W. F. Alien's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



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HAVEKLAND.- This is one of the most popular 

 of the old standard varieties. 

 The Ilaverland was introduced between twenty-live and 

 thirtv veai-s aj:o and is. I believe, more popular today 

 than it has ever been. There is more demand for the 

 Haverland than ail other varieties combined of the 

 older list th.it has been on the makret anything like 

 twentv-iive or thirty years. The demand for it will 

 equal "that of any variety on the market today, regard- 

 less of when it « as introduced. Last year wo thought 

 we had a good stock of Ilaverland and did have seven 

 or eight handred thousand plants, but it was impossible 

 for us to till near all th? orders, and we had to turn 

 (Town hundreds who wanted Haverland after we had 

 sold all we had. This year we are better prepared and 

 expect to b> able to Ijll all Ilaverland orders received, 

 although, of course, it would be possible to buy us out. 

 but our stock is large and we could handle a good many 

 large orders for this variety. If those who did not get 

 it last season and others v.il! send in th»ir orders early 

 this year, we can certainly sjpply it. If. however, the 

 demand is as great as last year we may not be able to 

 fill very late orders. The Haverland is a good standard 

 berry that bears a big crop, above medium in size. 

 quality and appearance. Anyone who is in doubt as to 

 what "to plant would make no mistake in planting this. 

 It seems to do well in nearly every part of the country. 

 Several years ago I asked all of my customers to vote 

 on the iuost popular mid-season variety : there were 

 twice as many that named Ilaverland as their prefer- 

 ence as there were any other kind. The plants are 

 healthy, large and vigorous. ina-<ing ample runners. 

 The bloom is medium size and extremely hardy. The 

 Haverland should be well mulched, as the fruit stems 

 are not able to hold the immense load of berries from 

 the ground. It is so enormously productive that the 

 bright, large, juicy berries lie in great heaps around 

 the plant. "When the berry was introduced some twen- 

 ty-five years ago it was not boomed by any introducer 

 as have been most varieties, but on merit alone it has 

 come to the front and stayed there for years. Under 

 favorable circumstances it will grow as large as guinea 

 eggs. Of course, under ordinary culture it would not 

 be as large as this, but the average size is usually sat- 

 isfactory under almost any condition. It is popular 

 North. iCast. South and West, and we have seldom, al- 

 most nover. had any complaint from this variety. It 

 is a good one to tie to. As stated at the beginning of 

 this description, our stock of plants this season is large 

 and very fine. 



HOWARD.— This is a seedling of Barton's Eclipse 

 crossed with Gandy. It is medium 

 to late, fruit excelling Gandy in productiveness and 

 quality. It has made a very srood showing with me. 

 It is spoken of in the Rural New Yorker as follows : 

 "Late, strong, productive : foliage tough and resistent : 

 very large berries, firm and well colored : quality better 

 than Gandy. A promising sort." I have been growing 

 the Howard for several years and have always been 

 well pleased with it. I think it ranks well with the 

 best standard varieties, and one that, so far as I have 

 heard, is giving general satisfaction. It is a good per- 

 fect-blossom variety that will poUenize your medium-to- 

 late pistillates. and at the same time give you good re- 

 sults in the crop it produces. 



HOFrMAN. — This is very firm and quite produc- 

 ti e on heavy or springy land. It 

 will grow, but it does not produce well on light, sandy 

 soil. Marlon Station. Md.. has become a famous straw- 

 berry section and probably attracts more commercial 

 buyers than any station in the country. The principle 

 berry that has been grown at Marion Station for years 

 is the Hoffman. In this section it seems to be at its 

 best, and with its high colors, extraordinary firmness, 

 it is a great favorite with th? shippers. It used to be 

 very largely grown throughout the South, but in later 

 years there are so many oth'^r varieties claiming its 

 place that it is not nearly s" largely grown now as pre- 

 viously. It is a good market berry, howi'ver. and in 

 sections where it will thrive it still ought to give good 

 results. We have a small stock of very fine strictly 

 pure plants. 



KANSAS.— Originated by Mr. .1. • .1. Wittman. 

 Emporia, Kan. Fruit ralher above 

 medium in size and immensely productive ; color, 

 bright, brilliant crimson, not only on the surface, but 

 through and through. It is the most fragrant straw- 

 berry that I know of. The plant is free from rust 

 and disease. We hear excellent reports of this va- 

 riety on the Pacific Coast, and I should especially be 

 pleased to have some of my customers in that section 

 give it a trial, if only a few. A letter from Omaha. 

 Nebr., says : "The Kansas is the best with me." 





JOHITSON'S EARLY.— Originated by O. A. 

 Johnson, of Somerset 

 Co.. Md. Time of ripening second early. Berries- 

 above medium in size, very prettily colored and extra 

 fine quality. Its foliage is green and healthy and a 

 persiste-t plant-maker. It is particularly adapted to- 

 stiff cl.ay land and will not bear a satisfactory crop- 

 on light, sandy soil. 



JESSIE.— Where soil conditions are favorable the- 

 Jessie is an exceedingly fancy berry for 

 either home use or market. It is very choice as to the 

 soil in which it grows and there are more places where 

 it fails than there are where it succeeds. We keep a 

 few plants in stock for some of our customers who re- 

 fuse to give it up and. as stated above, where it does- 

 succeed it is very fine. 



WHAT I TOLD HIM SEEMS TO BE 

 COMING TRUE. 





Cumberland Co., N. J.. June 10. 1909. 

 W. V. Ai.i-KX. Salisbury, Md. 



D' ar Sir — In the spring of tftOS you ship- 

 ped us a few Chesapeake strawberry plants. 

 These plants are now fruiting, and are only 

 excelled by the Gaudy, and it is even whether 

 they are not equal. They are one week 

 earlier with us. and a heavy cropper of uni- 

 form berries. When the writer was at your 

 place in the fall of 1907. you spoke about 

 this berry, as being the coming berry, and, 

 judging by our erperience, it looks that way 



A to us. Yours very truly, 



^- MINCII BROS. 



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