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ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY PLANT CATALOGUE. 



NICK OHMER. — The naming of fruit after some great and good man of 

 horticultural fame is not always a guarantee that fruit is as great and good as 

 its namesake, but it was a happy thought that named the "Nick Ohmer" 

 Strawberry. A strong, perfect bloomer, productive of very large, rich dark 

 red, globular berries, high colored all the way through and delicious in flavor. 

 A grand fancy market berry and a superb table berry always, like all berries of 

 its class it thrives best on a deep rich, rather moist soil, and responds readily 

 to high culture. While not one that requires special petting, yet so grand and 

 delicious as to repay many fold any extra attention given it. 



PARIS KING.— This is a very healthy and vigorous variety, entirely free 

 from rust. The fruit is uniformily large, and generally regular in shape, 

 somewhat resembling the Haverland in this respect, but the berry is of a much 

 darker color. 



PARSON'S BEAUTY.— We have in the Parson's Beauty a perfect bloom- 

 ing variety equally as large, and very much of the same shape as Tennessee 

 Prolific. A little darker in color and equally as productive. They have been 

 thoroughly tested the past season Bide by side, and the Parson's gave more fruit 

 than the Tennessee Prolific. In growing berries for a commercial purpose, you 

 should include this variety; in a small way for trial at least. The plant is a 

 large strong grower, resembling the Bubach in some respects, having a large 

 broad leaf with a strong root. One of the best recommendations of this variety, 

 is the fact, that it is being largely grown in the section where it originated. 



SPLENDID.— Thi3 berry is well named. The vines are a rich dark green in 



color, entirely free 



from disease, and 

 make runners 

 very freely. It is 

 very productive, 

 of uniform med- 

 ium size berries, 

 that are firm and 

 show up well in 

 the crate. It is an 

 excellent shipper, 

 and is making new 

 friends every year. 

 It seems strange 

 that a berry as 

 good as this should 

 be so long in com- 

 ing to the front. 

 But notwithstand- 

 ing, it has made 

 rapid strides in the 

 last few years, and 

 may now truly be 

 considered one of 

 the reliable stand- 

 ard sorts. When 

 growing this va- 

 riety for f r ui t, 

 don't allow it to 

 get too thick, as it 



will surely do, if not kept in check by tearing off a portion of the runners. It 

 has a strong staminate blossom, and is one of the best pollenizers to plant with 

 pistillate varieties of the Crescent type. 



SHARPLES3.— Too well known to need description. It is not likely that 

 anyone who receives this catalogue, and knows anything about strawberries, 

 has not seen Sharpless. With many it is a favorite home berry. 



