OWN BERRY GARDEN 
Hartford Co., Conn., March 25, 1945. In the fall of 
1943 we placed a small order with you for Mastodon 
strawberry plants. We have had marvelous luck — 
especially for rank amateurs. Our plants have fur- 
nished us with a strawberry shortcake once a week 
starting about the middle of May right through until 
snow falls. The darn plants don't seem to know 
when to quit bearing. This spring we uncovered 
the plants (we cover them through the winter with 
a 2 — 2" layer of leaves) to find numerous buds on 
the plants, so it looks like another good berry year 
for us. We think that our Allen plants are the tops — 
our neighbors think so too. 
Mr. M. Charles Schroter 
Franklin Co., Ohio, February 6. 1945. Had won- 
derful success with plants I bought from you two 
years ago. Had all the berries we could use and 
can, and still sold S50.00 worth from the small - patch 
I had. 
Mr. J, O. McAdams 
Loudon Co., Va., March 25, 1945. Thanks for the 
postage refund. I just want to say that about ten 
years ago I bought plants from you and I could go 
into my patch and pick a gallon of berries in two or 
three minutes of big luscious berries that were solid 
all through. You may expect a repeat order for next 
year as I expect to get all my "straws" from Allen's. 
Mr. R. H. Osborn 
Greene Co., New York, February 21, 1945. I am 
enclosing order for plants to be shipped April 15th. 
From 600 plants from you in spring 1943 I picked 706 
quarts on ground not used for about thirty years. 
Catskill and Redstar were far the best. Premier rotted 
before they were fully ripe. 
Mr. George A. Appleton 
Floyd Co., Ind., Feb. 12, 1945. Thank 
you for your 1945 Book of Berries. 
Strawberries thrive in this vicinity and 
many are grown for shipment to north- 
ern markets. The standard varieties 
grown are Blakemore, Premier and 
Aroma, principally the latter two. I do 
not consider them best for home use. They are too 
sour and require too much sugar. Consequently, I 
have chosen Fairfax. It does well here. In my esti- 
mation it has no equal. If the other varieties selected 
will grow as well in this location as the Fairfax, I 
should have an all season dandy patch for home 
consumption. 
Mr. Arthur D. Avery 
Bergen Co., N. I., February 12, 1945. The plants 
which you sent me two years ago have given splen- 
did results. We had a fine crop of large berries this 
past spring, and are very well pleased. We had 
Fairfax and Gem. 
Mr. Charles M. Aldrich 
Harford Co., Md., Feb. 29, 1945. Plants I purchased 
from you two years ago this spring were most satis- 
factory. They were Dorsett, Fairfax, Catskill and Gem. 
The berries were just about the largest and most 
beautiful I ever saw. 
Mrs. H. L. Armstrong 
Dauphin Co., Pa., June 28, 1945. This spring I 
bought a small order of plants from you and they 
were beauties, and how they did grow! They are 
at this time the finest and most lovely plants in our 
garden. Now to the point. Am I too early to place 
an order for some more of your really very fine 
strawberry plants? Are we pleased with them? I 
should say so! 
Mr. John M. Bower 
Those All-Star Collections on page 3 are 
just the thing for boys and girls— grown- 
ups too. 
