THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 



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Strawberry Plant Insurance 



Allen's Selected True-to-Name Plants are your insurance against (1) undersized, 

 poorly rooted plants, (2) mixed plants, (3) plants dried out by exposure to sun and 

 wind in handling, (4) plants received in poor condition due to "improper packing, and 

 other things which may detract from the value of strawberry plants. 



We do not mean to say that all other growers send out plants like those described 

 above. Many of them send out fine plants. But we grow no other nursery products. 

 We specialize on this one thing and try to do it just a little better than the other fellow, 

 even though he does it well. Here are some of the reasons why we believe we succeed 

 in doing this. 



1. Grown Right. Our plants are grown properly. They are mostly grown 

 either in fresh new ground or on land chock full of humus and organic matter, with 

 plenty of fertilizer to insure proper development. We encourage the young runners 

 to take root just as early as possible to insure proper development and the fine fruit 

 system for which our plants are famous. Clipping off the blossoms is another of the 

 things we do to put more "pep" into our plants, by conserving the vitality that would 

 have gone into the development of bloom and berry. Our young plants, except ever- 

 bearing, are never allowed to bear fruit. 



2. Young Beds. All of our plants are dug from young beds. We never have 

 dug and never expect to dig plants from old beds to fill our orders. 



3. Root- System. Our plants are grown in a light, sandy loam soil. In this 

 type of soil any plant can develop its root-system to the fullest degree. And, having a 

 light soil, we can dig plants without breaking off any of the great bunch of roots. With 

 plants grown in heavier soils, the roots cannot penetrate the earth and make the root- 

 system they do here; and, even if they could, it would not avail in giving fine plants, 

 as plants are not removed from heavy clay soil without breaking off many of the fibrous 



Plants for digging this spring. Note the stumps. 



