ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 



-W\ TIP.— 



Some have conceived the idea tliH r . strawberries won't pay, and, judging 

 from the past season they have considerable foundation for this concl'; 

 But I say, and say it boldly, that strawberries will pay better for the next two 



or three years than they have done for several years past. How do I know 

 know because I have written to every state and to most of the leading strawber- 

 ry sections in every state, asking for certain information, and I find that fully 91 

 per cent of all these sections will grow a reduced acreage. This means a less 

 supply, and a less supply means a better price, unless the law of supply and de- 

 mand is no longer to be relied upon. 



The Strawberry Culturist 



is no longer published by me. It is now published by Messrs Perry & Hearn. to 

 whom I sold the paper last June. My growing plant and fruit trade and the su- 

 perintending of 300 acres in plants and fruits make so many demands upon my 

 time that I disposed of the paper in order to devote all my time and attention to 

 the growing of plants and fruits. Messrs. Perry & Hearn have printed the paper 

 for me since its foundation and are thoroughly familiar with it, and it will be 

 run very much the same as when under my management. All communications 

 intended for the paper should be sent direct to The Strawberry Culturist, Salis- 

 bury, Md., and not to me. 



POOR PLANTS AND GOOD PLANTS. 



Look at the accompany- 

 ing figure 1 and you will see 

 a small feeble plant, such 

 as is sent out by some nur- 

 serymen and called cheap 

 because they only ask a 

 small price for a thousand 

 of them, when the fact is 

 they are extremely costly 

 at anv price or even as a 

 gift. I have often bought 

 Fig. L— A Cheap Flint. new varieties at fancy 



prices and had just this kind of stock sent me. Now 



look at figure 2 and you will get some idea of the kind 



of plants you get when you order from me. I 



plants largely myself, and for my own planting I 



would sooner pay $5 per thousand for plants like the 



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figure 2 than I would plant figure 1 as 

 a gift I have tried both and know 

 whereof I speak. Figure 1 will Btay 

 just as far behind figure 2 all tin 

 as it appears in the above illustration, 

 no matter how much attention you 



may give them. Now friends decide which you will take, and if you decide up- 

 on figure 2 plants I would be pleased to have your order, and I will do all in my 

 power to give you satisfaction, but if you want the kind shown in figure 1 you 

 must send to the fellow who grows that kind, as I do not. 



Grulford Co* N. C *.pril 19, 1898. W.F. Ulen, Jr„ DearSir:— 1 received i 1 

 berry plants yesterday, and they were as fresh as when dug from the ti< ire so 



much tintr tlian those I bought else^ here, thai l am Borry l did not notice j >>wr--a t" sooner 

 bo I could have purchased them all from you. Y"ii will receive my future orders. 

 Very respectfully yours, Thomas O'Connor Jr. 



