ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 



STRAWBERRIES, 



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The blossoms 



of all varieties 



are bi sexual or 



I perfect, except 



^ those marked P, 



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Bi=SexuaI or Perfect Blossom. 



row, to pollenize their blossoms. 

 Success depends in a great meas- 

 ure on getting fine, healthy plants 

 strictly pure and true to name. 

 This I KNOW my plants to be. 

 In shipping plants we send out 



destitute 

 of stam- 

 ens and are termed pistillate or im- 

 perfect, as is shown by the accom- 

 panying figures. Pistillate varieties 

 must have a row of a perfect flower- 

 ed sort planted every third or fourth 



Bunch of Plants, Trimmed and Tied 

 Ready for Shipment. 



Pistillate or Imperfect Blossom. 



nothing but young plants, grown from 

 stock that has not been allowed to fruit, 

 which makes them strong, vigorous and 

 healthy. We neyer send out old plants, 

 when grown on a deep black soil, the 

 roots of young plants are of a dark color, 

 but soft, succulent, and nearly uniform 

 in size and appearance. With old plants 

 the lower roots are black, dead and vdry, 

 with generally a few young roots near 

 the crown. We clean all plants of dead 

 leaves and tie in bunches before packing. 



1000 PLANTS "'^r/J-l-^ 



at $1.00 or cheap at $5.00. It 

 depends on the quality. 



