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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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A "hanging full" bed of these "sparkling jewels" will be a source of pleasure and pride for the whole family—profit too, with a good sized plot. Many and important are the good things which come from a well kept strawberry garden. The familiar patent medicine ad says "Children cry for more." Strawberries aren't exactly medicine, but they are a healthful food and brimful of Vitamin C. All the kids will agree that strawberries are much better to take than anything that ever came out of a vitamin pellet or a medicine bottle. There's health not only in the fruit itself but in the growing of it. Short periods in the fresh air and sunshine with work vigorous enough to be good exercise but light enough to do no harm to the very young or those of advancing years. To "eat 'em as you pick 'em" and have your fill right in the garden is popular. Fresh berries "sugared down" are good too. A fancy way to enjoy them is to take some espe- cially nice berries and dip them one by one as eaten into powdered sugar. Strawberry shortcake can't be forgotten. Neither can berries to can and preserve for winter use. And the surplus berries. Share them with your friends or sell them for profit. There's always a ready sale for good berries at attractive prices. With early to late varieties (as in our Collections on page 3) the season can be stretched over a long season. With everbearers, fresh strawberries can be enjoyed all through late summer and fall. With a frozen food locker or a quick freezing unit of your own, your strawberry garden will enable you to enjoy a real merry-berry-go round the seasons. Order plants for your berry garden now—you can have so much for so little in time, effort and money. Tioga Co., N. Y., June 19, 1945. Last spring a year ago I sent to you for 100 strawberry plants, 50 Dorsett and 50 Fairfax. They are bearing now and I want you to know I think they are the largest and best tasting I ever had, the vines are so large and just loaded with berries. Mrs. George Button Suffolk Co., Mass., March 24, 1945. I can't think of the names of the berries we had four years ago, but they proved a very good group. We sold over 200 quarts and I put up more than 50 quarts. I also made strawberry jam to sell. Mrs. Fritz Schwarz

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