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W. F. ALLEN COMPANY is offering for the first tune red rasp- 

 berries, black raspberries and thomless blackberries. We reached this 

 decision because we felt we could offer our customers superior plants 

 grown under the best breeding program. 



You will notice that we are offering a limited selection and these 

 plants will be grown under the same rigid schedule and will be worthy 

 partners to our strawberry plants. 



CERTIFIED RASPBERRY 

 PLANTS 



Certified raspberry plants are grown 

 from foundation stock originally in- 

 dexed virus-free and produced in screen- 

 houses. The plants are grown in fumi- 

 gated fields isolated from cultivated 

 brambles and are sprayed regularly 

 for insect and disease control. The 

 plants are state inspected and certified 

 to be free of insects and diseases. Plants 

 from this source have given thousands 

 of customers many years of profitable 

 and enjoyable production in the home 

 garden. Commercial producers have 

 also accepted this raspberry plant 

 source as the best in the U.S. 



RED RASPBERRIES 



LATHAM is the most widely planted 

 red raspberry. It is noted for its cold 

 hardiness in the northern regions and 

 adaptability to a wide range of condi- 

 tions. The plants are vigorous, produce 

 big crops of large, high quality fruit 

 that is good whether eaten fresh, frozen 

 or canned. LATHAM is a fine mid- 

 season variety for the home garden and 

 has been one of the major varieties in 

 eastern commercial plantings. It should 



be considered as one of the varieties 

 in any northern garden. 



SOUTHLAND is a new variety re- 

 cently released from the North Caro- 

 lina — U.S.D.A. breeding program. It 

 is more tolerant to fluctuating warm and 

 cold periods that have made growing 

 red raspberries very difficult from Mis- 

 souri. Southern Illinois. Kentucky. Vir- 

 ginia and Maryland south. It produces 

 a summer crop before Latham on last 

 year's canes and an August-September 

 crop on current season or new canes. 

 The berries are medium sized, bright 

 red. firm and do not crumble. The fruit 

 is delicious as a topping on cereal: with 

 sugar and cream as a dessert or be- 

 cause of its slightly acid flavor as a 

 frozen or canned product. The plants 

 are very vigorous and can be main- 

 tained virus-free for many years with- 

 out spraying because the aphid vector 

 that spread raspberrv viruses does 

 not like to feed on SOUTHLAND. Be- 

 cause of its tolerance to varying cli- 

 matic conditions and its freedom from 

 virus diseases. SOUTHLAND should 

 be the number one choice for any 

 house garden planting in the south. It 

 is also used in Pick-Your-Own and 

 some commercial plantings. 



PRICES 



LATHAM 

 AND 



5 

 Plants 



10 

 Plants 



25 

 Plants 



50 

 Plants 



75 

 Plants 



100 

 Plants 



SOUTHLAND 



$5.75 



S10.35 



S23.00 



S34.50 



$43.10 



$51.80 



These prices are F.O.B. Salisbury. Maryland. An additional charge of 159c is for Handling. 

 Insurance and Transportation. The order blank and envelope in back of the catalogue may 

 be used. 



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