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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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9 The Premier berries in the. picture give an idea of the shape and general appearance of the fruit. They run medium to large in size, medium to high in quality and medium to good in 'firmness. Premier berries grown in New England, New York, Pennsylvania and other northern parts of the Premier territory will be larger, firmer, brighter and more attractive in appearance and much better quality than Premier berries grown farther South. Premier plant growth is moderately vigorous. Plants of good Premier stock (see pic- ture)-will usually make plenty of new runners for a good fruiting row. Premier foliage is extremely healthy. In many fields it is almost impossible to find the slightest trace of leaf spot or any other foliage trouble. In states of the Middle Western, Middle Atlantic and New England groups we truly believe over half of all the records for wonderful yields and high profits have been made with the Premier variety. We know it's sound advice to expert growers or begin- ners to say
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WS^^^t^^ A splendid field of superb Premier plants for ^S^^^^S^fi ^j^S^^^^ your orders this spring. It is a result of good ; *»#*mm*&m* piantSt good land, and early setting. Wayne Co., Pa., Jan. 24, 1945. I am placing my order a little earlier this year with the hope of getting it filled. Last year I ordered the middle of February but you were sold out of Premier plants and refunded my money. No other strawberry amounts to any- thing in this section except Premier. I can truthfully say that all the years I have had plants from you our dealings have been very satisfactory and all our plants have been true to name. Mr. Raymond Avery Marion Co., Ohio, January 25, 1945. In 1943 I bought of your firm some of the improved Premier. From a plot of 360 plants in 1944 was picked over 400 quarts of the finest berries I have raised in ten years of berry culture. For 21 straight days these plants produced. Mr. D. H. McCoy Butler Co.. Pa., February 23, 1945. Am sending for more Premier plants. I ordered 400 two years ago. They were the best I have ever seen. I like Premier very much. Mrs. E. A. Aspelin Iredell Co., N. C, February 19, 1945. I ordered 1.000 plants and picked over 400 quarts of berries. The Premier bears best. I like your plants fine. Mr. V. A. Sherrill Lamoille Co.. Vt., Sept. 6. 1945. A few years ago I set some of your strawberry plants and cannot begin to explain how pleased I am with the results. I never would have believed there was so much difference in plants and bearing as in the ones you sent to me and the ones I set out from my own stock. I set out 1700 plants of yours year before last. We picked 2,000 quarts last year. This year (1945) we picked 2,450 quarts besides the late frost got some of the blossoms. Almost twice as many as I got from my home stock. Well, I want some more next spring, about 1,500 of the Howard 17. Please let me know what your 1946 prices will be and don't forget to send me a catalog also. Many thanks in advance. The trick of it is the plants we get from down there have such an awfully good root system while ours up here don't have so many; likely the cause is on account of the short season. Mr. D. H. Maxfield HOWARD 17—Premier is also sold as Howard 17, which was the original name. The varieties are identical in every respect. It's a "pippin" no matter which name you use. Price list page 31.

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