Allen's Plants or 
Your Own? 
Allen's Plants Better Than His Own 
Crawford Co., Pa. February 14, 1938. Last year I 
harvested berries from plants that I got direct from 
you. They did so much better than those I had 
grown one year that I would like to get all of my 
plants from you this season. What I want is Premier. 
I will need from 25 to 40 thousand plants. Can you 
furnish me that many? I am not looking for cheap 
plants. I want Premier strawberry plants as good as 
I have always received from you, and true to name. 
Have been well satisfied with your plants so far. Let 
me hear from you. — Winifred Delo. 
Always Better 
Hancock Co., Ind. June 2, 1938. The season is 
late here and some are setting plants home grown, but 
we have sent away and bought your plants and always 
did better with them. — Reva Pope. 
Always Considered Best 
Linn Co., Iowa. April 26, 1938. The plants arrived 
in fine moist condition yesterday. I feel quite sure 
they will give satisfaction as I have always considered 
your plants the best. — Mr. George E. Borghart. 
INDEX 
p. 3 
0—/ 
o— V 
1 n 11 
10 1 1 
11—15 
Other Midseason Varieties 
14 
15 
Other Late Varieties 
16 
Strawberries Pay 
20-21 
Extra Money from Strawberry Gar- 
11— LO 
Common Sense Methods 
24-27 
How to Grow Everbearers 
28-29 
30-31 
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Price List of Plants for 1939 
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Instructions to Purchasers 
Terms. Cash with order. Remit by Money 
Order, Bank Draft or Cash in Registered Letter. 
No C. O. D. shipments, without part payment. 
Packing. No extra charge made for packing at 
prices quoted on page 35. 
Time of Shipment. We ship plants from No- 
vember 1st to May 1st. See paragraph on page 24, 
"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 enough postage as any excess will be returned. 
Each additional 
If sufficient amount to pay 
parcel post charges is 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 due, as we 
cannot keep accounts and send 
bills for small items of postage. 
Zone 
1st.. 
2nd. 
3rd. 
4th. 
5th. 
6th. 
7th. 
8th. 
Miles 
to 50 
50 to 150 
150 to 300 
300 to 600 
600 to 1000 11 cts 
1000 to 1400 12 cts 
1400 to 1800 14 cts 
1800 up 15 cts 
1st pound 
8 cts. . . 
8 cts. . . 
9 cts. . . 
10 cts. . . 
pound 
or fraction 
1 1/10 cts. 
1 1/10 cts. 
2 cts. 
3 1/2 cts. 
5 3/10 cts. 
7 cts. 
9 cts. 
1 1 cts. 
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, 1939 by The W. F, Allen Co., Salisbury, Md. 
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