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W. F. Aden’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
SAMPLES.—Several times I have been unable to sup¬ 
ply the demands for this popular va¬ 
riety. Last year I had a very large stock and thought 
no doubt I would be able to fill every order and have 
some left, but a few of the very late orders could not 
be filled. We always have a sale for this popular 
variety. The Sample seems to be giving satisfaction 
all over the country; the best test is its popularity. 
We get more and more orders every year, and if It 
were not a good one this would not be the case. It Is 
one of the best for the experienced growers and a safe 
one for the inexperienced. It has been termed by 
some as a mortgage-lifter; at any rate it is too good 
to be omitted by large or small growers. It has an 
extra large bloom for a pistillate, being so hardy that 
it is seldom damaged by frost. The berries are large, 
bright red, and have a smooth, glossy appearance. The 
Sample is not only one of the most beautiful late 
berries, but it is also one of the largest and most pro¬ 
lific ; the berries ile in piles along the rows, and are so 
uniform that it Is seldom necessary to sort them, even 
by those who practice doing so. It is very seldom that 
we see a berry ripen so evenly as does the Sample. It 
if* H.n excellent shipper, a good canner, and delicious 
•for all table purposes. This is why it is so popular 
with the commercial grower. 
SATJNlDtJStS, —Years ago I grew many acres of 
this for fruit and considered it 
one of my best. It is a strong staminate variety and 
one of the best to plant with pistillates. The fruit is 
large and a deep, glossy red. If planted on light soils 
it yields good crops and for several years it was my 
favorite market berry. We have a -*ood stock, and it 
is a safe variety to plant by the inexperienced. 
lOUTKZm BEAUTYT. — I have not fruited 
this. I note that It 
makes very healthy, strong plants, and not very many 
of them. 
SPLENDID. —Is very productive, of uniform me¬ 
dium size. It should not be allowed 
to get too thick on the row, as it will surely do If not 
kept thin. It has a staminate blossom and Is one of 
the best to pollenize such pistillate varieties as War- 
field, Crescent and others of that type. The berry is 
well named, and under favorable conditions It is cer¬ 
tainly SPLENDID. 
| WE SELL, PLANTS, BUT YOURS ARE 
# BETTER THAN OURS. 
Sacramento Co., Cal., March 31, 1907. 
W. F. Allen, Dear Sir: We received the 91 
%£ varieties of strawberries about a week ago, and 
they arrived in fine condition. One would think 
they were freshly dug, instead of coming nearly 
3,000 miles. We must say they are superior to 
any plants that we have ever seen. They have 
the longest roots we have ever seen on straw¬ 
berry plants, and more of them. We grow plants 
for sale, but we must say that your plants are 
superior to ours. The packing was perfect, as 
the plants were not wilted or damaged In the 
least. Experimenting with these many varieties 
will be of great interest to us. Thanking you 
for your kind treatment, we are. 
Yours very truly, TRIBBLE BROS. 
THANK 
YOU, THANK YOU. 
Clermont Co., Ohio, April 22, 1907. 
S' W. F. Allen, Dear Sir : I received the plants 
S; O. K., and I want to say I never set out better 
% strawberry plants than they were. Yon shall 
% have my orders and influence in the future. 
% Thanking you very kindly, I remain, 
jg Yours respectfully, E. R. LEWIS. 
