



One plot of Aroma and Fendall berries produced 15,000 quarts per acre for John R. Snyder, Sullivan 



County, Indiana 



Introduction 



N PRESENTING our 1917 Book of Berries to our friends and patrons, we include also a 

 hearty wish that each one may have a successful and prosperous year. We are now beginning 

 our third year as The \V. F. Allen Co. The company is composed of Mr. W. F. Allen, his 

 wife, and three of his sons. We are all devoting our energies to growing the best Strawberry 

 plants that can be grown. In order that we may be of even greater service to Strawberry- 

 growers, we have discontinued all of our side lines, except California Privet. We know 

 by letters from thousands of our customers that our plants are giving perfect satisfaction, 

 the results often being greater than expected, except from those who have used our plants 

 long enough to expect great things of them. 

 In this new book we have covered the field of Strawberry-growing quite completely. We believe those 

 who have grown berries will find many helpful ideas, and those who have never grown berries can do so 

 successfully by thoroughly studying the instructions and following the directions. 



Our varieties this year are grouped as to season of ripening — extra early, medium early, mid-season, 

 late, and very late. We believe this will help in the selection of varieties. 



You will notice that we are not illustrating in colors as many varieties as heretofore. Our aim has 

 been to give to the varieties illustrated their exact shade of color, so that growers could more easily select 

 varieties for their own market. Inasmuch as the cost of color work is greatly increased, and as it is so hard 

 to get the exact shade of color on each variety, we are dropping all color work, except the covers. Our 

 clear-cut illustrations from actual photographs show about as much as the color illustrations, except for 

 the color. We have been very careful about this in our descriptions, and we think you will find a rather 

 complete description of each variety including its color. The descriptions are accurate. 



We are sometimes asked about the so-called "thoroughbred" or "pedigreed" plants. We are ex- 

 plaining the subject rather thoroughly on page 7, giving our own convictions, in addition to those of other 

 practical growers and scientific investigators, who have tried out, side by side, the so-called "pedigreed" 

 plants and those which claim no pedigree. This explanation is in no way intended as a knock at 

 those using the terms "pedigreed" and "thoroughbred" for business reasons and we shall not be so 

 considered, except by those afraid of the facts. 



Our plants are the equal of any Strawberry 

 plants grown and superior to the vast majority of 

 plants supplied to growers in this country. Read 

 page 12. We give reasons why we can and proof 

 that we do grow the best in Strawberry plants. 



We want to call your attention to the fact that 

 our prices on several standard varieties, as Bubach, 

 Big Joe, Klondyke, Missionary, Sample, Senator 

 Dunlap, and others, have been lowered this year. 

 And this has been done despite the fact that every- 

 thing connected with the growing and shipping 

 of the plants is higher — labor, packages, packing 

 material, fertilizers, manure, etc. We are able to 

 do this because our plants have made a very vigor- 

 ous and strong growth, and our stock, especially of 

 the varieties mentioned, is quite large. We are 

 giving our patrons the benefit of this and we feel 

 sure it will be appreciated. 



We ask for your patronage. We offer the best 

 plants, heavy roots, large crowns, freshly dug daily, 

 twenty-five in a bunch, good count, each bunch 

 labeled, prompt shipment, unsurpassed packing, 

 courteous treatment. May we have your order? 



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