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W. F. Allen's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbuiry, 



MITCHELL'S EARLY.— Too well known to need 

 any extended description here. If grown on good 

 soil, it must be kept thinned. For eating from the 

 vines there is probably none bettor, and until the 

 Excelsior came, it was the leading early berry for 

 the market, as well as for home use, 



TENNESSEE PROLIFIC— A reliable standard va- 

 riety. Too well known to need description here 

 where my space is so limited. 



TEXAS. — This is a strong, healthy grower, no rust 

 or other disease affecting it; thrifty, well rooted and 

 makes plants freely. The Texas with me has made 

 a very good showing. It is firm enough to ship, 

 crimson in color, not quite as dark as Excelsior, and 

 in many respects a very desirable variety. Under 

 certain climatic conditions it has a tendency of 

 bearing considerable fruit in the fall. I am inclined 

 to think this will be a valuable variety for the 

 Pacific Coast growers, who have long seasons. This 

 berry was sent out by Jacob C. Bauer, of Arkansas, 

 who sent out the Excelsior, but will never introduce 

 any other variety, as I had a letter yesterday from 

 him stating that he was expecting death at any time 

 from cancer of the mouth. "Too bad." 



ARIZONA EVER-BEARING.— This is a very popu- 

 lar variety on the Pacific Coast, not especially 

 recommended for other sections. I have several 

 thousand good plants of this variety and would be 

 pleased to fill orders for my Pacific customers as 

 long as the stock lasts. 



VICK'S UNCLE JOE.— Not fruited here yet, and I 

 borrow the following description from James Vick's 

 seed catalogue of 1906: "Vick's Uncle Joe is entire- 

 ly a new and distinct seedling, and the confidence 

 gained by fifty-five years of experience in superior 

 strawberry culture warrants our saying that it com- 

 bines all the 'Vick quality' necessary to make it the 

 ideal which has so long been sought. Its fruit is 

 perfect in form of a dark, rich, glossy color, firm 

 flesh, monstrous in size, combined with a most lus- 

 cious flavor, and quality not usually found in fruit 

 of its size. We know that the Uncle Joe strawberry 

 combines every requirement to place it in the first 

 rank of quality with strawberry growers. While 

 noted as the largest fruiting sort on record, its ber- 

 ries are most uniform in size and shape, and are 

 rarely malformed. Among other attractive features, 

 its early and continuous yield^during the season is 

 attributable to its strong, healthy and robust 

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ness it is unsurpassed. For every purpose, either 

 for home use or for market, it stands today without 

 a peer in the world's numerous strawberry family." 



WARFIELD. — A well-know* standard variety , very 

 productive, mid-season, and especially popular in 

 the West. Fruit good qualhy and highly colored. 

 It is a persistent plant-maker, and if not kept thin- 

 ned out, they will be so thick that it will be impos- 

 sible for it to bear fruit of a desirable size; but if 

 kept thinned, it is very productive of medium-size, 

 highly-flavored fruit. My stock of plants this season 

 is very nice. 



WILD WONDER.— Makes an abundance of run- 

 ners and large quantities of rather small, though 

 long-rooted, plants. I notice that the plant is in- 

 clined to rust, though not enough to harm the crop. 

 Fruited with me last year under very unfavorable 

 conditions, and produced a good crop. The origi- 

 nator claims that this variety will grow wfld and 

 bear a good crop of berries — a regular lazy man's 

 berry. Fruit small to medium, of the splendid War- 

 field type. 



WOOL VERTON.— Originated in Canada and intro- 

 duced by the late John Little. I have fruited this 

 variety quite a number of years. It will succeed on 

 almost any soil, but will do better on a sandy loam. 

 The plants make a good growth, have a perfect 

 blossom, which is full of pollen, and make an excel- 

 lent variety to plant with medium early to late pis- 

 tillate varieties. It is no uncommon thing to see 

 blossoms and ripe fruit at the same time. 



ABINGTON.— Introduced by Lester Blanchard, of 

 Massachusetts, who claims it to yield heavily on 

 matted rows. It has a perfect blossom, and at the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, June 21, 1904, 

 a quart of this variety, containing just twenty-five 

 strawberries, was awarded second prize. Mr. P.Ian- 

 chard says the Abington is a chance seedling, the 

 plant is large, foliage dark green. The fruit stalks 

 are strong and stand erect from the ground; the 

 blossom is perfect, large and filled with pollen. It- 

 ripens with Bubach, the berry being very large, 

 averaging as large as the Bubach, and holds out 

 well through the entire season Mr. Blanchard 

 claims the Abington to be more productive than 

 the Bubach or Glen Mary, either of which is pro- 

 ductive enough for best results. In color it is bright 

 red, with firm flesh and good flavor. Mr. Blanchard 

 claims to have grown the Abington at the rate of 

 9720 quarts per acre, and says it is a berry that 

 will take the place of Bubach, as it is a better plant- 

 maker, the blossom perfect and hardy, it senc's out 

 more fruit stalks, and ripens at the same season; the 

 berry has better color, firmer flesh and better flavor, 

 runs larger throughout the season, and holds its 

 color better after it is picked. Tins is certainly a. 

 very strong description, and if the berry is anywhere 

 near as good as Mr. Blanchard claims it to be. it will 

 make a valuable addition to the list. It makes a 

 very fine growth here, and I am very much pleased 

 with its appearance. I have an excellent stock of 

 plants and have put the price much lower than last 

 year. 



NETTIE.— Has not fruited here; I therefore bor- 

 row Joseph H. Black 's description of it, which reads 

 as follows : "A seedling of the Bubach and Yale was 

 crossed with Sharpless; the best of these seediins-s 

 were again crossed with, Gandy, and among thdin lie 

 found the Nettie, the largest strawberry he ever 

 fruited. It combines with this valuable quality the. 

 productiveness of Bubach and the vigor of plant so 

 prominent in Sharpless. The foliage is exceptionally 

 strong, vigorous and healthy, flowers imperfect, 

 enormously productive, berries very large bright 

 red, exquisite quality, season very late." 



