ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 



sees them is astonished at their size and productiveness. My father the 

 past season, fruited two rows of New York about fifteen rods long, which 

 he marketed in our local market, and which paid him more clear money 

 than his best acre of our old standard yarieties. About three weeks ago, while 

 visiting one of my customer^, who is. by the way, one of the largest and most 

 successful growers of fancy strawberries for New York City market, wowing 

 over 100 acres, he remarked to me that the largest and finest quart of strawber- 

 ries ever picked on his farm was New York. Mr. M. Crawford, says: "New 

 York is very large in plant and fruit. It was grown for plants here, and it be- 

 ing costly we used plenty of fertilizer, and ^ave extra culture. Perhaps fifty 

 plants were left to bear, and the crop was large. The plant showed no weak- 

 ness of any kind. The fruit was very large, regular, firm, conical, of good col- 

 or and flavor. It has every appearance of being a valuable variety."' Mr. Kellogg 

 and many others who have seen the New Y'ork, sp?ak in very high terms 

 of it, and we could fill this pamphlet with good words of New York, could we 

 spare the space. The demand is sure to be so great we dare not make the price 

 too low. and those who wish to try the berry v\ould do well to get their order 

 in before late next spring, as it is bound to be very popular, and have a large 

 sale for several years. 



riARIE, P. — The plants are good growers, making plenty of runners for a 

 good crop, and show no signs of disease. The blossom is imperfect; season 

 same as Bubach and Haverland, fully as large as Bubach, Glen Mary, or 

 Brandy wine, and yielding with any va r iety in our 40 acre plantation Besides, 

 it is the most attractive in appearance when picked and ready for market of 

 any in our entire collection. The berries are as round as a ball, dark-crimson 

 in color, flesh dark, and quality first-class, holding up in size to the very last 

 pickings With it we are holding a fancy trade in the Dayton markets, and 

 alwa}s get the highest market price."— Originator's description. 



ROUGH RIDER, S.- Originated in Oswego County N, Y., by Chas. Learn- 

 ed, a leading grower of that famous strawberry locality. A seedling of the 

 Eureka, fertilized by Gandy. Prolific runner, like the Eureka; the individ- 

 ual plant closely resembles the Gandy in leaf and stock. Enormously pro- 

 ductive, hardy, and free from disease. Berries very large, roundish, but 

 somewhat flattened and pointed. Color, dark red, like Gandy. 



BENNETT— This originated in om> of the suberbs of Cmcinnatti ten year> 

 ago, but has never been introduced until last spring. The plant is a joy to 6ee, 

 strong, bright, deep rooting, and free from spots. It is exceedingly productive, 

 ripens its first berries earlier than Warfield, and bears as late as Gandy. Its 

 season has extended over five weeks in Ohio, where it originated. It is a pistil- 

 late, and if properly fertilized, every blossom is followed by a berry. It has 

 succeeded best when grown very near a very early and a very late staminate 

 variety. In size it is among the largest. The color is bright scarlet when lirst 

 ripe, turning to a dark red if left unpicked for a few days. The quality is good, 

 much better than the average. 



EHPEROR— With me, this was a strong grower, with large healthy fol 

 quite productive of large berries and good quality. Mr. Crawford says that the 

 first berries were somewhat irregular in form but all the others were of 

 shape. At its worst it is only uneven on the bo shapeless. \: 



is so lorge and bright and bears so well, that it must become a favorite with 

 those who know it. 



