34 ALLEN'S BOOK OF BERRIES— 1924 



PRICES 



Our prices are high enough to allow us to do all that can be done to grow good, 

 strong, thrifty, well rooted plants, keep them true-to-name, dig and prepare them 

 properly for shipment and allow us a reasonable profit. "Bargains" may be alright for 

 shoes, hats, etc., where only the actual money spent is risked, but the time, effort, and 

 money required to grow a profitable strawberry garden should not be wasted or risked 

 with "bargain" plants of poor or uncertain quality. 



Our plants are priced about the same as last year. However, they are $1.00 per 

 1000 less on 9 varieties, $3.00 less on one variety and $5.00 per 1000 less on 4 varieties, 

 and the same on the others. 



Our prices are reasonable for the quality of plants we send out. They are not 

 high. They are fair. A fair price for. good plants is a sound investment. You buy 

 insurance against fire or life. Allen's good true-to-name plants are your insurance 

 against a poor start in your strawberry garden. 



WHY ORDER EARLY? 



1. Early planting pays big. Look over the Berry Book and decide on what you 

 want and place the order while you have the time — before the rush of spring work 

 starts in. If you wait until your ground is prepared before ordering, you will miss the 

 best planting time. 



2. Early ordering gives us a better chance to handle your order in time. The 

 clerical work is completed and we know in advance what to prepare to dig on certain 

 dates to get orders out promptly. 



3. If your order is placed early, we reserve the varieties you want to plant. If 

 you delay, you may not get what you had rather have. We send out many thousands 

 of these berry books and have many thousands of customers whom we are glad to count 

 as friends. Lots of them, good farmers and gardeners, appreciate our "Good plants 

 and true-to-name," and place their orders so that what they want will be reserved 

 for them. We have a fine large stock of plants, but we sell a lot of p'lants. For example, 

 not over two years in the last ten have we had enough Chesapeake to supply all our 

 calls for this variety. First come, first served. 



HOW TO SHIP 



Express is generally satisfactory and the best way to ship plants if your order is 

 arge or if the distance is great. 



Parcel Post. Generally cheapest and most satisfactory for small shipments and 

 with larger shipments in adjoining and near-by states. 



Strawberry plants packed for shipment weigh approximately 4 pounds per 100 

 plants. Make up your order, calculate the approximate weight and if you do not know 

 your zone from Salisbury, Maryland, use distances given below, or ask your postmaster. 



With the zone rate published below, you can easily calculate the amount of post- 

 age to send. Be sure to send postage enough. If you should send more than is re- 

 quired, the excess will be returned. If sufficient amount to pay parcel post charges 

 are not sent with the order the plants will be sent by express collect, or by 

 parcel post, c. o. d. for the amount of postage, as we cannot keep accounts and send 

 bills for small items of postage. 



1st Pound. Additional Pound 



5 cts 1 ct. for each or fraction 



5 cts 1 ct. for each or fraction 



6 cts 2 cts. for each or fraction 



7 cts 4 cts. for each or fraction 



8 cts 6 cts. for each or fraction 



6th .......... 1000 to 1400 9 cts 8 cts. for each or fraction 



7th 1400 to 1800 1 1 cts 10 cts. for each or fraction 



8th 1800 up 12 cts 12 cts. for each or fraction 



Zone 



1st 



Miles. 

 to 50 



2nd 



3d 



4th 



5th 



50 to 150 



150 to 300 



300 to 600 



600 to 1000 



