Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen 
It is with pleasure that we again greet our many customers and friends. Last year, for the first time, 
we met you as The W. F. Allen Co. Our company consists of W. F. Allen and three of his sons, all of whom 
are co-operating in trying to grow and sell the best small-fruit plants on the market. It is our constant 
endeavor to grow our plants strong, healthy and well rooted. We now get a large number of new customers 
each year through the recommendation of our friends, and we are going to get even more in this way, because 
we are going to deserve them. It will be our special aim to have all of our plants true to name; when a 
grower orders plants of a certain variety, we will send him that variety true to name; or, if we are out 
or that variety, we will say so, and not wrongly label them. Our old customers know how we pack our 
plants. Our packing system is the result of thirty years study, and, from the favorable comments we 
receive, we are inclined to think it is pretty good. We wish to thank all our old customers for past favors; 
and, trusting that we may continue to merit your patronage and that of your friends, we remain, 
Faithfully yours, THE W. F. ALLEN CO. 
BEFORE ORDERING, READ THIS 
Orders should be sent in just as soon as possible after receiving this catalogue. It is better for you 
as well as for the nurseryman. 
Remit by Money Order, Registered Letter or Bank Draft; Postage Stamps will be accepted for the 
fractional parts of a dollar, the larger denominations preferred. Foreign customers will please send Money 
Order on Salisbury, Maryland, or Bank Draft payable in New York. 
TIME OF SHIPMENT 
We commence to fill fall orders November i, and ship all winter to sections where it is suitable for 
winter planting. November is an especially good time for setting bush fruits, except in the extreme North, 
where the climate will not permit it. Early spring— March and April—is by far the best time to set Straw¬ 
berry plants in the middle and northern states. Early planting in the spring is very important. Our ship¬ 
ping season ends May i; we will, however, fill a limited number of orders the first and second weeks in May 
to northern customers, and put them in best possible condition, but at purchaser's risk. Don’t wait until 
May to have plants shipped; you will have better success if they are planted earlier. After the second 
week in May we do not fill any orders until November i. Don’t order plants during the summer months, 
expecting orders to be filled before the first of November—we can't do it. We do not grow potted plants. 
True to Name. While we use every precaution to have all plants, etc., true to name (and we bel#^ 
we come as near doing this as anyone in the business), we will not be responsible for any sum greater than 
the cost of the stock, should any prove otherwise than as represented. 
Guaranty. We guarantee plants ordered by mail or express to reach customers in good condi?ftKi 
when promptly taken from the express office and opened at once. 
IN THE EXTREME NORTH* 
Notwithstanding your season is much later than ours, and our stock is very much advanced before 
you are ready to plant, we can do business to our mutual benefit. Our success depends on^your success, 
and we want to help you. Now listen! Order your plants shipped from the first to the 20th of April, before 
they are too far advanced. As soon as received, open the bunches and bed in thin layers in a coldframe, or 
some protected place (give a light covering of straw, if outside) until you are ready to plant. Those who 
have tried this method have obtained excellent results. By having your plants shipped early you gc^iiem 
before they are so far advanced in growth, and have them at hand to plant permanently just when you 
want them, when conditions are right for planting. Try it. ^ 
At Purchaser’s Risk. Plants shipped by freight will be at purchaser’s risk, and all plants shipped 
after May i will be packed and shipped in best condition possible, but always at purchaser’s risk. 
Claims, if any, must be made on receipt of 
goods. We cannot become responsible for stojdihdt is 
allowed to lie around your station or express ojftoc K for 
neglect of purchaser or his ^nployees to care for flock 
after it has been received, or for misfortunes caused by 
droughts , floods, frosts, insects, etc. These things arc 
entirely beyond our control. 
Packing. We make, no charges for boxing or 
packing at rates quoted in this catalogue. Everything 
is delivered f. o. b. trains at rates named. 
Twenty-five. All plants are tied twenty-five in 
a bundle. 
Prices include the packing and the package. 
Payment. Invariably cash in advance. It is our 
desire that all customers should have the very best of 
success, and, strange as it may seem, plants that arc 
not paid for seldom do well. 
CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY INSPECTION 
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QJo UUpim iiaij (Unnrmt: 
THIS IS TO CERT!O', That on the S' dan of... 
the Nursery Sloc t/tf . 0*. 3r, a* 
growing in nurseries at .A .. 
County or&fs, C estate of Maryland, in accordance with the laws ff Maryland, 1898. Chaptec 
can be determined by 
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289. Section 58, and that said nurseries and premises are apparently free, so / 
inspection, from the San /ose Scale, Peach Yellows, Pear Blight and other dangers 
and plant diseases. CX_ 
This Certificate is invalid after. - -f\J. fr* 191(3, and doe 
not grown within this State, unless such slip isSj,reviously covered by certificate 
Entomologist and State Pathologist. 
ted pests 
College Park. Md. 
Scale Pathologist. 
AGENTS. We do not emoloy agents. There is no one 
--* authorized to act in that capacity for us Wr 
deal direct with all our customers, and have but on< prit r 
list, which you will find in this book, commencing on pin.* 40 
Copyrighted , iqi 5, by the W. F. Allen Co. 
