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SAMPLE. — Several times I have been unable to sup- 

 ply the demands for this popular va- 

 riety. Last year I had a very large stock and thought 

 no doubt I would be able to All every order and have 

 some left, but a few of the very late orders could not 

 be filled. We always have a sale for this popular 

 variety. The Sample seems to be giving satisfaction 

 all over the country ; the best test is Its popularity. 

 We get more and more orders every year, and If It 

 were not a good one this would not be the case. It Is 

 one of the best for the experienced growers and a safe 

 one for the inexperienced. It has been termed by 

 some as a mortgage-lifter ; at any rate it is too good 

 to be omitted by large or small growers. It has an 

 extra large bloom for a pistillate, being so hardy that 

 It Is seldom damaged by frost. The berries are large, 

 bright red, and have a smooth, glossy appearance. The 

 Sample is not only one of the most beautiful late 

 berries, but It Is also one of the largest and most pro- 

 lific ; the berries lie in piles along the rows, and are so 

 uniform that It is seldom necessary to sort them, even 

 by those who practice doing so. It is very seldom that 

 we see a berry ripen so evenly as does the Sample. It 

 is an excellent shipper, a good canner, and delicious 

 for all table purposes. This is why it is so popular 

 with the commercial grower. 



SAUNDERS. — Tears ago I grew many acres of 

 this for fruit and considered it 

 one of my best. It Is a strong staminate variety and 

 one of the best to plant with pistlllates. The fruit is 

 large and a deep, glossy red. If planted on light soils 

 It yields good crops and for several years it was my 

 favorite market berry. We have a "ood stock, and it 

 Is a safe variety to plant by the inexperienced. 



SOUTHERN BEAUTY.— I have not fruited 



this. I note that it 

 makes very healthy, strong plants, and not very many 

 of them. 



SPLENDID. — Is very productive, of uniform me- 

 dium size. It should not be allowed 

 to get too thick on the row, as it will surely do If not 

 kept thin. It has a staminate blossom and Is one of 

 the best to pollenize such pistillate varieties as War- 

 field, Crescent and others of that type. The berry Is 

 well named, and under favorable conditions It Is cer- 

 tainly SPLENDID. 



fl WE SELL, PLANTS, BUT YOURS ARE 



BETTER THAN OURS. 



* Sacramento Co., Cal., March 31, 1907. 



* W. F. Allen, Dear Sir : We received the 91 

 « varieties of strawberries about a week ago, and 

 % they arrived in fine condition. One would think 

 jjg they were freshly dug, instead of coming nearly 

 3? 3,000 miles. We must say they are superior to 

 SJ any plants that we have ever seen. They have 

 5; the longest roots we have ever seen on straw- 

 S berry plants, and more of them. We grow plants 

 3J for sale, but we must say that your plants are 

 X superior to ours. The packing was perfect, as 

 S the plants were not wilted or damaged in the 

 S least. Experimenting with these many varieties 

 •fe will be of great interest to us. Thanking you 

 % for your kind treatment, we are, 



* Yours very truly, TRIBBLE BROS. 



S; THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 



Clermont Co., Ohio, April 22, 1907. 

 5; W. F. Allen, Dear Sir : I received the plants 



3; O. K., and I want to say I never set out better 



S strawberry plants than they were. You shall 



4, have my orders and influence in the future. 



j£ Thanking you very kindly, I remain, 

 ^ Yours respectfully, E. R. LEWIS. 



