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THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 
One of our fields of Strawberries in bloom (40 acres) 
Why Grow Strawberries? 
Everyone who owns land, whether it be a plantation with hundreds of acres, or a small city lot, should 
grow some Strawberries. The Strawberry can be grown successfully everywhere and it deserves to be. 
Strawberries for the Home 
It is the first fruit to ripen in the spring and its 
coming is heralded with delight by all the family. 
It is beautiful in form and color, delicious in flavor 
and fragrance, healthful and nourishing to the body. 
It is easy to grow Strawberries and there is much 
pleasure in the growing, as well as in the eating. 
You have noticed the pride with which the grower 
of a bed of Strawberries invites his (or her) friends 
out to see the berries. Many joyful hours are spent 
among them. When in bloom, or fruit, they are as 
beautiful as a flower garden. If ripe, we enjoy pick¬ 
ing them directly from the vines, or anticipating a 
feast at the table. 
Berries All Summer and Fall 
Growing Strawberries affords employment— 
pleasant, easy and profitable—for poor men with 
little land; for old men with little physical strength; 
for women, boys, and girls, who love to till the soil 
and delve in mother earth. The value of a family 
Strawberry garden can hardly be expressed. By 
having three or four varieties, it will furnish the 
home table throughout a long season with plenty of 
fresh berries, with all their beauty, healthfulness, 
and delicious flavor. By having everbearing berries, 
this season can be extended clear into the summer 
and fall, until freezing weather. 
Berries for Preserving 
Your own Strawberry garden will furnish plenty 
of berries for preserving. Of all the sweet foods we 
eat in winter, there is none superior to preserved 
Strawberries, and the fact that they were grown 
right in your own garden will give them added 
value. 
Your Grocery Bill 
Your own Strawberry garden will help out on the 
grocery bill. Not only do you save the cost of the 
berries you usually buy, but you have more delicious 
fruit than you ever buy and you will save the cost of 
some other things that you won’t want, now that 
you have Strawberries. 
Earn a Little Pin-Money 
After you have had plenty for the table and for 
preserving, the surplus can be sold to neighbors, or 
in the nearest town. Often, if they knew you had 
such nice berries, they would come right to your 
house after them and pay a good price, too. Take 
advantage of this opportunity to earn some pin- 
money. We can select varieties for you (or you can 
select them from our descriptions) that will do best 
in your section, and will give you plenty of big, 
luscious berries early and late. You can’t afford to 
be without a home Strawberry garden. You can 
grow them easily. We will furnish you the best of 
plants at a moderate price, and the cultural direc¬ 
tions which tell you how are free. Moreover, we 
shall be glad to write you personally on any point 
about which you are not sure. 
Little Money Needed to StarJ 
Little money is needed in making a home Straw¬ 
berry garden. The only cash outlay is for plants. 
Be sure to get good ones. We can furnish you 
enough plants to start a home garden, for one to 
five dollars, according to size of garden. Read about 
our Collection C, page 6. 
Get busy ; make your plans now for your Straw¬ 
berry patch. If you are undecided about the proper 
varieties, we will be glad to advise you. 
If you wish plants by parcel post, include enough money to pay postage. See table on third cover 
