W. F. Allen's Plant ana Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



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experience out of sixteen varieties Glen Mary has been 

 the best, largest and most prolific, the best looking in 

 the box and the best seller." — J. 1). Edwards & Son. of 

 Saline Co.. Mo. "Glen Mary with us is at the top of the 

 list; It Is sweeter and much better flavored and yields 

 a.n Immense crop of fruit. We be.ijan picking them 

 early in the season and got our last picking a week 

 alter Champion had gone. It also held its size well 

 daring the season, which none of the other varieties 

 did; ^'together we may say it is the onl.v variety of 

 which w have made a success." — Wm. M. Brown & 

 Son, of A antic Co., N. .7. "I do not know why. Init 

 we have tried several varieties, and none seem to do so 

 well as Glen Mary." — F. U. I'hillips, of Allegheny 

 Co., Pa. 



"I have talked with many customers about Glen Mary 

 and the most of them in the sections where it does 

 well consider it their best variety. Since its introduc- 

 tion twelve years ago I have only had plants enough 

 to po around twice. We have a good big stock of nice 

 plants this season, but cannot say whether or not 

 there will be enough, as it is always in demand." 



NEW YORK. — This popular strawberry origin- 

 ated with Miss Martha G. Yates, 

 of Slaterville Springs. X. Y., and was introduced by 

 me about ten years ago. The year previous to this I 

 made an offer of $100.00 for one dozen strawberrv 

 plants that would beat the Glen Mary. In the tes't 

 that followed New York outstripped it. but was ilie 

 only one out of over a hundred tested that was near 

 as good. Plants being very .scarce, it was put on the 

 market at $5.00 per dozen, and even at that price 

 QuUe a few were sold. The berries arc very large. 

 some rather pointed, while others aii> thick and broad. 

 It Is a seedling of the Bubach fertilized with .lessie. 

 The color is blood red. with a sliiny surface. The 

 seeds are so near the same color of the berrv and 

 deeply set that they are scarcely noticealile. It is a 

 strictly fancy berry and a prize winner, just the kind 

 to make the grower famous in his local' market and 

 give him the best trade. Small inferior berries have 

 no «how by the side of the New York, no matter how 

 cheap they are offered. It is very prolific, bears 

 thr-ough a long season, but it does not matter how- 

 fast they ripen, there are usually more eager buyers 

 than can be supplied. Its excellent (juality and won- 

 derful productiveness make it very profitable to grow 

 either for shipping or for the home trade. The caj) is 

 large and stands up prominently; the foliage light 

 Kreen, luxuriant grower and free from disease The 

 plant Is one of the largest and healthiest on the place 

 Since its introduction it has become very popular and 

 tb«re is always a large demand for it all over the 

 cov^'try. A I'ennsylvania customer savs : "The New 

 Totv Is a vigorous grower, with fruit of immense size 

 A number of the largest strawberry growers here met 

 on Main street one day this summer and I opened a 



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ed." James Moore, of Kentucky, says : "The New 

 York is of immense size and very productive." Jacob 

 G. Ogden. of Chester Co., Pa., says : "The New York 

 variety was fine. I cannot praise iP enough. They 

 were fine berries of excellent quality and my customers 

 were not satisfied with any other variety after once 

 buying the New Y'ork." 



SAUNDEIi.S. — Years ago I grew many acres of 

 this for fruit and considered it one 

 of mv best varieties. It is a strong staminate variety 

 and one of the very best to plant with pistiTlates. The 

 fruit is large and a deep, glossy red. This is one of 

 the few varieties that give best results on medium or 

 light soil and yields good crops, and for several years 

 was my favorite berry. For two or three years the 

 demand for this variety seemed to wane, but evidently 

 is coming into popularity again, .iudging from the 

 inquiries we are receiving for it. It is certanly a good 

 berry and no one will go far wrong in planting it. It 

 is a good, safe variety to plant by the inexperienced. 





TH.'. MvS FOR rO><iR ATI l,ATi<r\S: I 

 WII.I, TRY AND MKRIT THKM. 



John-^on Co.. lud.. April (1. ITHtO. 

 W F. Ai.i.loN. Salisbury. Md. 



Dear Sir — My order for plants arrived all <). 

 Xv. yesterday. I write simply to congratulate 

 vou" on the manner in which you pack your 

 plants for shipment. Y'our mode of packing 

 and labeling is about as perfect as one could 

 wish. The plants were first class. 



Y'ours truly. 



W. S. YOUNG. 



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