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ALLEN'S BOOK OF BERRIES— 1925 



Klondyke, the great Southern Market Berry 



Medium Early Varieties 



Cooper. This variety has been highly recommended, especially among Michi- 

 gan plant men, as being a most wonderful new variety. Their reports indicate that 

 it is an especially hardy, healthy grower, that it is immensely productive of the 

 biggest berries grown, that it is the sweetest and highest quality strawberry of 

 them all, and that it will bring more money on any narket. We have fruited the 

 Cooper only one year. Judging from the plant growth last year and the growth 

 our young plants have made this season, the introducers and other plant men are 

 right in saying that Cooper is an especially strong, vigorous grower. It is in fact 

 one of the most vigorous growers we have ever seen. 



The one season (1924) that we have fruited Cooper was very wet, and under 

 these conditions the plants set a large crop of berries and some of the berries got 

 to be quite large, but the plants rusted so badly that only a small percentage of 

 the crop was matured. The berries we did get were of fair quality, not as good as 

 Chesapeake, Big Late or Wm, Belt. Perhaps in a dryer season Cooper would do 

 better. We cannot see, however, why it should take the place of Premier. 



Dr. Burrill. We have tried for several years to find some difference between 

 this variety and Senator Dunlap. We have ordered stock from the introducer two 

 or three times and planted beside Senator Dunlap. The introducer insists that 

 there is a difference, but we maintain that if so it is so slight that there is no point 

 in planting one rather than the other. We have many letters from fruit growers 

 agreeing with us on this question. We have a few that say Dr. Burrill seems to be 

 better, and a few others claiming that Senator Dunlap is better. We believe any 

 difference found will be due to a difference of soil or treatment rather than the 

 variety itself. However, we are keeping our stock absolutely separate and our 

 orders for Dr. Burrill will be filled from the true strain of the Dr. Burrill obtained 

 from the introducer. It is a wonderfully strong grower. The berries are medium in 

 size, fairly good shippers and excellent for canning and table use. The blossoms 

 are perfect and strong pollenizers. Price-list page 35. 



