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PERSONAL. 



THERMIT ME to offer my humble and profound thanks for the patronage of the past 

 J^ years. The fact that my trade continues to steadily incre tse—the call for the goods I 

 offer almost doubling each year— engenders a. sentiment deeper and purer than pride. My 

 business has now attained large proportions, perhaps the largest business exclusively in 

 S'rairberry p'ants. conducted in America, if not in the world. Last spring orders came in 

 almost as thick and fast as grass will spring up after an April rain, and yet I am proud to 

 say there was not one complaint to every five hundred orders filled; while many flattering 

 testimonials were -received in almost every mail. This year my facilities are greatly enlarged 

 and I have over SIXTY ACRES in plant beds from which to fill order* this spring. My 

 j^lants were never finer, abundant fall rains making them large, vigorous and tvell-rooted. 

 Awaiting your kind favors, lam Faithfully yours, 



W. F. ALLEN, Jr. 



I GROW NO OTHER STOCK EXCEPT STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



and grow them for the plants and not for the fruit. In short, the growing of 

 Strawberry Plants for sale, at wholesale and retail, is my business, and I feel 

 confident that I can give better satisfaction than growers who make them of 

 secondary importance. All plants sent out are dug iresh from young beds, and 

 all fragments of patches that are left over after filling spring orders are allow- 

 ed to fruit one time and immediately plowed down and the ground planted to 

 some late crop; therefore I have no old beds on hand at any time. My young 

 jjlants are never allowed to fruit, all blossoms being cut off the spring after 

 planting, therefore my plants have nothing to weaken them, but are always 

 strong, healthy, vigorous and well rooted. It would be well to consider this 

 when making up your orders. My prices are very reasonable considering the 

 quality of plants I send out. You can get no better, nowhere, at any price. 



I commence to fill orders just as soon as we can dig plants in the spring 

 and all possible haste is made in getting them off. My customers are never 

 more anxions to get their plants than I am to send them, but I never have 

 plants taken up in the fall and kept over to fill early orders. They are taken 

 up when wanted and hot before. Nor am I hindered in filling orders by hand- 

 ling other nursery stock. The Strawberry is the one thing claiming my 

 attention in the Spring. 



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 dollar. 4, 5, 6, 3, 10 and 15 cent stamps preferred. 



Canadian customers will remit in bills, Canadian or United States 

 currency. 



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