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ALLEN S BOOK OF BERRIES—1922 
Why? 
Why do we send you this catalog ? Because we believe in the 
Strawberry business, we believe there are greater profits than in 
any other line of farming, and we strongly believe that Allen’s 
plants will help you greatly in realizing these profits. 
On pages 4, 5 and 6, we tell why we think there will continue 
to be profits in strawberry growing. 
On pages 7, 8 and 9, we give some pointers about growing nice 
berries. 
And on pages 10 and 11 we tell why we believe our plants are 
the ones you should buy. 
We do not claim to be the only ones who can grow good plants, 
but we do claim that our plants are unsurpassed in quality — 
strength, vitality, and root system. 
And what is just as important we know by over 35 years ex¬ 
perience just how to dig, handle and pack them to reach you in 
ideal planting condition. Not only do we know how, but we have 
the personnel to do these things as they should be done. 
Mr. Edwin W. Kemper, of Cincinnati says, “Your remittance of 
eight cents in postage stamps, being the unused amount that I sent 
you with my order recently, was received yesterday. In receipt 
of your letter of Feb. 17th last in which you state that your plants 
would be labeled, handled, and packed by one of your company 
which was composed of W. F. Allen and his three sons. On reading 
this, my wife immediately stated that she would like to do busi¬ 
ness with you, for if a man could keep his sons in business with 
him, they were certainly all right and would treat their customers 
properly. That hardly a better recommendation could be had, 
than that of a man in business with his sons.” 
Isn’t that true ? Doesn’t the fact that all our plants are 
packed by Mr. W. F. Allen’s sons, who are members of the firm 
and directly interested in satisfying our customers and building 
a bigger business, doesn’t that make a pretty good insurance 
that you will get good, fresh plants, true-to-name and properly 
packed. 
During shipping season the father and three sons are on the 
job from early to late and we are determined to send such plants 
and give such service as to hold our old customers as friends and 
to steadily gain new ones. 
Testimonials 
As proof that we are doing what we have just claimed, read the 
testimonials thru this catalog. They were not asked for, but all 
inspired by the kind of goods and treatment they got. We have 
many others which we have not room to print. 
Won’t YOU try our plants this year? If you have been buying 
elsewhere, give us at least a part of your order. We like to have 
our plants compared with others. 
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Fine Condition 
Knox County, Maine, May 10, 1921 
I received plants in fine condition. Thank you for promptness. 
William R. Tiffany 
Doing Fine in New Hampshire 
Hillsborough County, N. H., Aug. 26, 1921 
I thought I would write and let you know that the straw¬ 
berry plants I got from you are doing fine and I have picked 
quite a few berries off of them and am real pleased with them. 
Mrs. F. Herbert Brown 
Straight for Seventeen Years 
Lancaster Co.. Pa., May 2, 1921 
Strawberry plants arrived in fine condition. I want to say 
that in the 17 or 18 years I have bought from you, I have never 
received a misnamed bunch of berries. I have recommended your 
company to quite a number of friends and neighbors and so far 
as I know every one who has bought from you is pleased by your 
honest and fair business methods. 
Wishing you strength to survive the farmers slump and al¬ 
ways come up smiling. 
George Weaver 
