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were three berries that stood out above the rest of the field. Premier and Chesa- 

 peake were vastly better than any other berries, and Big Joe considerably better 

 than any except Premier and Chesapeake. 



12. Profit. Summing it all up, we would say that if you are going to grow 

 strawberries, you can't afford to leave out Premier. If you can make some money 

 with other varieties, you can make lots of money with Premier. Price-list page 35. 



HOWARD 17 (PREMIER) 



This berry is identical with Premier. We recognized this fact several years 

 ago, and we said so in our catalog. It is now admitted by all growers of any stand- 

 ing who have tried them both out, although many held for a long time that there 

 were some differences. We believe Howard 17 to be the best berry in the world, 

 without any doubt. We sell many plants under the name Howard 17 and many 

 under the name of Premier, but there seems to be little doubt that Howard 17 is 

 the original name, and many growers, especially in New England, prefer to use 

 the name Howard 17 partly because they seem to feel that Mr. Howard has not 

 received all the credit due him for originating this wonderful variety. For fuller 

 description, see under Premier, pages 18-19. Price-list page 35. 



Early Davis. We secured some plants of this variety from the introducer, 

 last year, but we are not offering plants because we believe them to be an old 

 variety re-named, very likely done unintentionally by the introducer. Early Davis 

 we believe is the same as Early Ozark, a variety which we grew for many years 

 and which is a very good variety, but except for the fact of healthy foliage and 

 being a few days earlier than Premier, it does not compare with Premier in any 

 respect. For that reason we discontinued growing it several years ago. 



Red Gold. We have not fruited this variety, so we will have to quote our 

 description from the introducer from whom we obtained our stock of plants. He 

 says, "Red Gold is a strawberry that has every good feature of the Premier, with 

 a few more of its own added for good measure. Red Gold ripens a week earlier 

 than Premier, and this is undoubtedly its greatest single outstanding feature.'' 

 Our plants have certainly made a vigorous growth, resembling, as the introducer 

 says, the growth of Warfield. If it proves to be as early and as good as the intro- 

 ducer claims, every strawberry grower will certainly want to try some whether 

 in the home garden or for commercial purposes. Price-list page 35. 



PLANTS JUST AS PICTURED 



Maricopa Co., Ariz., Feb. 10, 1926. 

 Received the strawberry plants the 8th, and planted them immediately. They were just as 

 pictured. 



Mrs. E* M. Patton 



WE APPRECIATE THE CONFIDENCE 



Pickens Co., Ala., Feb. 23, 1926. 

 Among the many catalogues sent me, I find myself turning back to "Allen's", my old, reliable 

 for so many years. I am laughed at for sending so far to you, but I believe I can be ahead of any- 

 thing here and I want something extra fine to put in my berry baskets to show what Allen's plants 

 will do. 



Ida L. Caeloss 



TO CALIFORNIA AND STILL BEST HE EVER SAW 



San Joaquin Co., Cal., Feb. 22, 1926. 

 Thanks for efficiency in filling my last order. These were the finest plants I have ever seen. If 

 this order is equal to the last plants, it may force me to put out more next year. 



H. S. Fox 



BERRY-GROWER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS— BEST PLANTS YET 



• Muscogee Co., Ga., Nov. 20, 1926. 

 The plants received in fine condition. I have been raising strawberries for 25 years, and have 

 never seen as fine plants. They are simply splendid. 



J. E. Young 



