim- 

 ply weaken and devitalize the plants, no guaran- 

 tee can be made that these plants are 100 per- 

 cent free of viruses. Because of the metisures 

 that we have used to protect these plants from 

 virus infection, we believe them to be substantial- 

 ly virus-free. 



All plants from virus free sources which meet 

 the rigid growing requirements of our Inspection 

 Service are entitled to be sold as "Registered." 

 All our virus free varieties have met these re- 

 quirements and will carry a label showing they 

 are "registered." We hope W. F. Allen Company 

 will receive your plant orders, but in any event 

 you should get plants which meet the rigid re- 

 quirements which entitle them to be registered. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO PURCHASERS 



Terms. Cash with order. Remit by money or- 

 der, bank draft or cash in registered letter. No 

 C.O.D. shipments without part payment. 



Packing. No extra charge made for packing at 

 prices quoted on page 32. 



Time of Shipment. We ship plants from Novem- 

 ber 1st to June 1st. See paragraph on page 25, 

 "When should plants be set?" 



True to Name. We take every precaution to 

 have all plants true to name and we will refund 

 your money if any prove otherwise, but we will 

 not be responsible for any sum greater than the 

 cost of the plants ordered. 



WHEN TO ORDER HOW TO SHIP 



Order as soon as you have decided what vari- 

 eties and how many you want. Plants will be 

 reserved for you. Write plainly so that we can 

 get your name and address correctly for prompt 

 acknowledgment of order and delivery of plants. 

 Be sure to fill in your County on the order sheet. 



Express — Cheaper on shipments of 3,000 plants 

 or more and on 2,000 plants in the 5th postal zone 

 of farther. Transportation charges can be col- 

 lected at time of delivery. There is a minimum 

 express charge of $2.01 on any size shipment. 



Parcel Post. — Generally cheapest and most 

 satisfactory for all shipments up to 1,000 plants 

 everywhere, and on larger shipments up to 2,000 

 plants in the 4th postal zone or nearer. Parcel 

 post charges depend upon weight of shipment 

 and postal zone. On parcel post shipments be 

 sure to include postage figured from the tables 

 and guide below. Send enough postage as an 

 excess will be returned to you. C.O.D. shipments 

 require from 40c to $1.00 additional postage for 

 that service and often delay delivery. COLLEC- 

 TIONS offered on pages 28 and 29 are prepaid 

 and no postage need be sent for these. 



WEIGHT OF PLANTS 



25 plants 1 lb. 500 plants 20 lbs. 



100 plants 4 lbs. 1000 plants 40 lbs. 



BERRIES THIS YEAR? 



Freedom from virus has added so much to the 

 vitality and growth of strawberry plants that we 

 are moved to suggest something that we have 

 always fought against. If you do not have other 

 strawberry plants to furnish you berries for the 

 table this year, why not leave a cluster or two of 

 blossoms on the strongest of your new plants? 

 This will give you some berries to use this season 

 as well as show you what some of the newer 

 varieties look and taste like. By setting the plants 

 a little closer you should be able to have these 

 berries and still produce a good fruiting bed for 

 the following season if growing conditions are 

 favorable. Do not try this extensively unless you 

 have very good springy soil or some kind of irri- 

 gation available. 



We know of nothing more deadly in your 

 strawberry plantings than to leave all the blos- 

 soms and berries on newly set plants. Do not let 

 the above suggestion lead you into leaving too 

 many berries on the strong plants or to neglect 

 the important blossom cutting job after planting. 



Late Shipments. All plants ordered shipped af- 

 ter May 15th will be packed and shipped in best 

 possible condition but at purchaser's risk. 



Our Guarantee. We guarantee all plants or- 

 dered shipped before May 15th to reach you in 

 good condition. If they are found to be otherwise, 

 either through a slip on our part or delay or mis- 

 treatment in transit, notify us immediately so that 

 we can refill your order. Any claim for poor con- 

 dition must be made immediately on receipt of 

 plants as we cannot be responsible for drought, 

 floods, insect, etc., which may affect the plants 

 after their arrival, as these things are entirely 

 beyond our control. 



RATE TABLE 



1st Each Addi- 



Zone Pound tional Pound 



2nd 23 cents 4 cents 



3rd 23 cents 5 cents 



4th 24 cents 7 cents 



5th 26 cents 9 cents 



6th 28 cents 12 cents 



7th 30 cents 15 cents 



8th 32 cents 18 cents 



ZONE GUIDE 

 To help determine postal zone, consult this 

 guide. If you live near places mentioned or near- 

 er to Eastern Maryland, you are in zone indicated. 

 If convenient, ask your Postmaster. 

 Zone 2 — includes Trenton, N. J., Harrisburg, 

 Penna., Philadelphia, Penna., Hagerstown, Md., 

 Charlottesville, Va., Norfolk, Va. 

 Zone 3 — includes Hartford, Conn., New York, N. 

 Y., Pittsburgh, Penna., Roanoke, Va., Wilming- 

 ton. N. C. 

 Zone 4 — includes Portland, Maine, Boston, Mass., 

 Albany, N. Y., Buffalo, N. Y., Cleveland, Ohio, 

 Cincinnati, Ohio, Detroit, Mich., Indianapolis, 

 Ind., Louisville, Ky., Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta, 

 Ga. 

 Zone 5 — includes Chicago, 111., St. Paul, Minn., St. 



Louis, Mo., Little Rock, Ark., New Orleans, La. 

 Zone 5 — includes Houston, Texas, Oklahoma City, 



Okla., Kansas City, Mo. 

 Zone 7 — includes El Paso, Texas, Denver, Colo. 

 Zone 8 — includes Salt Lake City, Utah and Pacific 

 Coast States. 



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