ONLY exe GIVES YOU LAKE ERIE-GROWN Céccracczed NURSERY STOCK 
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(No Other Nursery in the United States Sells Climatized Stock) 
Allen’s original Climatized nursery stock is Nature’s 
special gift to anyone who loves living, growing plants 
and trees. Whether you are a commercial grower, or a 
person who just likes to plant a few shrubs, or a tree— 
Allen’s Climatized nursery stock is IDEAL for you. You 
see, Climatized trees and plants are grown in the rich 
‘glacial soil of Lake Erie’s shores—an area long famous 
as a producer of strong, heavy-rooted, rapid-growing 
plants. Early Lake Erie frosts and severe winters harden 
the young growth to resist winter kill—Climatized stock 
‘thrives readily under the most adverse conditions. This 
means that you get plants and trees of strength and 
superiority that grow and produce better than ordinary 
stock. Truly, you get more for your money when you buy 
Allen’s Climatized nursery stock. You get growing suc- 
cess—you eliminate fear of losing a prized plant or tree 
—you save money on replacements. 
Our Stock Gets the Most Expert, Technical Care 
. .. To. Assure Your Complete Satisfaction 
(1) Planting the Seedling 
We spent thousands of dollars to develop a planting machine, hand- 
built to our specifications, to give our seedlings the perfect start in 
growth. We know that if you want a superior plant or tree, you’ve 
got to give it the perfect start. It opens the ground, plants the seed- 
lings, and closes the ground—all with perfect precision. Our planting 
machine opens the ground wider, so that the roots are not cut off in 
planting the seedlings. Naturally, full, strong roots give you a stronger, 
faster growing plant. And our machine plants so effectively—our 
planting cost is only 4% of the cost of ordinary growers. You profit— 
because this saving is passed on to you. 
(2) Spraying 
Our high-pressure ‘Jet’? spraying machine and our own specially 
mixed insecticides, guarantee complete control af insects during 
growth. With our high pressure “Jet”? sprayer, we completely cover 
every square inch of the plants, completely saturating the entire grow- 
ing area. So you see, our plants get complete protection from sap- 
sucking aphids; which stunt the growth of the plant for years. So 
you can be sure you're getting healthy, pest-free plants from Allen. 
(3) Budding Process 
Every year we visit commercial orchards to find the best producing 
trees. When we find the few that meet our exacting ‘requirements— 
we buy our bud wood from them. 
Then we’re ready for our budding process. This: process is so intri- 
cate that only the members of the Allen family are entrusted with the 
job. It must be done by hand, skillfully and expertly, because it can 
only be done one correct way. The perfect union between the hardy 
seedling and the quality bud must be made at just the right point. 
(4) Shaping 
Expert shaping, all done by hand, by the Allen family will train your 
tree to grow like a tree, not a bush or a shrub. Proper tree growth is 
important. You will receive tree with branches all around it, not all 
on one.side. And you will have a tree that will live longer, withstand 
storms, and will produce bigger, more delicious fruit. Furthermore, 
Allen’s years of experience insure that the shaping work will give you 
a beautiful tree with absolutely no scars or stumps that can rot the 
heartwood and kill the tree. 
(5) Fertilizing 
Our stock is fertilized periodically with our specially prepared fer- 
tilizer mixture-——especially at important stages of growth—-to give you 
healthier, more vigorous plants and trees with strong, spreading roots 
that will quickly establish themselves after you plant them. 
(6) Digging for shipment 
All plants and trees are dug for shipment when they are dormant, 
so as not to endanger their growth after planting. And again, Allen 
has developed an expensive system of specially built tractors hooked in 
tandem scoops deep down under the roots every time. All the vital 
feeder roots are lifted right out of the ground intact, not cut or broken. 
Our machine leaves 50% more roots than by hand spading or outmoded 
digging methods. So you will receive your plants or trees with strong, 
thick roots—ready to be planted—ready to grow into big, husky, and 
productive trees or shrubs. 
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(7) Preparation of orders for shipment 
All order preparation is personally supervised by members of, the 
Allen family. We know that an order must be prepared just right, ; 
that the customer receives his stock in a sound, healthy condition. A 
there is only one right way to do this—the Allen way. First, the roots 
of all dormant stock are dipped in new RA-PID-GRO (page 22). — 
This special treatment supplies the necessary plant food for the first 
year. Second, the roots are packed in sphagnum moss, and genuin 
cedar sawdust that will not heat up. This packing will keep the roots 
moist, cool, and alive during the whole trip, and up to the time you are 
ready to plant. Third, the roots and packing are wrapped in heavy 
paper to protect your plants in shipment. Fourth, they are shipped 
immediately by the fastest method—EXPRESS where possible. The a 
Allen trucks run 8 times daily to the Geneva express office. Yo ‘ 
orders are always filled at the correct planting time for your localit 
NOTE: You needn’t fear about bringing in the Japanese Beetle menace — 
to endanger your present shrubbery or grass. We never have been and 
are not now in a Japanese Beetle Quarantine area. Don’t take chance 
with inferior stock. Buy Allen’s stock and be sure. 
YOUR GUARANTEE OF PROTECTION oy 
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(1) We guarantee all goods will reach you in good condition. If — 
your stock igs not in good condition when it arrives, we will re-  , 
place it free of charge immediately. elise: 7) | 
(2) We guarantee your stock will be true-to-name. We subscribe 4 
to the Massachusetts Trueness-to-Name-Service which regularly { 
inspects our fields to assure that you get what you order. For — 
example, if you want a fancy eating pear, you will get that, and _ 
not a cooking pear. Beware of nurseries who will not guarantee © 
true-to-nameness. : 
If you can prove that our stock is not true-to-name, we will re- i be 
place it free of charge or refund the full purchase price. 
(3) We guarantee to satisfy your complaints, if any. Naturally, ) | 
since we are dealing with living things, many conditions influence — 
the way the stock will grow, for example, soil, weather, depth of — 
planting, length of time between receipt of stock and planting, ete. _ 
Therefore, we feel you are best protected by the 
following guarantee: 
If you have a complaint, notify us. We guaran- 
tee to take care of it to your satisfaction. 
In no case will we be responsible for more than 
the full purchase price of the stock ordered. 
Inspection. All our trees and plants are carefully inspected by the state. 
and an inspection certificate accompanies each and every shipment. 
Shipment. We ship via express, mail, freight. Stock marked mail is ee 
postpaid, otherwise is packed free and purchaser pays transportation 
charges. We start shipping in spring any time after February 1, and 
continue until June 1. Please state when you wish shipment made, 
Fall shipment October 1. : 3 Eamets 
Payment. Our terms are cash with order. Money should be ae 5 
check, postal money order, draft, express money order or registered mail. ee 
Special Notice When Ordering. Please state how you wish shipment _ 
made. Write name, initial, post office, state, railroad station, R.F.D. 
number and R.F.D. box number very plainly so that no mistakes will 
happen in delivery; also use our order blank. 3 regina 
Our Reference. Geneva Savings Bank, Geneva, Ohio: 'Poslimaster at nor 
Geneva, or any paper in which our advertisements appear. ae 
Purchaser Pays Transportation Unless Marked Mail Postpaid. — 
stock packed free on board cars. ‘ 4 
Cash On Delivery applies to Trees’ and Plants Only. To those who, wish 
to book orders in advance without sending money with order, we will 
ship C.O.D. by express or mail. Way ty = 
ORDER EARLY ae 
All seed orders will be shipped as soon as possible, after they ar 
received. Please state plainly, on order for trees or shrubs, the a 
proximate date you wish to have shipment made. “ 
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The complete little pocket booklet on “How to Plant’ willbe 
with each purchase of nursery trees or plants. It’s a very helpf 
descriptive planting aid! 0. a 
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