ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 



STR A W^BBRRI ES. 



Bi Sexual or Perfect Blossom. Pistillate or Imperfect Blossom. 



'TpHE BLOSSOMS of all varieties are bi sexual or perfect, except those marked 

 ^ P, which are destitute of stamens and are termed pistillate or imperfect, as 

 is shown by the accompanying figures. Pistillate varieties must have a row of 

 a perfect flowering sort planted every third or fourth row, to pollen ize their 

 blossoms. Success depends in a great measure upon getting fine, healthy 

 plants, strictly pure and true to name. THIS I KNOW MY PLANTS TO BE. 

 In shipping plants I tend out nothing but young plants, grown from stock 

 that has not been allowed to fruit, which makes them 



strong, vigorous, and healthy. I never 

 send out old plants. When grown on a 

 deep black soil the roots of young 

 plants are of a dark color, but soft, suc- 

 culent, and nearly uniform in size and 

 appearance. With old plants the lower 

 roots are black, dead and wiry, with 

 generally a few young roots near the 

 crown. We clean all plants of dead 

 leaves and tie in bucches before pack- 

 ing. 



X CohJ.lN to., Tkxas. April I'f.tb. yy. I 



J Mr. "NV. F. AUer. .Jr.. Dkar Sir:— I imi<t J 

 X write Tou to-dav and tell yoii how pleaded 1 I 

 X am with vour plants although thej were one t 



♦ week in Veaehing me. they were in tine eon X 

 X (iition when received by me. We set them ♦ 



♦ out and have lost but twelve plants out of t 



♦ eleven hundred, or more, and I was out look- ♦ 



♦ ing over my patch a few months ago and t 



♦ found it full of blossoms. I am well plea.sed ♦ 



♦ and thank you many times for your liberal X 

 X ceiint, and wishing you great success, 1 am J 



♦ a highly pleaaed patron. t 

 X ' Mrs. Annie Kendall. ? 

 X. 



Bunch of Plants Trimmed and Tied 

 ZReady for Shipment. 



