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THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD 
One of the fields from which plants will be dug to supply our customers this year 
Some Unsolicited Testimonials 
NO CLIMATE TOO COLD OR TOO FAR NORTH FOR OUR 
HARDY PLANTS 
I have practically a perfect stand of plants and, as a conse¬ 
quence of your generous count, I have quite a lot more plants 
than I paid for. I have been buying plants from you for about 
ten years and you may be interested to know how the different 
varieties succeed with me. I try one or more new varieties 
• each year and so I find I have experimented with twenty-six 
of the varieties you list this year, besides quite a number that 
you no longer carry. If I were to set only one kind, it would be 
Dunlap without a question, and for a second I would choose 
Sample. Probablv my third would be Parsons’ Beauty.— Edw. 
M. Smith, Rockingham County, N. H., July 26, 1916. 
YOU TAKE NO RISK IN BUYING FROM US 
The plants that I received from you last year did fine. We 
let some of them fruit, and the berries were very nice and 
satisfactory. The plants thickened up and made nice solid 
rows, of the most thrifty, large, beautiful plants. We are 
expecting a nice crop from them the coming season. I will 
say right here for your encouragement that I have always 
gotten better, more thrifty plants, and plants that grew and 
did better from you than any that I have ever had shipped from 
anywhere else. They have always given entire satisfaction.— 
P. F. Mercer, Wood County, Ohio, February 7, 1916. 
OURS THE LARGEST AND STRONGEST PLANTS SHE 
EVER HAD 
All the plants we have ever had from you are a joy. The 
largest and strongest plants we ever had come by mail were 
your plants. They always begin to grow and put out leaves 
sooner after planting than from any other company we have 
yet received from.— Mrs. E. M. Eastman, Shasta County, 
Cal., March 29, 1916. 
ALLEN’S PLANTS ARE “THE PLANTS” 
The plants I bought last spring are doing very well. I expect 
a big crop. I want to say this: I have been buying plants from 
W. F. Allen fifteen or eighteen years and the plants were 
always good, and I have always recommended Allen’s plants. 
Allen’s plants are The Plants .— Edw. A. Howry, Lancaster 
County, Pa., January 26, 1916. 
HAD BERRIES UNTIL FROST 
The Strawberry plants purchased of you last spring surely 
came through in fine shape. The Progressive is surely “the 
berry.” We kept all runners and blossoms picked off until about 
the last of July, then got tired as they came back so fast; they 
kept coming. In a few days there were ripe berries, green berries, 
and blossoms on the same vines. We had berries to use until 
frost came, from the fifty plants; not only berries, but berries 
of the best quality. — Robt. L. Thompson, Miner County, S. 
D., January 20, 1916. 
A RECORD WE ARE PROUD OF 
During the past ten years, I received thousands of Strawberry 
plants from you and they always proved true to name and df 
the finest quality. Packing and shipping was always done in a 
neat and first-class manner and I never had any trouble on 
account of plants not growing, when properly planted.—M. S. 
Leiby, Berks County, Pa., March 16, 1916. 
THIS CUSTOMER HAS ONE OF THE FINEST PATCHES 
IN CENTRAL OHIO 
Strawberry plants arrived in fine condition and every plant 
grew. I cultivated them well and have one of the finest patches 
to be found in central Ohio.—G eo. E. Bowman, Licking County, 
Ohio, January 31, 1916. 
LOST ONLY TWENTY-FIVE PLANTS IN FOUR YEARS 
First of all, I will say that plants you send me now, the last 
four years were the best that I think, I dare say, that could be 
had. I plant about 1,500 or 2,000 every spring the last four 
years and I am sure that not more than twenty-five died in the 
four years. As a rule, I get from 35 to 45 bushels in a season, 
from about one-third of an acre.— Samuel T. Fry, Lancaster 
County, Pa., March 20, 1916. 
IF IN DOUBT WHERE TO ORDER, READ THIS 
I have about twenty catalogs of bejries. If I read descrip- 
! tions of berries in any of them, I always turn back to Allen’s, 
where I think I can depend on it. I am perfectly satisfied with 
your way of packing. Out of the last 1,000 plants received 
from you, I do not believe that three died. — C has. D. Wert, 
Lehigh County, Pa., February 5, 1916. 
STRAWBERRY-GROWING IS INTERESTING, PLEASANT 
AND PROFITABLE 
We are just through marketing our Strawberries. Picked 
and sold 5,120 quarts of the nicest, largest berries I ever saw. 
Had no trouble to sell them right at home and could have sold 
twice as many of the same kind of berries. Two families have 
had all they could use besides the 5,120 quarts.—W. S. Secrist, 
Mineral County, W. Va., July 6, 1916. 
ATTENTION TO THE INTERESTS OF OUR CUSTOMERS 
IS OUR WATCHWORD 
Strawberry plants just at hand in fine condition. They are 
the strongest and best lot of plants that I have ever seen. I 
have shown them to several neighbors and our future orders 
will be sent to you. I also want to thank you for your prompt 
shipment. It is a common experience for growers to delay 
shipments until too late for satisfactory planting. I am pleased 
with your attention to this small order. — S. S. W. Brubaker, 
Cabell County, W. V<&., April 2, 1916. 
