28 ALLEN'S BOCK CF BERRIES— 1925 



Late Varieties 



Aroma. The leading fancy market berry in many sections. Vigorous grower, 

 very productive. Berries large in size, rich in color and of fine quality. A handsome 

 bright green cap increases the beauty and selling price of the berries which are very 

 firm and will carry to market in excellent condition. Blossoms perfect. In many 

 sections where large quantities of berries are shipped the Aroma is the only variety 

 grown. It is a good one to plant with Sample and other imperfect flowering vari- 

 eties of its season. Aroma has made many a dollar for those who grow it. 



Big Late. This is one of the very best new varieties introduced in recent years. 

 In productiveness it ranks at the top with Premier and Paul Jones. In quality 

 only the very best varieties like Chesapeake and Wm. Belt equal it. The plant is a 

 very vigorous grower with long heavy roots, making it very valuable in a dry 

 season. In a wet j r ear it resists rusting very well, equaling Big Joe in this respect 

 and surpassed only by Premier and Chesapeake. The berries themselves average 

 large in size. The berries have prominent seeds like the Chesapeake. The surface of 

 the fruit very glossy. Taken altogether, it is one of the prettiest berries we grow. 

 It is a good shipper and either for home market or distant market it is one of the 

 best varieties to plant. The blossoms are imperfect and should be fruited with 

 some variety like McAlpin or Big Joe. Price list page 35. 



Big Wonder. A new variety fruited by us in 1923 a dry year and 1924 a wet 

 one. Both times this variety has been found wanting. The plant growth is strong 

 and vigorous. It is not especially productive and the berries that are produced are 

 irregular in shape with a rather dull color. It is fairly good in quality but not firm 

 enough for shipping. We have a nice stock of plants for those who want to try it, 

 but our recommendations would be to plant Big Joe or Big Late instead of Big 

 Wonder. Price list page 35. 



Bun Special. A strong, healthy grower which we fruited in 1923 and 1924. 

 It sets a tremendously large crop of fruit and the berries are shaped somewhat like 

 Premier and average about medium in size. It is inclined to run down toward the 

 end of the season. Doubtless Bun Special may be a good variety under certain 

 conditions, but our experience with it would not permit us to recommend this 

 variety to anyone when varieties like Big Joe, Big Late and Chesapeake were 

 available. For that reason we discontinued growing this variety. 



Gibson. Berries large, beautiful dark red in color, vigorous grower and very 

 productive. Bears through a long season, grows well almost everywhere and is very 

 popular for canning. Not a shipping berry, but its high quality makes it very good 

 for home garden or local market. 



Lupton. A large, very handsome berry and an excellent shipper. The berries 

 average about as large as Chesapeake, almost as good a shipper, very attractive in 

 appearance but only fair in quality. As quality is not especially important in a 

 shipping berry, we at first thought Lupton might take the place of Chesapeake on 

 soils that were not well manured and where they had difficulty in getting a good 

 bed of Chesapeake. After several years trial we have concluded that it is no easier 

 to grow Lupton than Chesapeake, and that while Lupton is a good variety, it is 

 not as good as Chesapeake. For one thing, the foliage is nowhere near as healthy 

 in a wet year. We have some nice plants for those who want to try them. Price list 

 page 35. 



Marvel. Makes more plants than any variety we have. Fruited by us in 1923 

 a very dry year and 1924 a very wet one. A tremendous crop of berries set both 

 years. In the dry year practically none were matured; in the wet year nearly all 

 were matured but they were so small that they were worthless for shipping, and 



