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



One of our fields of Strawberries in bloom (40 acres) 



Why Grow Strawberries? 



Everyone who owns land, whether it be a plantation with hundreds of acres, or a small city lot, should 

 grow some Strawberries. The Strawberry can be grown successfully everywhere and it deserves to be. 



Strawberries for the Home 



It is the first fruit to ripen in the spring and its 

 coming is heralded with delight by all the family. 

 It is beautiful in form and color, delicious in flavor 

 and fragrance, healthful and nourishing to the body. 

 It is easy to grow Strawberries and there is much 

 pleasure in the growing, as well as in the eating. 

 You have noticed the pride with which the grower 

 of a bed of Strawberries invites his (or her) friends 

 out to see the berries. Many joyful hours are spent 

 among them. When in bloom, or fruit, they are as 

 beautiful as a flower garden. If ripe, we enjoy pick- 

 ing them directly from the vines, or anticipating a 

 feast at the table. 



Berries All Summer and Fall 



Growing Strawberries affords employment — 

 pleasant, easy and profitable — for poor men with 

 little land; for old men with little physical strength; 

 for women, boys, and girls, who love to till the soil 

 and delve in mother earth. The value of a family 

 Strawberry garden can hardly be expressed. By 

 having three or four varieties, it will furnish the 

 home table throughout a long season with plenty of 

 fresh berries, with all their beauty, healthfulness, 

 and delicious flavor. By having everbearing berries, 

 this season can be extended clear into the summer 

 and fall, until freezing weather. 



Berries for Preserving 



Your own Strawberry garden will furnish plenty 

 of berries for preserving. Of all the sweet foods we 

 eat in winter, there is none superior to preserved 

 Strawberries, and the fact that they were grown 

 right in your own garden will give them added 

 value. 



Your Grocery Bill 



Your own Strawberry garden will help out on the 

 grocery bill. Not only do you save the cost of the 

 berries you usually buy, but you have more delicious 

 fruit than you ever buy and you will save the cost of 

 some other things that you won't want, now that 

 you have Strawberries. 



Earn a Little Pin-Money 



After you have had plenty for the table and for 

 preserving, the surplus can be sold to neighbors, ot 

 in the nearest town. Often, if they knew you had 

 such nice berries, they would come right to your 

 house after them and pay a good price, too. Take 

 advantage of this opportunity to earn some pin- 

 money. We can select varieties for you (or you can 

 select them from our descriptions) that will do best 

 in your section, and will give you plenty of big, 

 luscious berries early and late. You can't afford to 

 be without a home Strawberry garden. You can 

 grow them easily. We will furnish you the best of 

 plants at a moderate price, and the cultural direc- 

 tions which tell you how are free. Moreover, we 

 shall be glad to write you personally on any point 

 about which you are not sure. 



Little Money Needed to Start 



Little money is needed in making a home Straw- 

 berry garden. The only cash outlay is for plants. 

 Be sure to get good ones. We can furnish you 

 enough plants to start a home garden, for one to 

 five dollars, according to size of garden. Read about 

 our Collection C, page 6. 



Get busy; make your plans now for your Straw- 

 berry patch. If you are undecided about the proper 

 varieties, we will be glad to advise you. 



If you wish plants by parcel post, include enough money to pay postage. See table on third cover 



