IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 



ORDERS SHOULD BE SENT IX JUST 

 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER RECEIV- 

 ING THIS CATALOGUE. IT IS BETTER 

 FOR YOU AS WELL AS THE NURSERY- 

 MAX. 



TIME OF SHIPMENT From the time 



you receive this catalogue to Maj- 1st. By far 

 the larger part of our ^hipment5 are made dur- 

 ing March and April. Bermuda. Cuba, Florida, 

 California and other similarly located sections 

 are supplied anytime during the fall and winter 

 after November 1st. 



GUARANTEE. 1 guarantee plants ordered 



by mail or express to reach customers in good 

 condition when promptly taken from the express 

 ottice and opened at once. 



CLAIMS. IF AXY. MUST BE MADE OX 

 RECEIPT OF GOODS. I CAXXOT BE- 

 COME RESPOXSIBLE FOR STOCK 

 THAT IS ALLOWED TO LAY AROUND 

 YOUR STATION OR EXPRESS OFFICE. 

 FOR NEGLECT OF PURCHASER OR 

 HIS EMPLOYEES TO CARE FOR STOCK 

 \FTER IT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. OR 

 FOR MISFORTUNES PERPETRATED BY 

 DROUGHT, FLOODS, FROSTS, INSECTS, 

 ETC THESE THINGS ARE ENTIRELY 

 BEYOND MY CONTROL. IT WOULD 

 SEEM UNNECESSARY TO MENTION THE 

 ABOVE. BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE 

 OCCASIONAL "FREAKS" WHO ORDER 

 PLANTS AND THINK THAT I SHOULD 

 BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR 

 OWN MISMANAGEMENT. FOR ALL UN- 

 FAVORABLE CONDITIONS OF THE 

 WEATHER AND FOR ALL THE INSECTS 

 THEY HAPPEN TO BE HARBORING ON 

 THEIR PREMISES. I WISH TO SAY, 

 HOWEVER. THAT WHEN THERE IS A 

 JUST CLAIM PROMPTLY REPORTED, I 

 ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE IT RIGHT WITH 

 THE CUSTOMER. 



AT PURCHASER'S RISK.— Plants ship- 

 ped by freight will be at purchaser's risk, and 

 all small fruit plants shipped after May 1st will 

 be packed and shipped in best condition possible, 

 but always at purchaser's risk. 



PACKING. — I make no charge for boxing or 

 ■packing at rates quoted in this catalogue. Every- 

 thing is delivered f. o. b. trains at rates named. 



OUR PRICE INCLUDES THE PACKING 

 AND THE PACKAGE. 



TWENTY-FIVES — .A.1I plants are tu-d 

 "twenty-five in a bundle. 



PAYMENT Invariably cash in advaiue. 



It is my desire that all customers should ha\ c 

 the very best of success and, strange as it m ly 

 seem, plants that are not paid for seldom dn 

 well. 



REMIT by Money Order, Registered Let- 

 ter or Bank Draft. Postage Stamps will be 

 accepted for the fractional parts of a dollar, tht- 

 larger denominations preferred. Foreign cus- 

 tomers will please send Money Order on Salis- 

 burv. Marvland. or Bank Draft payable in New 

 York. 



TRUE TO NAME While I use every pre- 

 caution to have all PLANTS. SEEDS, etc., true 

 to name (and I believe we come as near doing 

 this as anyone in the business) I will not be 

 responsible for any sum greater than the cost 

 of the stock should any prove otherwise than as 

 represented. 



THE PRIZE AWARDS for best dozen and 

 second best dozen Strawberry plants sent me 

 in 1908 to fruit in 1909 has been paid as per 

 offer in 1908 catalogue as follows: 



Twilley & Huffington (W. J. Twilley of Acco- 

 niac Co.. Va., and E. Parker Huffington of 

 Wicomico Co., Md.,) $200.00 for best dozen 

 Strawberry plants of new variety now named 

 ■TWILLEY." 



Thos. J. Custis of Northampton Co., Va., 

 $100.00 for second best dozen Strawberry 

 plants of new varietj- now named '"LEA." 



For further information see descriptions. 



J 



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NUMBER 



OF 



PI.AXTS REQUIRED 



TO SI 



:t an 



ACRE 



OF GROrXD 



AT A GIVEN 



DISTANCE. 



Rows 24 



inches 



apart. 



plants 12 inches 



in row 



21.780 



" 30 





* 



12 





17,424 



•• 30 





' 



12 





14,520 



" 42 





« 



12 





12,446 



" 48 





' 



12 





10,390 



" 24 





' 



15 





17,424 



•' 30 





• 



15 





13,939 



" 36 





' 



15 '■ 





11,610. 



" 42 





' 



15 " 





9,953 



• 48 





' 



15 





8,712 



• 24 





• 



18 •• 





14.520 



- 30 





' 



18 





11,610 



" 36 





* 



18 





9.680 



•' 42 





• 



18 •■ 





8.297 



•• 48 







18 





7,200 



•' 24 







24 





10,890 



" 30 







24 





8.712 



" 36 





* 



24 '• 





7,260 



" 42 





' 



24 





6.223 



" 48 





■ 



24 





5,445 



" 24 





' 



30 ' 





8,712 



" 30 





* 



30 





0,969 



" 36 





' 



30 





.->,808 



" 42 





' 



30 





4,976 



•• 48 







30 • 





4,350 



It has always been my custom to give 

 strawberry plants first place in my cata- 

 logue and so I intended this time. The 

 catalogue was to be 56 pages but when 

 it was put in type there were 64 pages 

 and the middle section had been printed 

 before all the type was set. This left no 

 other alternative except to put four pages 

 of other matter in front, which explains 

 why our Shrubbery Department preceeds 

 our Strawberry Plant Department. 



Awaiting your orders, I remain, 

 Very respt' 



W. P. ALLEN. 



