W. F. ALLEN'S PLANT AND SEED CATALOGUE. 



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Potted Sttratobeppy Plants. 



For several years I have (S^SfS^ V:&|B> Garden Culture Of Potted 



had many applicants tor Wf'^,, • s/^^^'^y^J^-^. p| 



rangement.s to grow them M^^^^^^^C^I^i^^^ ' thoroughly spade-: 

 feeling tliat it was more ^^^^K^^^^^^^gT ed : work int0 S n 



economical for growers to ^^^W^PW^, liberal quantity or v. 

 piant laver plants in the /^S^T^ V ?KW>m^^l^S;C rotted "manure— notlun^ > 

 spring; but this does not J^^fMl\K^<^K^WM^K^^^ better than henhouse ma- 

 se^m to meet che »nn^. g#^^\J^I-fiJi^^ife^s nnrp. ground bone, or wood 

 tions. as there are manv Y^^^^^^^mf^^l^r^^ ashes. Plant in rows two 

 home eardeus where it is /^ JllllSiSSisgife ' £f^ feet aparL P laDts ntteeu 



desirable to grow earlweg- llllig^ inches apart in the rows : 



etables in the sprin. and set straw- «Ep§SS 5B§\ v kee P off a11 ruDners and cultivate 

 berrv plants in August. Septem- y£$M m WBSSS\ frequently. In December, coyer 



ber, or October, so as to nave a / 1881181111? \ the entire bed an inch deep with 



supplv for the familv table the WB&XM \ straw or long litter from the stable : 



following Mav and June. To me^t i^liBpi? inflate March remove this cover- 



this demand. I have ordered a flllifilll? in ? from the crowns of th ^ plants, 



large supplv of pots, have ser .-J BsB BBBL. but not from the alleys in the 



out a patch of plants especiallv ^ -LggSIJ^^U - *■ rows. Use sufficient straw about 



to propagate potted plants and Pot _ nwn strawberrv Plan the rows t0 keep the berrles cleai \ 

 expect to be in a position t0 ^t-grown Strawberry Flan Thig involves some care and 



meet this demand in a first class manner. In work, but produces the finest and larger ber- 



faet. I believe there is no one in the business ries, that will handsomely repay for the trouble, 



that will be better equipped, and orders will In potted plants I offer the following twenty- 

 be received for potted plants to be shipped any five varieties, and in making out your order, 

 time during August, September, or uctober. please make your selection from this list, as 

 It would be well enough to get your orders in we will not be prepared to supply others. 

 early; it would be better when ordering potted 



plants, where possible, to send the orders two Price List Of Potted Plants. 



or three weeks before you would want the --. 



plants and avoid the possibility of being dis- Jn kh 4 nn 



appointed bv the stock all being sold befoie Bismarck 50 OU *| uu •---- 



your order comes. When orders are received Brandywme &U «j w -o .- 



three weeks in advance, we can pot the plants Bubach &U o JJJJ £« - 



and have them nicelv rooted, and be readv to Chesapeake 3 UU 1U w io uu 



ship out promptlv when wanted." We shall, Cardinal 1 UU & uu ww 



however, carrv a stock of rooted plants all the Climax oU d w «a 



time, but where orders are delaved until the Clyde ?U 6 uu »w 



purchaser is readv to plant, it might happen Fairfield oU o uu *o w 



that the exact varietv that thev wanted wuold Glen Mary oU 6 uu 



be sold out until more could be potted. The Bandy oU o uu ao uu 



potted plants are forwarded bv express at pur- Haverland oU 6 w ao ju 



chaser's expense, as thev will be too heavv to Hummer oU 6 uu ao uu 



go bv mail. The plants' will be packed com- Morning Star 50 6 uu ^ 



pactlv and as light as possible. We make no Marshall 50 6 uu ao uu 



charge for boxing or packing. May King 50 3 OU g UU 



To those who do not have their ground Meade DO 6 uu *o w 



readv to plant in the spring, or who wish r Newlork oU 6 UU ao uu 



grow a crop of vegetables, such as peas, beans, Nick Ohmer 50 6 UU ao u 



potatoes, etc., and then plant their straw- President oU 6 UU £0 w 



berries in the same ground, potted plants are Sharpless oU o uu ao w 



to be recommended. Set anv time during Aug- Sample.... ... oO 6 uu ao uu 



ust. Sept, and Oct.. and thev can be depended Stevens Late Champion.. oO 3 00 o 0U 



upon, if well cared for, to produce an abundant Virginia. 1 UU o UU 4U uu 



supplv for the table the following spring. W m. Belt oO 6 UU <S5 OU 



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I THE GOLD PRIZE AWARDS. 



FOR 1904. 



♦ The first prize Of One Hundred Dollars in gold. 



♦ due in 1904 but postponed on account 



* drouth which interfered with the decision, was 



I to Mr. J. W. PARKS, of Wic oty, Mary- 



* land, twenty-five miles from Salisbury an 



* same distan :e from railroad. 



* The aecond prize,fc Fifty Dollars in gold. 



♦ was paid to Elwood Pedrick, oi Cumi ..nty. 



FOR 1905. 



♦ The tir-- One Hundred Dollars in gold 

 : paid to Thom is J. I ustis ol A 

 : ginia. Second prize ol Fifty Dollars in gild, 

 ; sent to John Repp, Cham] 



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