Allen's Plants orYour Own? 
By using your own you save the cost of plants 
and transportation but you lose in other ways. 
1. The expense of digging and cleaning your 
own plants. With inexperienced help and with 
soil heavy and hard this is quite a task. 
2. Every row you dig decreases your own crop. 
With fair prices expected or thin rows to dig from, 
this loss counts up fast. 
3. The invigorating effects that often come 
from a change of soil and climate. There is often 
a marked gain. 
4. The convenience of having plants right at 
hand when you want them. 
5. The beneficial results of early planting are 
well known. You can take advantage of the first 
"open spell" (in the north) by setting Allen's 
plants instead of digging your own. 
6. Well cleaned plants, with evenly bunched 
straightened roots making setting easier, quicker 
and better. 
7. Allen's plants are grown for plant pur- 
poses in a light sandy loam soil. Many fine 
strawberry beds are grown on heavy soil but the 
plants would be short rooted and knotty if dug from 
such soils. There would be less resistance to 
drought and mechanical disturbances. Many of 
our customers find that with Allen's plants they 
get finer stock at a lower cost that will give 
better results than their own. 
Galla Co., Ohio. April 5th, 1937. I have bought 
plants several different times and from different nur- 
series and have spent hours pulling off old stems, leaves 
and runners to get plants in shape to set. What an 
appreciable difference were yoursl The cleanest, finest 
plants with a liberal count in each bunch. That is 
service to be appreciated. I shall remember you to 
both myself and my friends when in need of plants. — 
Mr. P. R. Davis. 
NO ASPARAGUS ROOTS THIS YEAR 
We do not have any Asparagus roots, either one 
year or two year, to offer our customers this spring. 
Instructions to Purchasers 
Terms. Cash with order. Remit by Money 
Order, Bank Draft or Cash in Registered Letter. 
No C. O. D. shipments. 
Packing. No extra charge made for packing at 
prices quoted on page 33. 
Time of Shipment. We ship plants from No- 
vember 1st to May 1st. See paragraph on page 7, 
"Time to Set Plants." 
True to Name. We take every precaution to 
have all plants true to name and we will refund 
your money if any prove otherwise, but we will not 
be responsible for any sum greater than the cost of 
the plants. 
Late Shipments. All plants ordered shipped 
after May 1st will be packed and shipped in best 
possible condition but at purchasers' risk. 
Our Guarantee. We guarantee all plants 
ordered shipped before May 1st to reach you in 
good condition. If they are found to be otherwise, 
either through a slip on our part or delay or mis- 
treatment in transit, notify us immediately so that 
we can refill your order. Any claim for poor condi- 
tion must be made immediately on receipt of plants 
as we cannot be responsible for drought, floods, 
insects, etc., which may affect the plants after their 
arrival, as these things are entirely beyond our 
control. 
When to Order — And How to Ship 
Order as soon as you have decided what varieties and how many you want. Write plainly, so 
that we can get your name and address correctly for prompt acknowledgment of order and delivery of 
plants. Be sure to fill in your County on the order sheet. 
Express is generally satisfactory and the best way to ship plants if your order is large, or if the 
distance is great. 
Parcel Post. Generally cheapest and most satisfactory for small shipments and with larger shipments 
in adjoining and nearby 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 herewith, or ask your postmaster. 
With zone rate published here you can easily calculate the amount of postage to send. 
Be sure to send postage enough as any excess will he returned. 
Each additional 
pound 
Zone Miles 1st pound or fraction 
1st to 50 8 cts 1 1/10 cts. 
2nd 50 to 150 8 cts 1 1/10 cts. 
3rd.... 150 to 300 9 cts 2 cts. 
4th 300 to 600 10 cts 3 1/2 cts. 
5th 600 to 1000 11 cts 5 3/10 cts. 
6th 1000 to 1400 12 cts 7 cts. 
7th 1400 to 1800 14 cts 9 cts. 
8th 1800 up 15 cts 11 cts. 
If sufficient amount to pay 
parcel post charges is not sent 
with the order, the plants will 
be sent hy Express collect, or 
by parcel post C. O. D. for the 
amount of postage due, as we 
cannot keep accounts and send 
bills for small items of postage. 
WE HAVE NO AGENTS— If you want to be sure of getting Allen's plants, order direct from this 
catalog. Many agents buy their plants where they can get them the cheapest, regardless of quality, 
and sell them for as much, or in many cases more, than the cost of the best. To be sure of getting 
ALLEN'S QUALITY PLANTS at the best price, MAIL your order to us. 
Copyright, 1938 by The W. F. Allen Co., Salisbury, Md. 
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