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



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LUCRETIA.— The most largely grown of all the 

 dewberries lor market. It is earlier than the earliest 

 blackberry and as large as the largest of them. The 



canes are very hardy and exceedingly prolific, thriving 

 almost everywhere ; of slender trailing habits, and en- 

 tirely free from disease and insect attacks. The fruit 

 is superb, large and handsome, jet black, rich and 

 melting. This is probably the best shipping variety of 

 dewlx-rries in cultivation. I grow the Lucretia largely 

 for market, having had as many as 50 acres in fruit 

 a"t one time. 



PREMO. — Xhe great profitableness of the Lucre- 

 tia and Austin dewberry with many growers has been 

 because they were the earliest of the blackberry fam- 

 ily to ripen. The Premo is earlier than the Lucretia 

 and firmer than the Austin ; that means extra money 

 in the market and an earlier taste of delicious dew- 

 berries for the family. Premo has the advantage of 

 the Austin in being firmer and a better shipper, but 

 the disadvantage of not being- quite as strong a grower 

 and having a pistillate blossom. In planting the 

 Premo you should not forget to plant at least every 

 fourth row with Austin or Lucretia to fertilize the 

 blossom. Remember that the Premo is a delicious 

 great blackberry that begins to ripen when the rasp- 

 berry season is half over. It is a seedling of the Lu- 

 cretia. 



CHESTNTTT.- A new variety from Texas. This 

 was highly recommended to me and I have no doubt 

 iu a warm climate it is all right. I do not believe it Is 

 entirely hardy as far North as Maryland. My obser- 

 vations are taken from the fact that at one end of my 

 plot where they were exposed there were very few 

 berries, but at the other end where they were protect- 

 ed by a pine grove they bore quite a good crop. The 

 berries were of good size and exceedingly firm, being 

 the firmest dewberry that I know of. It is also the 

 earliest, being earlier than the Austin. I would advise 

 those further South than Maryland to give this berry 

 a trial. The foliage is almost an evergreen, and it 

 blooms and bears very early. 



By Mail 



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12 50 



Austin's or Mayes $0.40 $0.75 



Lucretia 40 .75 



Premo 40 .75 



Chestnut 40 .75 



Dewberry plants should be planted very early in 

 the spring", as they start to grow early, and the 

 sooner they can te planted the better. Any time when 

 the ground is not frozen is suitable for planting them, 

 even in the winter. In sections where there is no 

 open weath'tr during the winter, they should be planted 







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just as early as possible in the spring. Do not wait 

 until very late in the season and then blame the plant 

 grower if your plants do not do as well as you ex- 

 pected. We can fill your order any time after you 

 receive this catalogue. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



ELDOHADO. — This is one of the most valuable va- 

 rieties whether for home use or market. It is a strong, 

 upright grower, moderately full of thorns, about equal 



as the average Snyder. The flavoring is excellent, 

 in productiveness to Snyder. The fruit is jet black, 

 never turning red after picking ; fully as large again 



