16 C. S. Perdue's Strawberry Plant Farms 



To The Florida Strawberry Growers 



GREETINGS: I desire to call your attention to the 

 fact that I have milllions of best quality Missionary 

 and Blakemore strawberry plants to offer the trade. 

 Therefore I am pleased to appeal to you for your 

 1936 orders with a brief summary relative to the 

 location, kind of soil, methods of cultivation, quality 

 and quantity of Perdue's Missionary and Blakemore 

 plants, etc. grown in my nurseries at Showell, Md. 



LOCATION: On the famous Eastern Shore of Mary- 

 land about 7 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean on 

 Highway No. 113 and have excellent shipping facil- 

 ities via the Penna. R. R. 



SOIL is fertile, also high, well drained land especially 

 adapted to successful growing of best quality straw- 

 berry plants that will produce large crops of fine 

 strawberries. 



QUALITY OF PLANTS is the very best, being large 

 in size with long fibrous roots and healthy foliage, 

 and are State certified; disease free, true to name 

 plants. You cannot get better stock no matter where 

 you get them. 



METHODS OF CULTIVATION: Previous to setting 

 out the plants I grow a crop of cow peas on the land 

 and plow them in during — the month of October, 

 then set the plants about November 1st and culti- 

 vate them at once. I do not cultivate again at any 

 time until the following March, when they are side- 

 dressed with a commercial fertilizer, with fertilizer 

 attachments attached to the cultivator used for this 

 purpose; after which they are cultivated and hoed at 

 intervals until about the middle of September. 



QUALITY AND SERVICE: I have approximately 

 2,000,000 Missionary and Blakemore plants at as low 

 a price as good stock can be sold for, and the organi- 

 zation to fill your order promptly and satisfactorily. 

 In conclusion I solicit your orders for best quality 

 Missionary and Blakemore strawberry plants confi- 

 dent that you will be pleased with the results. 



Perdue's Premier Plants Very Satisfactory 

 Klass Blanken of N. Y. writes: "In 1932 you shipped 

 us some Premier plants which were very satisfacto- 

 ry." Aug. 18, 1936. 



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Perdue's Plants Received In Fine Shape 

 Russell J. Springer of Pa. writes: "Received order of 

 plants in fine shape and wish to express appreciation 

 of the same." June 4, 1936. 



For Mrs. C. A. McNeal Of Kansas 

 Mrs. MeNeal writes: "Your plants do fine in this 

 climate. I picked 470 quarts from 500 Premier plants 

 I got from you a year ago and the quarts were so 

 full that no more berries would stay on the boxes, of 

 the nicest berries you ever did see. Every one said 

 they were fine. I sold them for $4.00 per crate 

 right here at home. Could not supply enough. We 

 sure did enjoy the berries. I want more plants as 

 your plants sure do fine in this climate. I got plants 

 from the north and they didn't do any good." Nov. 

 11, 1936, 



