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W. F. ALLEN, JR/S CATALOGUE 



COMPLIMENTS. 



.^^Below I present a few of the many complimentary letters that I am 

 continually receiving, unsolicited, from all parts of the country. Were I to 

 print them all it would take a book several times as large as this to hold them. 



Koscinsko. Co., Ind., April 30. 1894. W. F. Allen, Jr., Dear Sir :— Not 

 knowing your age I do not know whether the adage about the young will apply 

 and sincerely hope you will do the Rip Van Winkle toast "Live long and pros- 

 per. " In the first place the first plants you sent me came in due time and in 

 splendid condition. Your 50 s counted out 53 to 55. I have been bragging to my 

 friends about striking the right man the first time to buy plants. I Asked Mr. 

 Elliott, a neighbor grower, ii he knew a W. F. Allen, Jr.. of Maryland. This was 

 after I ordered and before the plants came. He looked at me in surprise and 

 said, "well I should say I do. I have some #30 worth of plants of him now.-'' 

 That made me thing I was on the right track. Hope I will be in shape to buy 

 more plants of you in the future. Your paper is as you say — any number 

 worth a year's subscription. Don't let my name get away fron your list as I 

 want your annual catalogue and any other matter you might mail. Now with 

 many thanks for your prompt and honest way of doing business. I am 



Very truly yours. L. H. Dunbar. 



Experiment, Ga., Nov. 21, 1894. W. F. Allen, Jr.. Dear Sir:— We are more 

 than pleased with the plants. They were unusually well packed and were 

 strong and vigorous. We shall take pleasure in recommending you to inquirers 

 as business like and reliable. Very truly yours, 



Georgia Experiment Station, A. N. Starnes, Horticulturist. 



Norfolk Co., Va., April 25., 1894. W. F. Allen, Jr., Dear Sir :— The Leader 

 plants came safely today for which please accept my thanks. I have a perfect 

 stand of strawberiy plants this spring. All your plants lived and are doing- 

 well. In the last 25 years I have bought plants of quite a number of growers 

 and this is the first time the seller ever replaced plants after finding out they 

 were mixed, or from any other cause. It is a real pleasure to deal with growers 

 who are actuated with such motives. I hope we will have many transactions 

 in the future. With my best wishes, I am, yours respectfully, 



T. Wilson Seldon. 



[Mr. Selden's order was for over #500.00 worth of plants. Thus you see I 

 can handle little orders and large ones alike to the satisfaction of my 

 customers.] 



Bergen Co., N. J. July 4, 1894. W. F. Allen, Jr.. My Dear Sir :— While 

 waiting for your (anxiously looked for)"Culturist" to come round I want to say 

 a word in your favor. The 3000 or 4000 plants I received from you, numbering- 

 about 40 varieties, came in such splendid condition that I want to thank you 

 for your skill as a packer of plants and also for their fine quality, every plant 

 was ready to grow, and in fact kept growing on the way across three states. 

 Some others I received were either dry or heating. I received some plants from 

 M. Crawford, whose system of packing can only equal yours. In 25 years ex- 

 perience in the nursery business I never saw better plants than yours. 



Yours truly, M. Mattison 



Wicomico county, Md., March 21, 1894. W. F. Allen, Jiv, Dear Sir —This 

 is to inform )-ou that I received my plants on Saturday, 17th. I set them 

 on Monday afternoon following and must say I was highly gratified to find 

 such fine plants all in a growing condition, count full. The plants sent me 

 would have carried all right across the Ocean. Very respectfullv, 



W. H. Williams. 



Kent Co., Del., May 7, 1894. Mr. W. F. Allen, Jr.. Dear Sir :— The plants I 

 ordered of you came in perfect order and gave entire satisfaction. Excellent 

 plants, well packed and liberally counted. You will doubtlessly receive an 

 order from me next spring. E. J. Packard. 



