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Who has the oldest Book of Berries? 



We would like to know which of our customers has the oldest W. F. Allen 

 Company Book of Berries. The oldest copy we have in our files is the spring 

 of 1891 (which is available for any of our good friends to look at when they 

 are in our office). Perhaps in your basement or attic, you can find that catalog 

 that goes back to 1885, the year W. F. Allen founded his company. In any 

 event, a prize, which will be 500 plants of your choice delivered to you at your 

 direction, will be given for the very oldest catalog mailed to us by December 

 31, 1972. We will award duplicate prizes in the case of a tie. Send that old 

 Berry Book along with your order for plants! 



Mr. Wade Birchfield, Asheville, N. C, says 

 this about REDCHIEF: 

 Thanks for the nice Redchief plants you 

 sent on July 27th. For such a late planting, 

 over 90 of the plants lived and I picked 

 some ripe berries 4 weeks to the day from 

 the time I set the plants out. They are extra 

 vigorous and are making runners already. 

 They are the most beautiful strawberry 

 plants I have ever raised. As you say, Red- 

 chief will endure! 



Mr. Martin Milner, Oak Bluff, Mass., struck 

 a happy note when he said: 

 I was impressed by your friendly, cheerful, 

 real yum-yum, eat 'em up catalog. Send 

 me some plants! 



Salute to an old friend ■ — Mr. Oscar Amos 

 has been part of the Allen family of grow- 

 ers for many years. From Marietta, Ohio, 



Mrs. Amos wrote: 



We have always had wonderful plants 

 from your company. Mr. Amos has had 

 two strokes and will not be able to con- 

 tinue farming. Sold our farm and will put 

 in 300 plants at our home place. Dr. says 

 he will be better off if he can get his mind 

 on something and it will help if he can 

 move around, so I will appreciate your 

 filling this order. Thank you for your 

 prompt shipments and excellent plants in 

 the years gone by. 



We don't deny we get our share of com- 

 plaints. Mrs. Eleanor Asheworth, Neptune, 

 N. J., wrote us: 



Thank you very much for replacing the 

 strawberry plants. These plants arrived 

 in a much healthier condition. I shall cer- 



tainly recommend your company to any- 

 one who is interested. It is wonderful to 

 deal with a reliable concern these days. 



Mr. Larry Kaisner, Fairbury, 111., had this 

 to say: 



Just a note of appreciation for sending us 

 such a fine group of plants last year. They 

 look beautiful and we're looking forward 

 to a bountiful crop of berries this spring. 

 We feel assured of getting the same quality 

 with this order. 



Mr. Hamilton Stone, Grass Valley, Calif., 

 says this about us: 



It is a pleasure to do business with your 

 firm. You replaced the 25 Guardian plants 

 that did not grow. The replacement wasn't 

 planted until about June 9 and I didn't ex- 

 pect a crop of berries but the plants appear 

 to be doing well. It is a treat to have a 

 nursery stand behind their product the 

 way you do. Thanks for good plants. 



Mr. Boyd Deierling, Queen City, Mo., has 

 something to say about SPARKLE: 

 We have raised Sparkle berries for several 

 years but my patches are just fair now and 

 I want to set a new patch. I purchased my 

 plants from W. F. Allen Co., your plants 

 are always outstanding. Everyone here 

 states they never saw so many big, deli- 

 cious berries on one plant. We have orders 

 a year in advance for more than we can 

 raise. 



We heard from Mr. Donald C. Voss, 

 Marion, Mass.: 



The 500 Jerseybells I ordered in 1970 were 

 perfect. This year, 1971, I'm ordering 500 

 Guardian plants. I know I wont regret it. 



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