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Your Money's Worth in Strawberry Plants 



The picture above shows a field of vigorous, well grown strawberry plants. 

 On the back cover of this book there is a group of fine, well-cleaned plants such 

 as can be dug from the field pictured above. On the opposite page you see a 

 picture of four extra fine, well rooted, well cleaned plants such as will convince 

 you at once that they will live and grow and thrive. These plants are the equal 

 of any plants you will find anywhere, and greatly superior to plants less vigor- 

 ous and well rooted. Allen's plants are grown in sandy loam soil, in which such 

 roots as you see pictured are developed, and from which the plants can be 

 removed without breaking off great numbers of roots. We do not claim to be 

 the only plant growers who can and do produce such plants, but we do believe 

 that you get your money's worth with our plants. Even if two lots of plants 

 are equally vigorous and grown in the same kind of soil, greater value can be 

 added or maintained by the way they are handled. 



be selected and any weak, poorly rooted ones 

 discarded. There should be full count of good 

 plants. 



5. Proper Packing — with roots in layers of 

 moist sphagnum moss and the tops to the 

 outside of the crate, with bunches firm enough 

 to prevent shaking around but not tight 

 enough to cause heating. Plants should be 

 packed to reach you in good growing condition 

 — fresh and moist — but not rotten nor dried up. 



6. Prompt Service. Plants to be of greatest 

 value should reach you when you want them 

 and not after your best planting season has 

 passed. Prompt shipment from freshly dug 

 plants. 



1. True to Name. Plants that are true-to- 

 name should be kept that way and not mixed 

 by careless handling. 



2. Fresh and Moist. Plants should be kept 

 fresh and moist while digging and handling — 

 and not allow sun and wind to make them dry 

 and withered. 



3. Well Cleaned. They should be well 

 cleaned and bunched evenly. Dead and decay- 

 ing leaves tend to prevent plants from reach- 

 ing you in good condition. And well cleaned 

 plants, bunched evenly, with roots straight- 

 ened, make setting easier, quicker and better. 



4. Full Count of Good Plants. Plants should 



A falling down in any one of these things would detract from the value of the plants, and 

 an assurance that they are done properly maintains to the utmost their capacity for getting 

 results. 



We have this year some of the finest, most vigorous fields of plants that we have had for 

 many years. We handle no other nursery produce except Asparagus roots, and the time and 

 efforts of Mr. W. F. Allen and his three sons are concentrated on this business. We believe we 

 can and do more nearly accomplish the things mentioned in the six paragraphs above than can 

 be done where a complete line of nursery stock is handled. We handle strawberry plants only, 

 and we honestly believe we do this one thing enough better to show results for you. Won't you 

 give us a chance to prove it? 



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