THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 



Strawberries in the Home Garden 



Everyone likes them, and every family should have a strawberry garden, if there 

 is a plot of land available, no matter how small. They will pay big dividends in 

 health, pleasure and profits. The best berries are those grown in your own garden 

 and picked fresh from the vines as you use them. They are delicious and the joy of 

 having nice fresh berries for your own table every day fully repays for the effort 

 required to plant and grow them. By using the everbearer Progressive or Cham- 

 pion the berry season can be extended through the summer and early fall until 

 freezing weather. 



Your grocery bill will be lessened by having your own strawberry garden. 

 Not only do you save the cost of the berries you usually buy but you have more fine 

 fruit than you ever use when you have it all to buy. You also save the cost of the 

 other things that you don't want or need, now that you have plenty of straw- 

 berries. 



There are many ways of preparing strawberries. Eating them "right off the 

 vines" is popular with many folks. "Sugared down" for some time to let the juice 

 come out is a favorite — perhaps the favorite method of eating strawberries. 

 Strawberry shortcake might well be called the national dish. Fresh berries are 

 used in soft drink preparations, in punch, in ice cream, and in many other ways. 



Preserved strawberries are the most delicious of all the sweet foods we eat in 

 winter. They are fine in conserves, marmalades, canned strawberries and straw- 

 berry jelly. There are many ways to "do up" berries and enjoy them throughout 

 the year. Do up a lot of them, they will help out wonderfully "when winter comes." 



Extra money. Some extra money for the housewife or children can readily be 

 had from the home strawberry garden. 500 to 1,000 plants will produce sufficient 

 berries for a large family and leave a good many to sell. There will be a market for 

 them. If you have room in your garden try a good big plot. It will pay. 



FINE PLANTS IN FINE SHAPE 



Fulton Co., Ga., Feb. 20, 1925. 

 The strawberry plants received 

 O. K. Fine shape and fine plant 

 Set out at once. Many thanks. 

 Mr. M. A. Bennett. 



ON TIME AND RIGHT 



Iberia Co., La., Feb. 14. 1925. 

 The strawberries were duly re- 

 ceived in a good condition. 



M. Valentine 



Good True-to-Name Plants, Packed, Ready to go 



