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Title: Allen's 1946 book of berries
Identifier: allens1946bookof19alle (find matches)
Year: 1946 (1940s)
Authors: Allen Co. (Salisbury, Md. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs
Publisher: Salisbury, Md. : Allen Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Hartford Co., Conn., March 25, 1945. In the fall of 1943 we placed a small order with you for Mastodon strawberry plants. We have had marvelous luck— especially for rank amateurs. Our plants have fur- nished us with a strawberry shortcake once a week starting about the middle of May right through until snow falls. The darn plants don't seem to know when to quit bearing. This spring we uncovered the plants (we cover them through the winter with a 2—2" layer of leaves) to find numerous buds on the plants, so it looks like another good berry year for us. We think that our Allen plants are the tops— our neighbors think so too. Mr. M. Charles Schroter Franklin Co., Ohio, February 6. 1945. Had won- derful success with plants I bought from you two years ago. Had all the berries we could use and can, and still sold S50.00 worth from the small-patch I had. Mr. J, O. McAdams Loudon Co., Va., March 25, 1945. Thanks for the postage refund. I just want to say that about ten years ago I bought plants from you and I could go into my patch and pick a gallon of berries in two or three minutes of big luscious berries that were solid all through. You may expect a repeat order for next year as I expect to get all my "straws" from Allen's. Mr. R. H. Osborn Greene Co., New York, February 21, 1945. I am enclosing order for plants to be shipped April 15th. From 600 plants from you in spring 1943 I picked 706 quarts on ground not used for about thirty years. Catskill and Redstar were far the best. Premier rotted before they were fully ripe. Mr. George A. Appleton Floyd Co., Ind., Feb. 12, 1945. Thank you for your 1945 Book of Berries. Strawberries thrive in this vicinity and many are grown for shipment to north- ern markets. The standard varieties grown are Blakemore, Premier and Aroma, principally the latter two. I do not consider them best for home use. They are too sour and require too much sugar. Consequently, I have chosen Fairfax. It does well here. In my esti- mation it has no equal. If the other varieties selected will grow as well in this location as the Fairfax, I should have an all season dandy patch for home consumption. Mr. Arthur D. Avery Bergen Co., N. I., February 12, 1945. The plants which you sent me two years ago have given splen- did results. We had a fine crop of large berries this past spring, and are very well pleased. We had Fairfax and Gem. Mr. Charles M. Aldrich Harford Co., Md., Feb. 29, 1945. Plants I purchased from you two years ago this spring were most satis- factory. They were Dorsett, Fairfax, Catskill and Gem. The berries were just about the largest and most beautiful I ever saw. Mrs. H. L. Armstrong Dauphin Co., Pa., June 28, 1945. This spring I bought a small order of plants from you and they were beauties, and how they did grow! They are at this time the finest and most lovely plants in our garden. Now to the point. Am I too early to place an order for some more of your really very fine strawberry plants? Are we pleased with them? I should say so! Mr. John M. Bower Those All-Star Collections on page 3 are just the thing for boys and girls—grown- ups too.

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