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



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CHESAPEAKE as a Fancy Shipping Berry Probably Has No Equal. Very Fine Quality. 



CHESAPEAKE 



Chesapeake. The standard of excellence, by which most other fancy berries are 

 compared. With fair growing conditions, just about enough plants are produced for a 

 good fruiting bed, so that you are at no expense in thinning the plants. The foliage is 

 very strong and healthy. The plants are very strong and robust and have very long 

 roots, which make it one of the best drought resisters. Berries are uniformly large, 

 with prominent yellow seeds and an attractive bright green cap, altogether making 

 Chesapeake one of the most beautiful and attractive berries in the package that we 

 have ever seen. 



The berries are unexcelled in quality. The plants set a good crop and every blos- 

 som matures a berry, the last ones being just as large as the first. The flesh is very firm 

 in texture and the berries will keep for many days in excellent condition, so that alto- 

 gether it is an ideal berry for home use, for local market, or for distant shipment. One 

 of the most valuable features of the Chesapeake, especially in the North, is that the 

 blossoms don't start out until quite late, which makes it practically frost-proof. Try 

 as we would have rarely been able to grow enough Chesapeake to supply the demand. 

 Despite of the fact that the plants will never be cheap, as compared with other varieties 

 because they do not make plants freely, those who know Chesapeake will have it. 

 Where it grows well, no other variety can replace it. 



We believe a quart or a crate of "Chesapeake will bring more money on almost any 

 market than an equal quantity of any strawberry grown. Not only that but it is the 

 very best fancy snipping berry. It carries practically as well as Klondyke and Mis- 

 sionary. On this market last year Chesapeake (and some Gandy) outsold the other va- 

 rieties of their season by more than $1.00 per crate. Best safeguard against low prices 

 is to grow extra fancy fruit, and if you have rich soil you can do this better with Chesa- 

 peake than with any other variety of its season. Order early to be sure of getting some 

 Chesapeake. Price list page 35. 



You Are Welcome; Come Again. 



Washington, D. C, March 2, 1922. 

 Plants received in good condition. I thank you for your liberality. J. G. Bodoine. 



