THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MP. 2J 



Some of our everbearing plants, set this March or April, will bear a crop of delicious 

 berries the first year, commencing only a few weeks after the plants are set. If the 

 ground is rich and moist, these can be allowed to commence fruiting earlier than August 

 1st, so that you can have strawberries all thru the summer, as well as in the fall. Given 

 good land, good treatment and good growing conditions, every plant of the Progressive 

 will produce an abundance of berries during the fall. No investment you can make will 

 give the whole family more satisfaction and pleasure than a plot of these berries. We 

 do not recommend everbearing strawberries as a commercial proposition, but for the 

 home garden they are too good to be missed. 



Neverfail. A new variety that has been on the market only a few years. The 

 introducer says, "It resembles Superb in both plant and fruit, but is much more pro- 

 ductive than Superb altho not quite so pretty in appearance. It bears especially well 

 on 3'oung plants which Superb does not. It has done well both in dry and wet seasons." 

 We have grown it several years and find it to be a good variety with berries somewhat 

 larger than Progressive, altho not as productive and not quite as good in quality. Price 

 list page 35. 



PROGRESSIVE 



The very best of all the Everbearing varieties yet introduced. It is the only one 

 we have yet found which does well in the South. In the North there are several varieties 

 which different growers in different localities claim to be better, but all of them say that 

 Progressive is very, very good, and in general unless you are acquainted with some 

 other variety, we say depend on Progressive for your main crop of everbearers. In 

 the meantime, try out a few plants of the other varieties. With us and with many others, 

 Progressive leads them all because of its remarkable yielding qualities. The berries 

 are medium in size, not quite so large as some of the others but are produced in great 

 abundance, and the berries are simply delicious in quality. If kept closely picked the 

 berries are firm enough to stand shipment. The most striking feature of the Progressive 

 is that you will get fruit a few weeks after the plants are set, and that they continue < 

 to bear until freezing weather. If you like strawberries, you will get more pleasure in 

 a plot of Progressive everbearing than any way you could spend an equal amount Try 

 some and see. Compared to other Everbearing varieties. Progressive grows better, 

 yields more, and is of better quality than any variety we have ever tried. It is not quite 

 so large as some. Commecially we do not recommend Everbearing varieties, but many 

 of our customers claim big profits from them. The requirements are good soil, good 

 care, and good market. 



The Everbearing plants do best the first year, so a few for home use should be 

 planted in the garden each spring. Don't miss them. Price list page 35. 



Champion. A new variety introduced recently that we have grown only one year. 

 The introducer says of it, "It has proven very successful as a commercial crop. No va- 

 riety of everbearers will stand extreme drought as the Champion. It is highly productive. 

 We have found as many as 256 berries on one plant, and they continue bearing from 

 July until the vegetation is frozen. It is a good plant maker, self-pollenizing, a ever- 

 profitable bearer of fine quality fruit that is superior to all other everbearing varieties." 

 Our own experience this year the first we have grown it would uphold the introducer's 

 description to a very great extent. With us it is almost identical with the Progressive. 



There may be differences, but if so, they are so slight that it would take unusual 

 care to detect them. It is a prolific bearer of fine quality berrries. Price list page 35. 

 Price S5.00 per 100 plants. 



Perfection. Another new variety of great promise. The introducer says, "Per- 

 fection is strong, hardy, vigorous in plant growth, roots deeply and resists drought to 

 a limited degree. It is unusually productive of wonderfully large, well formed berries 

 of rich red color, delicious flavor and high quality." We have found it fairly vigorous 

 in plant growth. Next to Progressive the most productive and the berries are large, 

 attractive and of good quality. It is the most productive large everbearer we have 

 found. Progressive bears more berries somewhat smaller and somewhat better in quality. 

 Price $5.00 per 100 plants. 



Gardeners 999. The introducer says, "This is a new Everbearing strawberry 

 that is the result of many years of work in breeding. It is a strong, vigorous grower with 

 very healthy foliage. The root system grows deep into the ground so that it gets into 

 moist, damp soil even during a very dry season, but the size, color and flavor of the berry 

 that is the most wonderful. Great big delicious berries with a flavor and fragrance 

 like a sweet wild strawberry." We have found it to be a good grower, strong, healthy, 

 foliage. The berries are quite large and of excellent quality. With us it was hardly 

 as good as Perfection, but deserves wider trial as we set only a few plants and have 

 tried it only one year. Price $2.50 per 100 plants. 



