10 ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY PLANT CATALOGUE. 



SPECIAL EXPRESS RATES. 



No one person has special express rates more than anyone else in the same 

 line. For instance, all plants and trees, and nursery stock of whatever nature, 

 packed in boxes or crated have a rating of 20% less than merchandise rate. To 

 illustrate, a box of dry goods, hardwar , or any other merchandise of a certain 

 weight which would cost to any given point $1 00, if it were nursery stock, 

 plants, etc., would be carried for 80 cts. This applies to every grower, no matter 

 -whether they khip hundreds of tons, or only a single package. Those who claim 

 to have a special rate lower than others, simply misrepresent the facts. To 

 ascertain whether or not you are being over charged when paying expressage on 

 .plants, ask your agent to look up the merchandi e rate from Salisbury, Md., to 

 your express office. You weigh your shipments, calculate the amount and de- 

 duct 20%. This will give you the amount you ought to pay, and if you have 

 paid more than this, you have paid too much and more than they have any 

 Tight to charge y du. We frequently have inquiries concerning these matters, 

 and I name the above method of finding out what the charges should be, to save 

 correspondence, as you can find out at >our express office as well as I can here, 

 and a great deal quicker, because you have the one shipment to make inquiry 

 after, while I would have hundreds of them. 



Descriptions Jlnd Illustrations Of 



Varieties. 



AROflA. — Plant shows no weakness of any kind, fruit very large, roundish, 

 •conical, rarely misshapen, glossy red, of excellent quality, and quite produc 

 tive. A very late variety, much resembling Gandy, and iy many believed to 

 be more productive; and it is suited to a greater variety of soils. For instance, 

 we have it growing on a sandy loam where it seems to be doing very satisfactory, 

 having made a wide bed of strong, healthy, vigorous plants. To those wishing 

 a fine and large late berry, and do not find the Gandy satisfactory, I advise 

 them to try the Aroma. This berry is getting to be quite a favorite in the 

 West, as I had a number of inquiries for large lots last season which I was 

 not able to supply. We have a good stock now however, and think we 

 -will be able to fill all orders the coming seaeon. 



AUTO. — This new berrv originated in Delaware: and by those who have 

 grown it, is claimed to be of large size and fine quality. It is also said to be 

 very productive. Big yields are said to have been picked last season. It is said 

 to bear fine crops in very dry weather, when other sorts are apt to be short. 

 The plant is said to be of unusual vigor, and carries fruit well up from the 

 ground. Special claims are made for its unusual high quality, and it is 

 remarkable as a productive, perfect flowering variety. It makes very strong 

 healthy plants here, but I have not fruited it yet. 



BISMARCK. — Bismarck is a safe pollenizing strawberry, possessing all the 

 desirable qualities of Bubach, and superior to it in quality. To those familiar 

 with the Bubach nothing further need be said, since Bubach has been a 

 favorite berry with a large number of growers for several years. Bismarck 

 makes a much finer growth than Bubach, and from the fact that it beds up 

 better, it will generally produce a larger yield per acre, as there are lets broken 

 spaces in a Bismarck row, than you will find in a Bubach row by the side of it. 

 I find that it is a very popular variety with the growers, especially in the West 

 and middle West; and when I think of the wonderful crop of berries that it 

 will produce, its vigorous, healthy foliage, I am not surprised at it. Its color 

 is what I would call a dull scarlet, and ripens all over at once, having no green 

 tips. The seeds are prominent, and the berries are quite firm, and an excellent 

 shipper. 



