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



GOOD LUCK.— (See colored 

 plate.) This new berry is a 

 valuable addition to the already 

 over-grown list of strawberries, 

 but as I believe it to be far bet- 

 ter than nine-tenths of the va- 

 rieties now in cultivation, I feel 

 excusable for making the addi- 

 tion. The plant makes a 

 strong, vigorous growth of heal- 

 thy, long-rooted and drought- 

 resisting plants. At 

 this writing, Nov. 6th, 

 I have just come in 

 from where the plants 

 are growing, and I 

 find the last tip-end 

 efforts of the runners 

 have already made 

 roots 4 to 6 inches 

 long. This is the seed- 

 ling that took the sec- 

 ond prize of $50 in 

 gold in the 1904 con- 

 test, which was paid 



to Elwood Pedrick, of New Jersey. (See 1906 

 catalogue, page 25.) Here is what Mr. Pedrick 

 says of this new berry after receiving the prize 

 money : 



Cumberland Co., N. J.. Oct 30, 1905 



W. F. Allen. Salisbury, Md. Dear Sir— I received 

 your premium of fifty dollars ($50.00) in gold, and I s nd 

 you my sincere thanks for same, Hoping you great suc- 

 cess with the berry. 



Iikyour letter you asked if I had more growing. I have 

 not, I was breaking up some new ground and found them 



f rowing there, and having heard you were a great berry 

 ancier, thought I would send to you. as you could propa- 

 gate them better than I could. Please send me the name 

 you gave them. Tours truly, Elwood Pedrick, N. J. 



The fruit of this new berry, as compared with 

 Gandy, is equally as large, more productive, and 

 two or three days earlier; in shape it is conical to 

 broad conical or wedge-shaped, with uniformly 

 smooth, even surface, never seamed or ridged; color 

 dark, glossy cardinal, making a great show both on 

 the vines and in the package after being gathered. 

 It ripens all over at once, with no green tips. 



The above illustration was made from a photo- 

 graph and is an excellent illustration of the herry. 

 The Good Luck has a perfect blossom and makes 

 plants freely. The stock of plants for this season is 

 necessarily limited, but I have put the price very 

 reasonable for a new variety of such excellent quali- 

 ties, and I expect the entire stock will be sold out 

 before the season is over. Orders will be filled in 

 rotation; plants will be reserved, if paid for, until 

 you wish them shipped. My word for it, this is a 

 winner. Don't fad to get in on the ground floor. 



ARNOUT. — This new variety originated with J. 

 L. Arnout, of the Keystone State, and there seems 

 to be a mistaken idea abroad that this is the same 

 berry sent out a number of years ago as Arnout's 



Improved Parker Earle. This, however, is entirely 

 erroneous. Mr. Arnout says that no plants of this 

 variety were sent out until 1he spring of 1905, and 

 in no case would he sell plants in his own county, 

 as he grows berries for market and knows when he 

 has a winner. The Arnout has a perfect blossom, 

 large, heavy, thick, dark, glossy foliage, sending its 

 leaf stems well up, thus protecting the fruit; it is 

 very free to make plants, which are always large 

 and healthy. The berries are a bright red, solid 

 texture and of a most delicious flavor. The size is 

 large, ripens all over evenly, with no hard core or 

 green tips; it is very productive and a good shipper. 

 Mr. Arnout claims that it does not send fruit stems 

 above the foliage while in blossom, and that he has 

 never had it injured by late frosts. He classes it 

 ahead of Haverland, Bubach, Brandywine and Wm. 

 Belt, and says it does not require the soil as rich as 

 these varieties. 



Mr. Arnout is very enthusiastic over his new berry, 

 and says he has picked many specimens that meas- 

 ured 6% inches in circumference. He claims it to be 

 very hardy, and offers $100 for one dozen plants of 

 any variety that will excel the Arnout in the follow- 

 ing qualities : size, productiveness, flavor, color, 

 qualitv of fruit, uniform size, healthi'ulness of plant, 

 and vigor. The plants I bought of him were all- 

 around good plants, and although I have not yet 

 fruited them, they look very promising. 



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Polk Co.. "Wis.. May 27, 1906. 3 

 t W. P. Allen, Salisbury, Md., Dear Sir— The plants^ 

 t you sent me oarried in fine condition. It was only 3 

 t one week from the day the order was sent until the 3 

 t plants were in the ground. Thanking you for good 3 

 t plants and prompt shipment, Ernest Tewksbury. 3 



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