One plot of Aroma and Fendall berries produced 15,000 quarts per acre for John R. Snyder, Sullivan 
County, Indiana 
Introduction 
N PRESENTING our 1917 Book of Berries to our friends and patrons, we include also a 
hearty wish that each one may have a successful and prosperous year. We are now beginning 
our third year as The W. F. Allen Co. The company is composed of Mr. W. F. Allen, his 
wife, and three of his sons. We are all devoting our energies to growing the best Strawberry 
plants that can be grown. In order that we may be of even greater service to Strawberry- 
growers, we have discontinued all of our side lines, except California Privet. We know 
by letters from thousands of our customers that our plants are giving perfect satisfaction, 
the results often being greater than expected, except from those who have used our plants 
long enough to expect great things of them. 
In this new book we have covered the field of Strawberry-growing quite completely. We believe those 
who have grown berries will find many helpful ideas, and those who have never grown berries can do so 
successfully by thoroughly studying the instructions and following the directions. 
Our varieties this year are grouped as to season of ripening—extra early, medium early, mid-season, 
late, and very late. We believe this will help in the selection of varieties. 
You will notice that we are not illustrating in colors as many varieties as heretofore. Our aim has 
been to give to the varieties illustrated their exact shade of color, so. that growers could more easily select 
varieties for their own market. Inasmuch as. the cost of color work is greatly increased, and as it is so hard 
to get the exact shade of color on each variety, we are dropping all color work, except the covers. Our 
clear-cut illustrations from actual photographs show about as much as the color illustrations, except for 
the color. We have been very careful about this in our descriptions,, and we think you will find a rather 
complete description of each variety including its color. The descriptions are accurate. 
We are sometimes asked about the so-called, “thoroughbred” or “pedigreed”, plants. We are ex¬ 
plaining the subject rather thoroughly on page 7, giving our own convictions, in addition to those of other 
practical growers and scientific investigators, who have tried out, side by side,, the so-called “pedigreed” 
plants and those which claim no pedigree. This explanation is. in no way intended as a knock at 
those using the terms “pedigreed” and “thoroughbred” for business reasons and we shall not be so 
considered, except by those afraid of the facts. 
Our plants are the equal of any Strawberry 
plants grown and superior to the vast majority of 
plants supplied to growers in this country. Read 
page 12. We give reasons why we can and proof 
that we do grow the best in Strawberry plants. 
We want to call your attention to the fact that 
our prices on several standard varieties, as Bubach, 
Big Joe, Klondyke, Missionary, Sample, Senator 
Dunlap, and others, have been lowered this year. 
And this has been done despite the fact that every¬ 
thing connected with the growing and shipping 
of the plants is higher—labor, packages, packing 
material, fertilizers, manure, etc. We are able to 
do this because our plants have made a very vigor¬ 
ous and strong growth, and our stock, especially of 
the varieties mentioned, is quite large. We are 
giving our patrons the benefit of this and We feel 
sure it will be appreciated. 
We ask for your patronage. We offer the best 
plants, heavy roots, large crowns, freshly dug daily, 
twenty-five in a bunch, good count, each bunch 
labeled, prompt shipment, unsurpassed packing, 
courteous treatment. May we have your order? 
MARYLAND STATE HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT 
OEPAftTMENTS OE ENTOMOLOGY 
EXPERIMENT STATION. VEGETABLE pathology. 
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CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY INSPECTION 
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(To ®hom 3t £Bay (flmtrmt: 
THIS /S' TO CERTIFY, That on tfe 25th day of Jul 7 - III 6 . we examined 
the Nursery Stock of .W,F. ALLEN CO. .. 
growing in thMr .»«««*,./.Salisbury. 
County 0/ Wicomico.. State of Maryland . lit accordance with the tales of Maryland, 1898, Charter 
289, Section 58, and that said nurseries and premises are apparently free, to far as ran be determined by 
inspection, from the San Jose Scale, Peach Yellows, Pear Blight and other dangerously injurious insect pests 
and plant diseases. 
This Certificate is invalid alter .August .1st. .... 191 f, and does not include nursery slock 
not grown within this State, unless such Stock is previously copped by Certijeale and accepted by the Sla, 
Entomologist and Stale Pathologist. 
College Park. Md., August...,25th..191 6 
Copyright , 1916, by The W. F. Allen Co, 
