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



inent canner was in my field of tomatoes last summer 

 and told me to be sure to save him four or five lbs. of the 

 seed. I remarked that the price would be considerable 

 more than he had been used to paying- for tomato seed to 

 plant for canning- purposes. He said, "i want the seed 

 at any price: they are the best I ever saw grow." The 

 Earliana is a favorite extra early variety, but Chalk's 

 Jewell, coming on a few days later, will bring 50 per cent, 

 more side by side with it on the market. Pkt. 10c; ounce 

 dOc: quarter pound 90c; pound $3.00. 



MAULE'S EARLIEST.— For first early this is equal to 

 any variety that I know of. About as early as Spark's 

 Earliana or King of the Earlies, and for my own use I 

 prefer it to either. Mr. Maule, in describing his new to- 

 mato, speaks of it in these terms: "Kemarkable for its 

 large size; the most profitable early tomato ; n the world ; 

 better quality and earlier than any of its rivals; the plant 

 is a good yielder for so enrly a variety ; the fruit com- 

 mands highest prices by being first in the market and 



has proved very profitable to my customers. Every mar" 

 ket gardener knows the value of the first home-grown 

 tomatoes, and is anxious to share in the prices which 

 characterize the opening of the season. Maule's Early 

 will meet the requirements of the case, for it is the first 

 to mature, and it is really large, handsome and good." 

 The seed I am offering 1 of this valuable new early variety 

 are of my own growing and were saved only from select 

 tomatoes. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; quarter lb. $1.00; lb. $3.00. 



KING OF THE EARLIES.— This is one of the earliest 

 varieties grown. I have grown several early market va- 

 rieties, but none earlier than King of the Earlies; there 

 are many smooth fruits, but many that are crinkled and 

 mis-shapen. I have picked ripe tomatoes from this va- 

 riety in Maryland on the fifth of June. This variety was 

 introduced and highly recommended by Moore & Sim- 

 mons, of Philadelphia. The seed I offer are of my own 

 growing and from the choicest only. Pkt. 5c; ounce 35c; 

 quarter pound 80c; pound $3.50. 



SWEET POTATOES. 



YELLOW NANSEMOND. 



There is probably no section in the United States where 

 there are better sweet potatoes grown than on theEastern 

 Shore of Maryland. At a meeting of the Maryland Horticul- 

 tural Society in Baltimore last winter, my sweet potatoes took 

 first prize over all others exhibited. I have a very fine stock 

 to offer this season, both of slips grown from the vines, which 

 many think is the very best that can be had, and also an excel- 

 lent s?ock of small tubers selected from the main crop. In the 

 price list these will be designated as sprout slips and the 

 others as vine slips. We will book orders at any time, and the 

 price given will be f. o. b. Salisbury. They will be carefully 

 packed and shipped out just as early as the weather will per- 

 mit in the spring ; it will not do to ship in the winter, as there 

 would be danger of their getting frosted. We can ship as 

 early in the spring as anyone would want them, by lining the 

 barrel with paper. 



REd NANSEMOND. — Th is variety has a bloo d 

 red skin, but inside it is yellow and dry ; It cooks, 

 very fine, and many think it to be one of the 

 very best on the market. This may be mistaken 

 for a Red Yam, but I wish to state that this is a 

 distinct sweet potato and is not related to 

 the Red Yam in any respect. Those who like a 

 dry sweet potato cannot fail to be pleased with 

 this variety. Vine slips: 60c pk.-$1.50 bu.; $4.00 

 bbl. Sprout slips: 40c pk.; $1.00 bu.; $2.50 bbl. 



GOLD SKIN.— This is a beautiful yellow potato, 

 usually growing very chunky. It has a peculiar- 

 ity of beiiife, almost a golden yellow inside. Many 

 describe it as being all heart and it does so ap- 

 pear. The quality of this variety is very fine, one 

 of the finest grown in this section, and is becom- 

 ing to be very highly prized. Vine slips : 60c pk.; 

 $1 50 bu.; $4.00 bbl. Sprout slips : 40c pk.; $1.00 bu.; 

 $3.50 bbl. 



RED NOSE.— This is one of the best market 

 varieties; yields heavily and is of good quality; 

 bright yellow with tinted red tips, which shows 

 only when freshly dug. Sprouts only. 



SOUTHERN QUEEN. — This variety is white 

 and of very fine quality. It belongs to the Yam 

 family. Many prefer it to any other variety for 

 the home table. It does not sell in market as well 

 as some others, but for my own eating I prefer it 

 to any of the other varieties. Sprouts only. 



YELLOW NANSEMOND. - This is a chunky, 

 clear, smooth, yellow sweet potato. It is perhaps 

 more popular than any other variety grown. With me 

 o is a heavy yielder, and for all purposes I consider it 

 $ne of the very best. Vine slips 60c pk.; $l.. r ,0 bu.; 

 4.00 bbl. Sprout slips 40c pk.; $1.00 bu.; $2.50 bbl, 



BIG STE/I JERSEY.-Thisisa very popular va- 

 riety with many growers, especially those who wish to 

 get their crop in before others begin to dig. This va- 

 riety is a very heavy yielder, and is very desirable, 

 either for home use or market. Vine slips 60c pk.; 

 $1.50 bu.; $4.00 bbl. Sprout slips 40c pk.; $1.00 bu.: 

 $2.50 bbL 



CEDARVILLE. — This variety is similar in 

 many respects to the Yellow Nansemcnd ; it is 

 said to be an improvement on that variety. I 

 grew it the past season for the first time, and 

 can say that it made an excellent yield of fine potatoes. 

 I should have no hesitancy in planting it. Vine slips: 

 60c pk.; $1.50 bu.; $1 bbl. Sprouts slips: 40c pk.; $1.00 bu.; 

 $2.S0 bbl. 



^"Having erected a house for the purpose of keep- 

 ing potatoes, I am in a position to supply extra fine slips 

 for bedding. For ten barrels or more, write for special 

 prices^ 



SWEET POIATO SPROUTS. 



I can supply sprouts any time after May 1st of any of the 

 above varieties at $1.25 per 1,000, or $1.00 per 1,000 in lots of 

 10.000 or more. I shall have a nice large stock and shall be 

 pleased to supply anyone who is in the market for sprouts. 



The market on white potatoes is very changeable, and one in need of good seed potatoes, and I quote Holton 



the prices given below are subject to market changes. Rose, Irish Cobbler, Early Ohio, Crown Jewell. Dibble's 



The seed I am offering are strictly first class, Northern Money-Maker, Carman No. 3, and Rural New Yorker, all 



grown seed. I shall be pleased to have orders from any at S3.00 per barrel, subject to market changes. 



COW PEAS. 



Cow peas except in the extreme North, have come to 

 bo recognized as one of the most valuable farm crops, 

 speaking from my own experience. I keep about thirty 

 horses and mules, and it is seldom that they taste hay 



other than cow pea hay. Even my driving horse is fed 

 on this exclusively for coarse feed, and my teams are in 

 much better condition year in and year out than they 

 were when I used timothy hay. Ton for ton, I prefer 



