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THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 



Early Ozark. Almost everybody wants plants after seeing the fruit of this sort 



Our Varieties 



We are listing this year 86 varieties of Strawberries, most of which are standard varieties of proven 

 value. Each year we discard those varieties that seem least desirable and for which there is the least demand. 

 While some of these discarded varieties might be of value in some sections, we are sure that there are varieties 

 in our list that will do better in those sections than the ones we discard. Likewise, every year we are adding 

 new varieties which seem to be worthy of trial, and by this process of selecting and discarding for over 

 thirty years, we think that we have worked up a list of exceptional merit. 



Our descriptions are made up from actual observation of the variety in our fields, combined with the 

 reports of our customers, and are intended as a guide to the public in selecting varieties. While they are 

 as accurate as we know how to make them, it must be remembered that each variety has its own individ- 

 uality and characteristics and that, while some varieties will adapt themselves to nearly all soils and climatic 

 differences, others will do well only under particular soil and climatic conditions. 



It is for the purpose of having a variety particularly suited to any given condition of soil and climate 

 that we have such a large list. If; after reading the descriptions, you are uncertain as to what varieties 

 you should plant, write us, giving your soil, climatic, and marketing conditions, and we will use our knowl- 

 edge and experience as well as that of our customers in advising you what varieties to plant. This is a part 

 of the service we render to Strawberry-growers. 



Extra-Early Varieties 



Charles I A new extra-early berry from Mich- 

 * igan. We have not fruited it and 

 are quoting from the introducer's description. 

 "Charles I ripens a week before Mitchell's Early and 

 is very productive, yielding more quarts of large, 

 fine-looking berries than any other early variety. It 

 is a strong fertilizer and a good grower. Berries are 

 large, regular in form, and of good color and quality." 

 This is claimed by the introducer to be the earliest 

 Strawberry grown. Our young plants this year have 

 made a good growth and we recommend it to our 

 customers for trial. Price, 40 cts. for 25, 60 cts. for 

 50, 80 cts. for 75, $1 per 100. 



EARLY OZARK. We c ? nsIde r this one , of 



the best large, early, 



market berries we have. It is a seedling of Excelsior 

 crossed with Aroma and it has made a great record 

 wherever it has been grown. Growers in many 

 sections are very enthusiastic about it. The plant 

 is one of the healthiest we have ever seen. The 

 growth is luxuriant and thrifty, the foliage stands 

 up erect, and the leaves are thick and leathery with 

 a healthy, vigorous appearance. The berries are of 

 large size, good quality, a beautiful dark red in 

 color. Ozark is a perfect variety, strong in pollen, 

 and, in addition to being very productive, it is a 

 strong pollenizer of imperfect varieties. You will 

 like Early Ozark. Price, $4 per 1 ,000. 



Excelsior. 



For a long time Excelsior has been 

 widely grown as a very early 



market berry and it is still popular in some places. 

 It is the standard for earliness, by which most other 

 varieties are compared. The fruit is of medium size, 

 dark in color, firm in texture. The flavor is quite 

 tart, but with its high color the berry is especially 

 valuable for canning and for syrup. The blossoms 

 are perfect. Price, $3.50 per 1,000. 



Such a vigorous grower 

 that the plants must be 

 kept thinned for best results. When it is fully ripe 

 there is probably no early variety equal to it in 

 quality. It is a very good early variety for the home 

 garden and in some sections it is still used as a 

 shipping berry. Blossoms are perfect. Price, $3.50 

 per 1,000. 



We fruited Premier last year for 

 the first time and we want to say 



Mitchell's Early. 



PREMIER. 



that it is one of the very best very early varieties 

 that we have ever seen. It is very productive and 

 the fruit is good enough for home use and firm 

 enough to ship. The introducer says of it: "Premier 

 is distinctly in a class by itself. In productiveness 

 it is a wonder. The berries are mammoth in size, 

 beautifully formed, bright, rich, red through and 

 through, delicious in flavor; and it is a splendid 

 shipper. In one word, every berry is a show-berry 



