34 ALLEN'S BOOK OF BERRIES— 1925 



PRICES 



Our prices are high enough to allow us to do all that can be done to grow good, 

 strong, thrifty, well-rooted plants, keep them true-to-name, dig and prepare them 

 properly for shipment and allow us a reasonable profit. "Bargains" may be alright 

 for shoes, hats, etc., where only the actual money spent is risked, but the time, 

 effort, and money required to grow a profitable strawberry garden should not be 

 wasted or risked with "bargain" plants of poor or uncertain quality. 



Reports we have indicate that the crop of plants this year will be quite short 

 all over the country. In this section there is less than half as many as at any time 

 for the last several years. While we have not taken any advantage of this shortage 

 to raise our prices we do caution our friends to place their orders early, especially 

 for the three leading kinds, Premier, Big Joe and Chesapeake. 



Our prices are reasonable for the quality of plants we send out. They are not 

 high. They are fair. A fair price for good plants is a sound investment. You buy 

 insurance against fire or life. Allen's good true-to-name plants are your insurance 

 against a poor start in your strawberry garden. 



ORDER EARLY— BECAUSE 



1. Early planting pays big. Get your order in so your plants can be shipped in 

 time to be on hand as soon as your ground is ready. Get all the benefits of early 

 planting. 



2. You get the kinds you want. We reserve them for you until you want them 

 shipped. To make the most out of growing berries get the fancy money making 

 varieties. Don't hold your order so late you have to take a second choice. Tell us 

 what you want and tell us soon. We will reserve it until you want it shipped. 



HOW TO SHIP 



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 near-by 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 below, or ask 

 your postmaster. 



With the zone rate published below, you can easily calculate the amount o{ 

 postage to send. Be sure to send postage enough. If you should send more than is 

 required, the excess will be returned. If sufficient amount to pay parcel post 

 charges are not sent with the order the plants will be sent by Express collect, 

 or by parcel post, c. o. d. for the amount of postage, as we cannot keep accounts 

 and send bills for small items of postage. 



Zone Miles 1st Pound Additional Pound 



1st to 50 5 cts 1 ct. for each or fraction 



2nd 50 to 150 5 cts 1 ct. for each or fraction 



3d 150 to 300 6 cts 2 cts. for each or fraction 



4th 300 to 600 7 cts 4 cts. for each or fraction 



5th 600 to 1000 8 cts 6 cts. for each or fraction 



6th 1000 to 1400 9 cts 8 cts. for each or fraction 



7th 1400 to 1800 11 cts 10 cts. for each or fraction 



8th 1800 up 12 cts 12 cts. for each or fraction 



