It's Worth Thinking Over 



Before deciding to dig plants from your own fruiting beds this spring 

 and thus save cost of plants and transportation, its worth considering that you 

 lose in all or part of the following ways: 



1. The trouble and expense of digging 

 and cleaning your own plants, especially 

 where you are inexperienced at this kind of 

 work and the soil is heavy and hard. 



2. The money you would receive for the 

 berries produced by the plants you dig, in- 

 cluding the second crop where they are kept 

 over. 



3. The invigorating effects that often 

 come from a change of soil and climate. 

 There is often a very marked gain. 



4. The convenience of having plants 

 right at hand when you want them. 



5. The other things you might do in 

 rush of spring work during the time it takes 

 to dig the plants. 



6. The beneficial results of early plant- 

 ing are well knowTi. You can take advan- 

 tage of the first "open spell"' (in the north) 

 by setting Allen's plants instead of digging 

 your own. 



7. Well cleaned plants, with evenly 

 bunched, straightened roots make setting 

 easier, quicker and better. 



8. Allen's plants are grown for plants, 

 in a light sandy loam soil. Many of the best 

 strawberry soils are heavy and plants dug 

 there are short rooted and knotty, making 

 tham hard to set and less resistant to 

 .drought or mechanical disturbances. In many 

 'such cases Allen's plants are better plants 

 than your owm and will give you better re- 

 sults. 



We stated these facts in our last cata- 

 log. They apply even more this year, es- 

 pecially in regard to item two (2) above. If 

 you were at all affected by the great drought 

 last summer and fall your plant beds are 

 thinner and narrower than usual, and it 

 would require many more rows to dig a giv- 

 en number of plants for setting. Also, with 

 a decreased acreage of berries in the coun- 

 try, many old beds killed outright by the 

 drought and many young ones weakened, the 

 chances for getting unusually good prices 

 for your berries this season are excellent. 

 See next page. 



Plants of Greatest Value 



Are Those Which Prodnce The Best Resnlts 



On opposite page is a group of vigorous, well-rooted, true-to-name plants. 

 They are the equal of any plants you will find anywhere and greatly superior 



to plants less vig-orous and well rooted. Allen's plants are grown in a sandy 

 loam soil in which such roots as you see above are developed and from which 

 the plants can be removed without breaking off great numbers of roots. We 

 do not claim to be the only plant growers who can and do produce such plants, 

 but we do believe that you get your money's worth with our plants. Even if two 

 lots are equally vigorous, and grown in the same kind of soil, greater value 

 can be added or maintained by the way they are handled. 



1. True to Name. Plants that are true- 

 to-name should be kept that way and not 

 mixed by careless handling. 



2. Fresh and Moist. Plants should be 

 kept fresh and moist while digging and 

 handling — and not allow sun and wind to 

 make them dry and withered. 



3. Well Cleaned. They should be well 

 cleaned and bunched evenly. Dead and de- 

 caying leaves tend to prevent plants from 

 reaching you in good condition. And well 

 cleaned plants, bunched evenly, with roots 

 straightened, make setting easier, quicker 

 and better. 



4. Full Count of Good Plants. Plants 

 should be selected and any weak, poorly 



rooted ones discarded. There should be full 

 count of good plants. 



5. Proper Packing — with roots in lay- 

 ers of moist sphagnum moss and the tops 

 to the outside of the crate, with bunches 

 firm enough to prevent shaking around but 

 not tight enough to cause heating. Plants 

 should be packed to reach you in good grow- 

 ing condition — fresh and moist — but not rot- 

 ten nor dried up. 



6. Prompt Service. Plants to be of 

 greatest value should reach you when you 

 want them and not after your best planting 

 season has passed. Prompt shipment from 



freshly dug plants. 



A falling down in any one of these things w^ould detract from the value 

 of the plants and an assurance that they are done properly maintains to the ut- 

 most their capacity for getting results. 



It is on the dependable quality of our plants for producing results that 

 we again base our request for your orders. 



