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



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LADY THOMPSON.— This is the 



great North Carolina berry, where 

 it is grown by the thousand acres. 

 In the great strawberry sections of 

 Chadbourn, N. C, where, no doubt, 

 more strawberries are grown than 

 at any other place in the world, 

 nine tent h> of the entire acreage is 

 Lady Thompson. Thousands of 

 acres of this variety are grown in 

 >. on hand South Carolina for the 

 Northern markets, and they say 

 that as yet they have found noth- 

 ing that equals it. It makes a 

 strong, healthy and vigorous plant, 

 and produces large crops of medi- 

 um to large, perfectly formed ber- 

 ries. This variety is especially 

 adapted to the South, but is grown 

 to some extent in other sections. 



NICHOLS' GRANVILLE.— Not yet fruited here. We 

 offered a few plants of this variety last season, but 

 have not had an opportunity to fruit it yet. I there- 

 fore give the description of others. Mr. A. M. Nichols, 

 the originator, says of it : "The berries are large, 

 in perfect oblong form; color when full ripe, a rich, 

 very dark red; flesh dark, solid and delicious flavor, 

 fresh or canned; holds up well in size and remains 

 firm on the vine some time after ripe. Season me- 

 dium to late; fruit stems verv strong and tall, bear- ripening, making it very difficult to make compari 

 ing clusters well up from the ground; foliage tall son, but among seventy varieties felted at the same 

 and vigorous; makes strong runners and plentv of time rt was among the fev that were promising, 

 them." Wright & Wright, grocervmen, at Gran- The foliage is dark green and healthy, without rust; 



ville, Ohio, say that "the Granville strawberry sold 

 in our market last season for 15 cents per quart, 

 while other berries were selling for 8 and 10 cents." 

 A. M. Nichols, of North Alton, El., says: "The 

 Granville s rawberry was one of the best of the 100 

 varieties tested this year, and I regard it as verv 

 promising." J. B. Trcop, State Entomologist, of 

 Lafavette, Ind. : "The Granville strawberry fruited 



berries dark red, medium to large size. 



NEW GLOBE.— The New Globe is a late berry, and 

 its plants are large, vigorous and stalky. The foli- 

 age seems to be free from rust and disease, and the 

 fruit is large, size, fine flavor and solid; roots are 

 long, which enables every berry to mature and hold 

 a good size until the end of the season. It will 

 stand more drought than most varieties. We have a 



for the first time this year and promises well. This small stock of very nice plants, and while I do not 

 was not a favorable season for testing varieties, as recommend any one to plant largely of it until he 



late frosts killed all the first blooms." E. J. Avres, 

 Director of the Illinois Experiment Station, writes : 

 "I have the Granville in the Station, planted last 

 year. We had rain every day during its time of 



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has tried it, I really believe that it would amply re- 

 pay all growers to at least give it a trial. 



COBDEN QUEEN.— A medium-sized berry, but 

 shows up betterthan many of the larger kinds. It 

 is a berry that will hod up well and look attractive 

 in the market after long shipment. The plant is 

 vigorous and healthy. It is very productive, firm, 

 medium size, and crimson color inside and out. 



MRS. MILLER.— This variety has not fruited here, 

 having planted it last spring for the first time. The 

 following description is borrowed from M. Crawford's 

 1906 catalogue : "It appears likely to win a position 

 among the very best of our late varieties. Its great 

 healthy plants, green and clean, are a delight to the 

 grower, and its generous yield of brilliant berries 

 shining among the loaves, amply reward all his care 

 and pains. The fruit is very large and dark red, 

 oblong in form, slightly flattened and of a delicious 

 flavor; the flesh is red; medium to very late." 



VICTOR. — Not fruited here. Description by M. 

 Crawford as follows: "Plant of fair size, tough and 

 healthy like Senator Dunlap and productive under 

 any method of culture. The foliage is thrifty, dark 

 green and handsome. The fruit is very large, round, 

 conicrl, sometimes corrugated; dark, glossy red; 

 firm and of fine flavor. It is a great berry for mar- 

 ket or home use, and a good canner. Season medi- 

 um to late." 



SOUTHERN BEAUTY.— I have lost my record of 

 this varir-ty, and do not know from whence it came. 

 It has a very healthy foliage, and so far as plant 

 growth is concerned, it looks quite promising. I am 

 under the impression that it is a late variety. It has 

 not fruited here. 



