THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MP. 13 



Mr. S. D. Crockett, of Jackson County, La., writes, "The Strawberry plants I bought of you 

 reached me on the 6th, and I set them out that evening. They were the finest plants I ever saw. 

 They reached me in the very best of condition, and I never lost a single plant. I set them just as 

 you instructed." 



Mary M. Singley, of Nassau County, N. Y., wrote us, "Thank you for your promptness in 

 sending the 200 plants ordered five days ago. They arrived today in perfect condition, with very 

 wonderful roots. I am surely grateful to the friend who told me of your business." 



Mrs. S. W. Harriman, of Lycoming County, Pa., says, "In 1924, I ordered 1,600 plants from 

 you. To begin with, they were the finest, best rooted plants I ever saw, and nearly every one grew. 

 For productiveness, Premier, Big Joe and Chesapeake cannot be beat. Inclosed find order for 2,400 

 more plants." 



4. Allen's Plants are Healthy and Well Cleaned. Our plants are healthy 

 and vigorous as grown in the field. Furthermore, our plants are well-cleaned; 

 the dead and decaying runners and old leaves around the stems are trimmed off 

 so that it would be very hard to transmit diseases even if they were present. Plants 

 that are sold at "bargain" prices of $2.50 or $3.00 per thousand are seldom well- 

 cleaned. They must neglect this as well as many other things. 



Mr. James W. Pumphrey, of Anacostia, D. C, says, "The Premier Strawberry Plants ordered 

 from you were received in due time, and on date specified. Please accept my thanks for such clean 

 and healthy plants, and also for the stamps sent me in lieu of change due me for over-paid parcel 

 post. Thank you for your promptness in filling my order." 



5. Hardiness. Our plants are producing fine crops of berries in every state 

 in the United States. We have numerous testimonials from Maine to California, 

 from Florida to Michigan, and from Vancouver to Nova Scotia in Canada. We 

 supply many thousands of plants to Cuba and the Bermuda Islands. Wherever 

 strawberries are grown successfully, you will find many of the most successful 

 growers using Allen's plants. They are hardy everywhere. 



Read the testimonials through this book and you will see that we have satis- 

 fied customers in Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, Vermont, New York and other 

 Northern States. Read especially letter of Mr. Frank Forcey, of Lycoming County, 

 Pa., on page 5. 



6. True-to-name. The following free will testimonials show how we have 

 been succeeding in living up to our reputation for true-to-name plants. 



Green County, Tenn., Jan. 7, 1926. 1 am just in receipt of your Book of Berries. Thanks. I was 

 just about to write for it. But the main object of this letter is to try to express a long year's post- 

 poned resolution to write to you sometime and tell you how glad I am that there is one firm that I 

 have the utmost confidence in when it comes to getting good strawberry plants, True-To-Name. 

 The last time I bought plants, I split my order, sending part to a firm whose plants proved to be 

 mixed — early and late together, Mitchell's Early and Aroma — and St. Louis labelled Premier. I 

 ordered Premier. The other part of the order I sent to you (several thousand), and I did not find a 

 single mixed plant. But the worst part of it was that I figure I lost one thousand times the difference 

 in the cost of the plants that I got from the cheap firm and those I got from you. I am writing this 

 because I am grateful to you and appreciate your method of doing business. We are always ready to 

 write and tell a firm how crooked they are, but we seldom think to express our appreciation of the 

 fellows who "deliver the goods". — Mr. R. M. Kingsley. 



Davidson County, Tenn., March 11, 1926. I have been ordering plants from you at intervals 

 for 30 years and have always found them as represented in your catalogue, and true-to-name. 

 Enclosed find another small order which I hope you can fill this month. — Mr. W. F. Fanning 



Oakland County, Mich., Feb. 17, 1926. Enclosed find P. O. Money Order for plants. I have 

 previously bought plants of you and have always found them true-to-name and the best there is. — 

 Mr. C. M. Browne. 



7. Grading and Packing. Our plants are dug fresh for shipment each day. 

 Practically all of them are shipped out within 24 hours after they are dug. The 

 plants are counted and bunched in our packing houses which have dirt floors. 

 This prevents the wind and sun from drying out the roots, and the dirt floor also 

 helps keep them fresh and moist. But the roots of all our plants are moistened 

 before packing, which aids the plants in keeping fresh and "plump" in transpor- 

 tation, rather than dry and withered. The counters are instructed to throw out 



