WORLD'S FINEST STRAWBERRY SELECTIONS 



BLAKEMORE 



One of The First 



BLAKEMORE was introduced in 

 Maryland in 1930. It has not lost any 

 of the qualities that made it No. 1 for 

 many years throughout the US. It grows 

 well in varied soils and has a wide 

 range of adaptability — from Illinois 

 south and from the east coast west to 

 Oklahoma. Plants are vigorous, highly 

 tolerant to virus diseases, very resis- 

 tant to verticillium wilt and leaf scorch 

 and resistant to leaf spot. The fruit 

 tends to be small with bright, light red 

 skin and light red flesh. It is high in 

 pectin and is very desirable for pre- 

 serving. Fruit ripens early. 



EARLIBELLE 



A Southern Belle 



EARLIBELLE was introduced in 

 North Carolina in 1964. It performs 

 best from North Carolina south and 

 southwest. We have also received sev- 

 eral glowing reports from Illinois and 

 Missouri on plant vigor and freezing 

 quality of the fruit. It ripens about nine 

 days ahead of Albritton and produces 

 plants freely on most soils. Fruit is 

 large, good in dessert quality and very 

 good for freezing. Plants are very re- 

 sistant to leaf spot and scorch but are 

 susceptible to verticillium wilt and red 

 stele. It is the ideal variety to grow 

 with Albritton to extend the harvest 

 season. See color page 4. 



Dear Sir: I would like to say thank you for 

 all the beautiful strawberry plants that I 

 have bought from you. . . . 



Donald Mundy 

 Barnardsville, N.C. 



Gentlemen: Please send the Berry Book of 

 strawberry plants that is advertised in the 

 December 1973 issue of the Farm Journal 

 magazine. I want to be sure that I will have 

 the opportunity to buy plants from you 

 again this year. I have purchased plants 

 from you for a few years now and each 

 time the plants were excellent. 



Wayne C. Gaston 

 Lehighton, Pa. 



FLORIDA 90 



Great for Extreme South 

 FLORIDA 90 was originated by Dr. 

 A. N. Brooks in Florida in 1947. 

 From that time until recently it was 

 the leader in Florida and is still exten- 

 sively grown as a commercial variety 

 in some areas. It is best adapted to the 

 extreme south and is grown extensively 

 there, and in Bermuda. Berries are 

 large, long and pointed, with red flesh. 

 They ship very well and these large, 

 tasty berries are a delight for desserts. 



PREMIER 



Frost Proof and Early 

 PREMIER was introduced in Massa- 

 chusetts in 1915. Early production, re- 

 sistance to frost injury, vigorous plants 

 that are resistant to leaf spot, leaf 

 scorch and verticillium wilt causes this 

 to continue to be a good variety for 

 local markets and home gardens. Ber- 

 ries are medium size, long-conic and 

 good quality. 



W. F. Allen Co. — / am writing to know if 

 you still produce strawberry plants in the 

 fall for Florida. I will be in need of some 

 in October. The Florida 90 I got from you 

 two years ago were perfect. They bore 

 twice in the spring and we still have some 

 in our freezer. 



E. F. Chadwick 

 Inverness, Fla. 



Dear Sirs: My strawberry plants arrived on 

 time and we did everything wrong that 

 could be done wrong but we've got straw- 

 berries!! These tiny plants withstood frost, 

 snow, heavy rain and drought. 



Sincerely, 



M. M. Blunden 



Garden Valley, Ca. 



Mr. Allen: Just a note to tell you that I am 

 very pleased with the plants and service 

 from your company. I just bought 50 acres 

 of land with 15 acres of good field. I plan 

 to begin a small truck farm upon retire- 

 ment and will surely order the plants I 

 need from your company 



David Hemlin 

 Laconia, N. H. 



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