26 ALLEN'S BOOK OF BERRIES— 1926 



Late Varieties 



Aroma. The leading fancy market berry in man\' sections. Aroma is a vigorous 

 grower and very productive. The berries are medium to large in size, rich in color, 

 and of good quality. They have a perfect strawberry shape, the uniformity in 

 shape and color being one of the reasons why they are so attractive. A handsome, 

 bright green cap increases the beauty and selling price of the berries which are 

 very firm and will carry to market in excellent condition. Blossoms are perfect. 

 In many sections where large quantities of berries are shipped, Aroma is the only 

 variety grown. It is a good one to plant with Sample and other imperfect flowering 

 varieties of its season. Aroma has made many a dollar for those who grow it, and 

 will no doubt make many more. Price list, page 35. 



Big Late. This is one of the very best varieties on the market today. In vigor 

 of plant growth it ranks high, making strong, healthy foliage which is rather light 

 in color, somewhat resembling the Premier. In productiveness it also ranks at the 

 very top with Premier and Paul Jones. In quality, only the very best varieties 

 like Chesapeake, Wm. Belt and McAlpin, are equal to it. The long, heavy roots 

 which the plants have, make Big Late very valuable in a dry season. In a wet year, 

 the foliage resists rusting better than most varieties, equaling Big Joe in this 

 respect, and surpassed only by Premier and Chesapeake. The berries average large 

 in size and have a bright, glossy surface with prominent seeds somewhat resem- 

 bling Chesapeake. Every berry is perfect in shape. This, with a bright, red, glossy 

 surface and the attractive green cap, makes Big Late one of the most handsome 

 berries that we grow. It is a good shipper and either for home market or distant 

 market, it is one of the best varieties to plant. Growers who find Chesapeake 

 hard to bed up, will not go wrong if they use Big Late for their main late berry. 

 The blossoms are imperfect and should be fruited with some good variety like 

 Big Joe, McAlpin, or Aroma. All these arejine varieties and mate up well with 

 the Big Late. Price list, page 35. 



Burgess. This variety was originated by Mr. Scott in Alabama. It is claimed 

 to be a seedling of Aroma and to be much better than that fine old variety in 

 every particular. Mr. Scott published the testimony of many leading citizens and 

 berry growers in his section, stating what a fine variety Burgess was, as growing 

 on Mr. Scott's place. We had few plants to fruit last spring and it looked very 

 promising. We did not have enough to get a very definite idea about it, as we had 

 very few plants, and they were on very high land. The season was dry and that 

 combination is very hard on a late berry. We will say that if Burgess will beat 

 Aroma as much in other respects as it does in vigor of plant growth, it will become 

 a widely planted variety. We have a nice stock of plants and we believe it will 

 pay those who are interested in late shipping berries to give Burgess a trial. Price 

 list, page 35. 



Gibson (Parson's Beauty). A vigorous grower which makes plenty of strong, 

 healthy plants for a good fruiting bed. The plants are verj^ productive and bear 

 through a long season. They grow well on all types of soil. The berries are large, 

 a beautiful dark red in color. The quality is fine, and this with a deep red color 

 makes them very popular for canning. Not a shipping berry, but for home garden 

 or local market, it is very valuable in many sections. It is said in some places that 

 you can grow two acres of Gibson and be independent, but we think that is rather 

 overstating the matter. Price list, page 35. 



Lupton. A large, very handsome berry and an excellent shipper. The berries 

 average about as large as Chesapeake, almost as good a shipper, very attractive in 

 appearance but only fair in quality. As quality is not especially important in a 

 snipping berry, we at first thought Lupton might take the place of Chesapeake on 

 soils that were not well manured and where they had difficulty in getting a good 



