2 yr*. 



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4 years than m 

 v&jc£s t The im 



ri?' : mevlai$t ten ye 



3 from virus free • screes* > 



gs' t0 kill the -aphis which is the 



the improvement of strawberry planting 

 ous fifty years. Allen's plants Have kept 

 ent program &ow includes ten points, 



rarrier of virus organisms. Virus free stock 



Greater ac 

 stock in the last 

 pace with the? 

 nine of them nk 



1. The use of piantii . 



2. Twelve to fourteran dus 

 must be kept virus free.. ; 



3. The isolation of this stock* from varieties' wh$|ji virus free .plants are not yet available and from 

 other fields of ordinary plants in the community. »fc' 



4. Provide a screen house horn which constantly.fi basic stock of indexed virus free plants may come. 



5. Soil Fumigation. Our 19S8iStocks have been grown in soil fumigated twice at full strength each time. 

 Nemagon is the material used,, as that has been the most effective fumigant found to date for nematode 

 control. It is costly — but well worthwhile for users of strawberry plants. 



6. The use of abundant plant food. We use about 1500 pounds per acre to keep them growing at 

 their best. 



7. A minor element mixture is added to the fertilizer to avoid the possibility of any weakness resulting 

 from any minor element deficiency. 



8. Chlorodane is added to the fertilizer to kill ants, cutworms, grubworms, etc. which might kill or 

 weaken the plants. 



9. Constant inspection to make sure that planting stock is free from red stele and that the soil in which 

 they are to be planted is also clean. 



10. In addition to the above, with ALLEN'S PLANTS you get the benefit of our Specialization and 

 Experience. We grow no other nursery product and we have been growing and shipping fine strawberry 

 plants for 74 years. Something of what this means is reflected in the letter of Mr. Roy H. Swainhart of 

 Wayne Co., Ohio, dated April 25, 1958: "The 200 Earlidawn we were glad to receive and are enclosing 

 $7.00 check to cover. Thought you might be interested in knowing (as of course you do) that at least with 

 some of us customers your "counters" are a valuable part of your sales force. The quality and condition 

 of your berry plants are always good. We have been buying several thousand plants for the last seven 

 years. Some of these I drop myself and it just comes naturally to me to count a bundle when I drop them. 

 I do not think I have ever opened a "short" bundle. They average 26 or 27. This is not very important 

 perhaps, but when we compare this to some nurseries which consistently put 22, 23 or as low as 19 in 

 a bundle which should contain 25 the purchaser cannot help but appreciate your count. Generally the 

 quality of the product is in keeping with the count." 



For best results from your own 

 efforts in growing berries we 

 hope you will use planting stock 

 grown under the preceding rigid 

 schedule. USE ALLEN'S WIN- 

 NING PLANTS. THEY ARE 

 REGISTERED. 



You as a berry grower cannot 

 afford to do all of the above but 

 you should insist that your plant 

 grower do them for you. By re- 

 newing your planting stock every 

 year or two vou can realize most 

 of the benefits from the above 

 program. 



ALLEN'S REGISTERED PLANTS WILL PAY YOU! 



