THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MP. 17 



What Varieties to Plant 



You will find the descriptions in this Berry Book accurate and dependable. 

 We give the truth about all varieties as we have found them over a period of years 

 and under different conditions. 



There are too many varieties now. We believe on our local auction market 

 the growers would realize money if only three or four, instead of nine or ten, 

 varieties were grown. 



New varieties are valuable only under certain conditions. The desire to have 

 "something new" has led to the introduction of many varieties of little value. We 

 believe no new variety should be introduced unless the introducer is convinced 

 that it is better than any variety now on the market at least in some one important 

 respect, as bigger, earlier, later, better quality, better shipper, etc. 



For the man who wants great quantities of large, fancy 

 berries of fine appearance and quality for home market or 

 nearby shipment, we unhesitatingly recommend Premier 

 for early, Big Joe for midseason, and Chesapeake, Wm. Belt 

 or Big Late for late. Read what we say of these varieties and 

 get your order in early. You can not do as well with any 

 others. 



Following close behind these five leaders and perhaps excelling some of them 

 under certain conditions, are McAlpin, Senator Dunlap, Haverland, Glen Mary, 

 Sample, Paul Jones, Gibson, Eaton and Gandy. 



Of course, Klondyke and Missionary for early, and Aroma for late, are the 

 great Southern shipping berries, destined to hold their own for many a day where 

 berries must be shipped long distances. Aroma is a fine late variety, North or 

 South. 



LEFT BEHIND 



Below we are giving a list of some of the varieties which we have grown and 

 discarded during the last five years, because we have found others so much better. 



Everbearing Midseason Commonwealth 



Superb Abington Fendall 



Americus Ekey First Quality 



Peerless Gold Mine Hustler 



Perfection Magic Gem Late Jersey Giant 



Gardeners 999 Rewastico Big Wonder 



Early Tennessee Prolific Bun Special 



Early Ozark Warfield Echo 



Mitchell's Early Delicious Marvel 



Judith Shropshire The Best 



Early Jersey Giant Late Kellogg's Prize 



Twilley Amanda Stevens' Late Champion 



Brandywine Fremont Williams 



You can use Champion for Everbearing, Premier for early, Big Joe for mid- 

 season, and Chesapeake, Big Late or Wm. Belt for late, and be much more sure 

 of large crop of fancy berries than with any of the above list. 



