W. F. ALLEN, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 



BRADLEY Perfect blossom. Splendid in growth, health and vigor of plants. The berries are 

 * good color, uniform, conical in shape, with some of the largest slightly flattened at 

 the tip. Large in size and moderately firm, making it a good shipping berry. This berry is exceedingly 

 productive, yielding with me over 5,000 quarts per acre on thin land without fertilization. All points 

 considered, it is one of the very best on my list. It is entirely distinct from any other berry, and I believe 

 it will be a long time before we get anything to surpass it. I shall plant five acres or more for fruit and 

 this means that I have great faith in it. 25 cts. per doz., 40 cts. for 25, 60 cts. for 50, 90 cts. per IOO, $1.50 

 per 250, $2.25 for 500, $4 per 1,000. 



Chipman. This variety has been attracting quite 

 a good deal of attention in the Strawberry sections 

 of Delaware. The plants are strong, upright in 

 growth, large and healthy, with tall, broad, bright, 

 glossy green foliage, and have never shown any 

 signs of rust or disease. It succeeds equally well 

 on light or heavy soil, and it is predicted that it 

 will soon become one of the leading commercial 

 varieties. It has strong, perfect blossoms and is 

 a good variety to plant with pistillate sorts. The 

 fruit is large, medium-early, with large green caps 

 of even size and shape. The berries lay close to the 

 ground under the foliage, and it is one of the best 

 medium earlies. I am not giving a long description 

 of the Chipman, but suffice it to say that I am 

 planting it for market. 



Climax. This variety has been planted over a 

 wide range of territory, and has given general 

 satisfaction. It is a berry that no one need hesitate 

 to plant for second early, although, like all other 

 varieties, there may be some sections where it will 

 not do so well as some others. This is undoubtedly 

 one of the best second-early varieties, coming three 

 of fourdaysafter such varieties as Excelsior, Mitch- 

 ell's Early, etc. It is very productive and holds 

 on for a long season. The foliage is of a light green 

 color that can be distinguished from other varieties 

 for quite a distance. The plants are strong and 

 vigorous, making an upright growth, and show no 

 sign of rust. But few varieties ever put on the 

 market have sprung into prominence quite so fast 

 as Climax. Our sales for three or four years have 



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run from 600,000 to 800,000 plants annually, which 

 indicates the general popularity of the variety. 



Colossus. Imperfect blossom. To those who 

 remember the Bubach as it was when introduced 

 twenty-five years ago, it will be sufficient to say 

 that the Colossus is all that the Bubach was in 

 its vigorous growth, when first put on the market. 

 It bears large, evenly-colored, handsome berries, 

 literally lying in piles around the large, healthy, 

 vigorous plants, which are produced in sufficient 

 abundance to make wide matted rows where they 

 are desirable. It is a berry that is bound to please 

 all who wish to grow a large crop of large, rich, 

 handsome berries. 



Crescent. For many years this was to Straw- 

 berry culture what the Early Rose potato has been 

 to potato culture. There are quite a good many 

 grown yet, but not so extensively as formerly. 

 About twenty years ago it was the most largely 

 planted of any variety in this section, but later 

 has given way, to a great extent, to other va- 

 rieties. Many growers in the West, however, are 

 still planting the Crescent. It produces great 

 crops of fine berries, and those who have never 

 grown it have missed one of the best medium-to- 

 late varieties. 



Darlington. This new variety comes to me 

 from New Jersey. I do not know who originated 

 it or where it came from, as the party from whom 

 I obtained the plants did not feel disposed to give 

 this information, if he knew. The following is 

 borrowed from his description: "One of our cus- 

 tomers called our attention to this new 

 berry, and we were surprised to learn, 

 after careful inquiries in the neighborhood 

 where it was originated, that it would be 

 impossible to attempt to introduce a new 

 variety among the people. They were 

 planting Darlington and would plant nothing 

 else. They had been planting it for 

 several years, and had guarded it so care- 

 fully that it had never, so far as we could 

 learn, passed beyond the boundary of that 

 immediate vicinity, therefore, we can promise 

 our trade that this variety will be entirely 

 new to them. We believe the Darlington to 

 be a seedling from Candy. It has a deep 

 red color and is a good snipper. A variety 

 that grows a large plant and makes a fine 

 bed. It is far more productive than Candy; 

 to condense the facts, it leads the Candy 

 a long chase in size, vigor and yield." Con- 

 sidered very promising; try it. 





Bradley. One of the best on my list 



Pleased With The Plants 



Received plants yesterday in fine condition, 

 and tery much pleased with same. They are 

 the finest plants, on the whole, that I ever re- 

 ceived. I thank you very much for prompt- 

 ness and when I need more plants I will write 

 you.— W. A. Case, Sullivan Co., N. Y., April 

 26, ion. 



From My Own State 



The Fay's Prolific arrived in good condition. 

 Thank you. — M. Lingstedt, Montgomery Co., 

 Md. 



