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ALLEN'S BOOK OF BERRIES— 1925 



The Real Champion of the Everbearers 



EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES 



The last berry of the season, the last peach, or the last of any fruit always: 

 tastes the best. Usually it is necessary to wait a whole year before the season for 

 that fruit comes again. This was true of the delicious strawberry until the advent- 

 of the Everbearing varieties. Now, however, it is no longer necessary to wait a 

 whole year for more berries. They can be had in your own garden from mid-summer 

 to freezing weather, long after the regular berry season is over. And it is not neces- 

 sary to sacrifice quality either because the Everbearing berries are just as good as 

 the spring berries. For the home garden the Everbearing strawberry is indispens- 

 able. 



As a money making proposition we do not recommend Everbearing straw- 

 berries indiscriminately. Many of our customers report to us that they make big 

 money from Everbearing strawberries, but we believe that in order to do this 

 conditions must be just right. A good rich plot of ground and a local market that 

 will take the fruit at from 30c to 50c per quart without the expense of shipping very 

 far is necessary. 



Under good conditions one everbearing plant set in spring should produce 

 about one quart of berries during the summer and early fall. They are grown just 



