VIRUS FREE— REGISTERED 



Plants referred to as "virus free" in this catalog have been field grown by us from 

 virus-free foundation stock furnished by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Bureau 

 of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricuhural Engineering, Behsville, 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 simply weaken and devitalize the plants, no guarantee can 

 be made that these plants are 100 percent free of viruses. Because of the measures 

 that we have used to protect these plants from virus infection, we believe them to 

 be substantially 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 requirements 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 requirements 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 $2.26 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. 



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. 



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 the entire state of Illinois, St. 

 Paul, Minn., St. Louis, Mo., Little Rock, Ark. 

 Zone 6 — 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. 



WEIGHT OF PLANTS 



25 plants 1 lb. 500 plants 20 lbs. 



100 plants 4 lbs. 1000 plants 40 lbs. 





First 2 



Each Additional 



Rate Per 



Each Additional 



Rate Per 



Zone 



Pounds 



Pound 



Pound 



Pound 



Pound 



2 



33 cents 



From 3-10 lbs. 



5 cents 



From 11-70 lbs. 



4 cents 



3 



35 cents 



From 3-15 lbs. 



6 cents 



From 16-70 lbs. 



5 cents 



4 



39 cents 



From 3-5 lbs. 



8 cents 



From 6-50 lbs. 



7 cents 



5 



45 cents 



From 3-20 lbs. 



10 cents 



From 21-50 lbs. 



9 cents 



6 



51 cents 



From 3-10 lbs. 



13 cents 



From 11-30 lbs. 



12 cents 



7 



58 cents 



From 3-15 lbs. 



16 cents 



From 15-30 lbs. 



15 cents 



8 



64 cents 



From 3-10 lbs. 



19 cents 



From 11-30 lbs. 



18 cents 



Example: 11 lbs. in zone 4— 39c for first 2 lbs.— 40c (5x8c) for next 5 lbs.— 28c (4x7c) for last 4 lbs. 

 Total 39c plus 40c plus 28c equals $1.07. 



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