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ALLEN'S BOOK OF BERRIES— 1925 



Typical Berries of Premier 



PREMIER (HOWARD NO. 17) 



Premier comes nearer to being a perfect strawberry than any variety we have 

 ever seen. It has no weak points. From our own experience and from the reports of 

 many of our customers, we recommend Premier as being the best early berry to 

 plant on any type of soil and in any section of the Country except Florida. We 

 have grown Premier on rich land and on poor, on light land and on heavy, in wet 

 seasons and in dry, in seasons of many late frosts and in seasons where there were 

 no late frosts and at all times Premier has outclassed other early berries. Each 

 succeeding year demonstrates more fully that all we have said about Premier is 

 true. For fear we will overlook some of the good points of this fine variety, we are 

 going to list them. 



1. You don't have to consider your soil. When grown on any soil and in any 

 climate, Premier outclasses all other early berries. 



2. The plants are enormously productive, ripening early and bearing through 

 a long season. No variety yields more quarts per acre. This is especially important 

 where the land is limited and a maximum quantity of fancy berries desired. 



3. The berries are beautiful in appearance, having a uniform shape and a 

 glossy, rich red color extending clear through the berry. 



4. The berries have a bright green cap which stays green to the end of the 

 season even in dry weather. This is not oversize but just right to add the proper 

 touch of beauty to the fruit. This results in greater beauty and a larger selling price. 



5. The berries are delicious in quality, equalled only by the very best ones 

 like McAlpin, Big Late, Wm. Belt and Chesapeake. 



6. Premier berries are firm enough to stand shipment to distant markets in 

 good condition. We have heard buyers at local shipping stations condemn Premier 

 as being a poor shipper, saying it did not ship like Klondyke, and in a few minutes 

 later when a load of nice Klondyke and another of nice Premier drove through the 

 auction market, these same buyers would pay from 25c to $1.00 per crate more for 

 the Premier. If kept picked up closely, Premier will come through a wet season 

 with riving colors. 



CUBA 



Santiago De Las Vegas, Cuba, Nov. 22, 1923. 

 I want to acknowledge the receipt of 4,000 strawberry plants. They arrived in excellent con- 

 dition and are growing well. 



E. B. Jones 



