VIRUS FREE— REGISTERED 



Plants referred to as "virus free" in this catalog 

 have been field grown by us from virus-free founda- 

 tion stock furnished by the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricul- 

 tural Engineering, Beltsville, Maryland. Our field- 

 grown stock has been dusted with parathion to 

 control aphids which transmit the virus diseases. 

 It has also been grown at considerable distances 

 from any other strawberry plants. Since viruses do 

 not produce clear-cut symptoms in most strawberry 

 varieties but simply weaken and devitalize the 

 plants, no guarantee can be made that these plants 

 are 100 percent free of viruses. Because of the 

 measures that we have used to protect these plants 

 from virus infection, we believe them to be sub- 

 stantially virus-free. 



All plants from virus free sources which meet the 

 rigid growing requirements of our Inspection Serv- 

 ice are entitled to be sold as "Registered." All our 

 virus free varieties have met these requirements 

 and will carry a label showing they are "regis- 

 tered." We hope W. F. Allen Company will receive 

 your plant orders, but in any event you should get 

 plants which meet the rigid requirements which 

 entitle them to be registered. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO PURCHASERS 



Terms. Cash with order. Remit by money order, 

 bank draft or cash in registered letter. No C.O.D. 

 shipments without part payment. 

 ' Packing. No extra charge made for packing at 

 prices quoted on page 32. 



Time of Shipment. We ship plants from Novem- 

 ber 1st to June 1st. See paragraph on page 25, 

 "When should plants be set?" 



True to Name. We take every precaution to have 

 all plants true to name and we will refund your 

 money if any prove otherwise, but we will not be 

 responsible for any sum greater than the cost of 

 the plants ordered. 



WHEN TO ORDER HOW TO SHIP 



Order as soon as you have decided what vari- 

 eties and how many you want. Plants will be 

 reserved for you. Write plainly so that we can get 

 your name and address correctly for prompt ac- 

 knowledgement of order and delivery of plants. Be 

 sure to fill in your County on the order sheet. 



Express — Cheaper on shipments of 3,000 plants 

 or more and on 2,000 plants in the 5th postal zone 

 or farther. Transportation charges can be collected 

 at time of delivery. There is a minimum express 

 charge of $2.01 on any size shipment. 



Parcel Post. — Generally cheapest and most satis- 

 factory for all shipments up to 1,000 plants every- 

 where, and on larger shipments up to 2,000 plants 

 in the 4th postal zone or nearer. Parcel post 

 charges depend upon weight of shipment and 

 postal zone. On parcel post shipments be sure to 

 include postage figured from the tables and guide 

 below. Send enough postage as an excess will be 

 returned to you. C.O.D. shipments require from 

 40c to $1.00 additional postage for that service 

 and often delay delivery. COLLECTIONS offered 

 on pages 28 and 29 are prepaid and no postage 

 need be sent for these. 



WEIGHT OF PLANTS 



25 plants 1 lb. 500 plants 20 lbs. 



100 plants 4 lbs. 1000 plants-40 lbs. 



BERRIES THIS YEAR? 



Freedom from virus has added so much to the 

 vitality and growth of strawberry plants that we 

 are moved to suggest something that we have al- 

 ways fought against. If you do not have other 

 strawberry plants to furnish you berries for the 

 table this year, why not leave a cluster or two of 

 blossoms on the strongest of your new plants? This 

 will give you some berries to use this season as 

 well as show you what some of the newer vari- 

 eties look and taste like. By setting the plants a 

 little closer you should be able to have these berries 

 and still produce a good fruiting bed for the fol- 

 lowing season if growing conditions are favorable. 

 Do not try this extensively unless you have very 

 good springy soil or some kind of irrigation avail- 

 able. 



We know of nothing more deadly in your straw- 

 berry plantings than to leave all the blossoms and 

 berries on newly set plants. Do not let the above 

 suggestion lead you into leaving too many berries 

 on the strong plants or to neglect the important 

 blossom cutting job after planting. 



Late Shipments. All plants ordered shipped after 

 May 15th will be packed and shipped in best pos- 

 sible condition but at purchaser's risk. 



Our Guarantee. We guarantee all plants ordered 

 shipped before May 15th to reach you in good 

 condition. If they are found to be otherwise, either 

 through a slip on our part or delay or mistreat- 

 ment in transit, notify us immediately so that we 

 can refill your order. Any claim for poor condi- 

 tion must be made immediately on receipt of 

 plants as we cannot be responsible for drought 

 floods, insect, etc., which may affect the plants 

 after their arrival, as these things are entirely 

 beyond our control. 





RATE TABLE 







1st 



Each Addi- 



Zone 



Pound 



tional Pound 



2nd 



23 cents 



4 cents 



3rd 



23 cents 



5 cents 



4th 



24 cents 



7 cents 



5th 



26 cents 



9 cents 



6th 



28 cents 



12 cents 



7th 



30 cents 



15 cents 



8th 



32 cents 

 ZONE GUIDE 



18 cents 



To help determine postal zone, consult this 



guide. If you live near places mentioned or nearer 



to Eastern Maryland, you are in zone indicated. 



If convenient, ask your Postmaster. 



Zone 2 — includes Trenton, N. J., Harrisburg, Penna., 

 Philadelphia, Penna., Hagerstown, Md., Charlot- 

 tesville, Va., Norfolk, Va. 



Zone 3 — includes Hartford, Conn., New York, N. Y., 

 Pittsburgh, Penna., Roanoke, Va., Wilmington, 

 N. C. 



Zone 4 — includes Portland, Maine, Boston, Mass., 

 Albany, N. Y., Buffalo, N. Y., Cleveland, Ohio, 

 Cincinnati, Ohio, Detroit, Mich., Indianapolis, Ind., 

 Louisville, Ky., Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta, Ga. 



Zone 5 — includes Chicago, 111., St. Paul, Minn., St. 

 Louis, Mo., Little Rock, Ark., New Orleans, La. 



Zone 6 — includes Houston, Texas, Oklahoma City, 

 Okla., Kansas City, Mo. 



Zone 7 — includes El Paso, Texas, Denver, Colo. 



Zone 8 — includes Salt Lake City, Utah and Pacific 

 Coast States. 



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