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



EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES, continued 



you. They are all that could be desired in the way 

 of an everbearing Strawberry. I had ripe fruit in 

 December and a few after Christmas. I don't know 

 how to praise them enough." Progressive afforded 

 a pleasant surprise to Mr. E. R. Robinson, of Lonoke 

 County, Arkansas, as it will to all those who have 

 not seen it produce its great crop of fruit during 

 the summer and fall. Mr. Robinson says: "The 

 everbearing Strawberries surprised me, as I have 

 never been surprised before, bearing all year and 

 when the killing frost came in December they still 

 had great bunches of green berries on them. I ate 

 berries from the Progressive all summer and you 

 may know that I enjoyed it as nothing else. I took 

 my neighbors some, all through the hot summer 

 and I am now known as the wizard of horticulture, 

 simply because I grew these berries, which you, or 

 someone else, produced. I have surely advertised 

 these fine plants of yours everywhere. I talk them 

 to schools, to churches, and to politicians, and you 

 may be sure that after a while, there will be no old 

 kinds of Strawberries." 



Mr. B. E. Tritt, of Champaign County, Ohio, 

 pays a high tribute to Progressive: "I received a 

 small shipment of plants from you last season. 

 They came in fine shape and all grew. You will note 

 you sent me Progressive plants. I nipped off the 

 first fruit-stems when planting, then allowed the 

 plants to blossom and bear as the season advanced. 

 In a few weeks I began to pick some ripe berries, 

 and as time went by, I picked more berries, larger 

 ones, and continued to do so long after our first 

 frost. In fact, we picked our last quart a few days 

 before Thanksgiving, November 25. Even after 

 that date and the ground had actually been frozen, 

 I picked some berries and sent them to a cousin at 

 Marion, Ohio, who had given me the 'laugh' when 

 I had mentioned my berry-picking to him a few days 

 before Thanksgiving. During the season (the first 

 too) I believe I picked as many quarts as I had 

 plants to start with (about three dozen). I expect 

 to send you a substantial order in a few weeks. The 

 three principal charateristics I observed in the 

 Progressive berries were: First, the size of the 

 berries increased as the season advanced; second, 

 the wonderful power of the blossoms and fruit to 



One of our wagons loaded with Strawberry plants, ready to start to the 

 express office 



withstand frost and freezing; third, quality of the 

 berries was as good as that of any of the old va- 

 rieties. A remarkable berry." 



The experience of Mr. John O. Eckert, of Cincin- 

 nati, Ohio, shows that the Progressive is not limited 

 to farms, or estates in the country, but that a good 

 supply of berries can be had on a city lot. "We 

 received your plants in splendid shape and planted 

 them about the 4th of April. By the 4th of May 

 they were practically all blooming and some had 

 berries. We did not lose a single plant out of the 

 entire lot. On the everbearing plants we picked the 

 blossoms until about June. They started bearing 

 thereafter and the only record that we kept was from 

 the 2nd of August to the 2nd of December, when we 

 picked 60 quarts of berries from the 55 plants that 

 we received from you. The early frosts in October 

 and November did not injure them in the least. I 

 picked Strawberries until my fingers got so cold that 

 I had to stop and warm them. It seems almost like 

 a joke to see a person pick Strawberries with an 

 overcoat on and the ground covered with white 

 frost and the berries as fine and delicious as earlier 

 in the fall. The flavor of the Progressive berry is the 

 best and could not be improved upon in any way, 

 as everyone that tasted them marveled at their 

 sweetness and deliciousness. I have recommended 

 your plants to quite a number of people and no 

 doubt you will hear from a number from this section. 

 Of course, I want you to understand that I am not 

 in the trucking business, but my experience has all 

 been had on a city lot. If I wanted to sell berries, 

 the kind that I raised last fall, I could have easily 

 sold them, or any part of them, at 75 cents per 

 quart. I am surprised that growers have not taken 

 up the production of the fall berry, as in my opinion 

 it would certainly be a money-maker. Perhaps I 

 should have acknowledged the currant bushes that 

 I received from you. They all came in in fine shape 

 this fall and we planted them immediately. The 

 only thing I cannot understand is why we can get 

 such good plants from Maryland and the plants 

 that I get here in the city never do any good." 



If you love Strawberries, we know you will want 

 to plant some Progressive. Please remember that 

 these are planted in the spring, the same as any other 

 variety, and need a little care 

 in keeping the blossoms cut off 

 until about the last of July. 

 After that, they will start bear- 

 ing fruit only a few weeks after 

 setting the plants, and continue 

 all summer and early fall. We 

 have a large stock of plants, 

 but our early information indi- 

 cates that the demand is going 

 to be great, so we would say: 

 Get your order in early and we 

 will reserve every plant you 

 order, even though it is not to 

 be shipped until late in the 

 season. Get busy now and 

 make your selecton from this 

 catalogue. Price, $10 per 1,000. 



OUR STANDARD UNSURPASSED 

 I purchased from you last April 

 one of your "try-them-all" collec- 

 tions, and at this time I can say 

 that I am very well pleased with 

 the results. I never got plants from 

 any other firm that could come up 

 to that standard. — Frank Caton, 

 Wayne County, Mich., July 28, 

 1916. 



