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ALLEN'S BOOK OF BERRIES — 1928 



Buigess, showing great promise as a fancy late shipping berry. 



that_ Booster is a fine new variety well worthy of introduction and propagation, 

 but it has got to show us considerably more before we can agree with the intro- 

 ducer that it is the best strawberry the world has ever known. Try some. Price- 

 list, page 35. 



BURGESS. Originated by an Alabama grower a few years ago. Claimed 

 to be a seedling of Aroma and better than Aroma in every respect. That is cer- 

 tainly high praise because Aroma is a fine old variety. Our experience shows that 

 it is even more vigorous as a plant grower, is equally as productive and the 

 berries are larger. They are almost as firm as Aroma, darker in color, altho not 

 quite as uniform in shape. We consider Burgess especially valuable to grow as 

 a fancy late berry where the soil does not quite suit Chesapeake. Price-list, 

 page 35. 



GIBSON (Parson's Beauty) . If the number of times a plant has been intro- 

 duced is any indication of its worth, Gibson certainly should be good because to 

 our knowledge it has been grown as Parson's Beauty, Pocomoke, Sussex and 

 Great Scott. Gibson is a very valuable variety. The plants make a vigorous 

 growth, are very productive and bear through a long season. The berries are 

 medium in size, dark red in color. The quality is fine. The deep red color to- 

 gether with the fact that the cap or hull parts easily from the berry makes them 

 very popular for canning. Gibson is not a shipping berry, but for home garden 

 or local market it is very valuable in many sections altho our own preference in 

 late varieties would be Chesapeake, Big Late, Aroma or Burgess rather than 

 Gibson. We have a nice stock of plants for those who know and prefer this fine 

 old variety. Price-list, page 35. 



LUPTON. Fancy late shipping berry that has had its greatest popularity 

 in New Jersey. It is also being grown in many sections where difficulty is had 

 in getting a satisfactory bed of Chesapeake. The berries are just as large as Chesa- 

 peake, ship practically as well^and, like Chesapeake, are very attractive in ap- 



