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W. F. ALLEN, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 



LONGFELLOW. Tnis var iety has a perfect blossom and 



the season is claimed to be from early to 



late. The introducer describes the Longfellow as "very large and 

 producing the largest number of uniform big berries of any variety of 

 its season. In form it is very long and of a perfect Strawberry type. 

 In color it is dark red, the rich, deep redness extending from cir- 

 cumference to center. The flavor is rich and sweet, texture firm, 

 making it an excellent market variety." 25 cts. per doz., 40 cts. 

 for 25, 60 cts. for 50, $1 per 100, $2 for 250, $4 for 500, $8 per 1,000. 

 SAMPLE. Originated by J. D. Gowing, of Reading, Mass. 



It has become one of the standard berries through- 

 out the country. I was favorably impressed with this berry the 

 first time I saw it and unhesitatingly paid $200 for 1,000 plants. 

 I have never been sorry for this purchase, as I was one of the first to 

 get it, and it has become a great, standard variety, one that seems 

 to give satisfaction over the whole country. It is a good berry for 

 the experienced grower and a safe one for the inexperienced. It 

 has been termed by some as a mortgage lifter; at any rate, it is too 

 good to be omitted by large or small growers. It has extra-large blooms 

 for a pistillate variety, and it is so hardy it is seldom damaged by 

 frost. The berries are large, bright red and have a smooth, glossy 

 appearance. The Sample is not only one of the most beautiful late 

 berries, but one of the largest and most prolific. The berries lie in 

 piles along the row, and are so uniform that it is seldom necessary 

 to sort them, even by those who practise doing so. It is an excel- 

 lent shipper, a good canner and a good, all-round berry. 20 cts. per doz., 30 cts. for 25, 40 cts. for 50, 

 60 cts. per 100, $1 for 250, $1.60 for 500, $3 per 1,000. 



Longfellow. Excellent for market 



Mellie. This is an Arkansas variety, and is 

 claimed to be a cross of the Warfield and Lady 

 Thomson. It is described by the originator as 

 being early to midseason, and a pistillate. "The 

 Mellie is a great midseason cropper." "A giant in 

 filling crates and one of the most productive va- 

 rieties." At the Ohio Experiment Station on the 

 test plot it ranked second in productiveness and 

 only missed first place by one-eighth of a quart out 

 of over a hundred kinds. It resembles Warfield in 

 color and shape, but is superior in size, and has not 

 the defect of too short fruit stems, like the Warfield, 

 which makes hard picking. The Mellie is an 

 immense yielder of fine berries. On account of its 

 large size, pickers are always eager to pick it. 



Sample. Tne mortgage-lifter berry 



Mitchell's Early. Originated in Arkansas. For 

 eating from the vines after it is fully ripe there is 

 probably no better variety, and until the Excelsior 

 came it was the leading early market berry in this 

 section, as well as for home use. If grown on good 

 soil, it must be kept thin or it will go too much to 

 vines. Too well known to need further description. 



Missionary. I have put this in stock at the 

 urgent request of a number of my customers and 

 also because it was highly recommended to me by 

 some of the most prominent produce merchants in 

 New York City. It has a very vigorous plant, 

 healthy, medium large, with berries large, holding 

 their size well through the season. In season it is 

 early, but not quite so early as Excelsior and Hoff- 

 man. It is quite productive, firm and a good 

 shipper, and is becoming quite a popular market 

 berry with growers here on the Peninsula. I 

 have a very fine stock of plants this season and 

 shall be pleased to supply all desiring this variety. 



Monroe. Originated at Scottsville, N. Y., by 

 Mr. Morgan, and is said to be a seedling of the 

 Sample. A large, very smooth, dark red berry with 

 healthy, green calyx firmly embedded in the fruit 

 which is extra firm with high qualities. Much like 

 Wm. Belt in flavor and color, but firmer and more 

 uniform in shape. The blossoms are perfect and 

 they continue to bloom through a long season. The 

 plant is a good one making plenty of runners that 

 develop into large stocky plants which yield with 

 the Sample and Clyde. I have grown them on a 

 stiff gray gravel, also on light and heavy loam, 

 and they did well on both. The above descrip- 

 tion is borrowed from the introducer. 



Thanks Us for Favors 



Received plants in fine condition Saturday night. 

 Thanking you kindly for favors, I remain. — Alfred 

 Holznagle, Monmouth Co., N. J., April 24, 191 1. 



Plants] Growing Nicely 



I have received my plants all O. K., and they are 

 growing nicely. Thank you. — Joseph Kay. Mason Co., 

 W. Va., May 8, 1011. 



