\V. F. Aliens Plant and Seed Catalogue. Salisbury. Md. 



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last soa.'Jcn. iuul while the srason 

 was a very unfavorable one. we wpi-o very well pleased 

 with this berry. The variety hails from New .Jersey. 

 where there was so mvich irood said of it that I bousht 

 quite a few plants and nut it in stock last season. It 

 is one of Ihe healthiest* and strongest srowers that I 

 have on the place. The berries are uniformly large, 

 beautiful in shape, as you can see by illustration ; 

 splendid color and delicious flavor. It is medium tirm 

 and makes a big yield : blossonis are staminate or per- 

 fect, and the berries have a very rich green cap. which 

 adds very much to the appearance and maiket value. 

 Mr. John S. Collins, the well-known nurs'^ryman of 

 Moorestown. N. .1.. visited th" Heritage strawberry 

 when in fivit and saw s'-eral acres in bearing. He 

 says he was much pleas'^d. as the berries were very 

 large, firm and of good qea'iiy. and considers the va- 

 riety worthy ef extensive cilti-ation. Many others 

 speak in sinilar terms, and it is highly recornmendpd 

 by the I'hiladelphia commission jnen. the only city in 

 which it lias be<'n marketed so far. Personally I con- 

 sider the ' arirty very promising. 



WM. BELT. — This -ariety is somewhat si-b.^-ct to 

 rust, and for that reason for a 'i ue 

 was not popular, but its s p-M'or qualities ar;-' 'arge 

 size have made many fri' nds. es;>pciaily amc"™ ;• a- 

 teur growers who have an a',)prpciative fancy •n''v';et. 

 and for the home tablr' I know of nothing tha' \i'!' ap- 

 proach it in qualify of ils season e.xeept th • l"'- ;a- 

 peake. There are a few lovers of strawben- r' at 

 would not cross a plot and pick oat the Wm. P '^ as 

 the best. It is the standard for duality th" c> -I'.ry 

 over. The demand for this vaiiety has be ■) ' 'ch 

 greater for the past few years, and we froquent'y dis- 

 pose of every plant that we have and sometimes do Tot 

 have enough. A Washington grower says • ■■'r'le 

 Chesapeake and Wm. Belt for flavor and good ea'tng 



are dandies: good bearers and large berries^ la o- 



Ing to run all my patch in th^se two kinds. T:iey 

 stood the drouth best anJ are in good shape nov,-." 



I\TE!«DI>G Bl VERS READ THIS. 



Erie Co.. N. Y.. Februarv 2, 1900. 

 W. F. Allen, Salisbury. Md. 



Dear Sir — I ordered plants from you three 

 years ago. and I believe e'-ery plant lived. 

 Since that time I have bought Western- 

 grown plants, and I have had very poor suc- 

 cess with them. I find your plants have 

 more vitality, and are put up in better shape. 

 Yours very truly. G. II. IIRATn. 



k. j.Jl_ J ^. I .. M.i.J 1 Ull.'l.V. 



Very productive, mid-season, and 

 especially popular in the West. Fruit good quality and 

 highly ci.lori d. A persistent plant maker, and if not 

 kept thinned out they will mat so thick that it will be 

 impos'-ib'e for them to bear fruit of a desirable size, 

 hut if kept thin it is "ery productive of medium size, 

 highly i'.ix ored and highly colored fruit. 



WCCLVEHTON. — Introduced by the late John 

 Little, of Ontario, Canada. I 

 have fruited this variety for a number of years. It 

 will succeed on almost any soil, but will do better 

 on a sandy loam where the soil is not too dry. The 

 plants make a good growth, have a perfect blossom, 

 which makes it an excellent pelleniziug variety. It is 

 no uncommon thing to see blooms and ripe berries at 

 the sa.iie li'ue. A good reliable standard \arietv. 



