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As a FREEZING and PROCESSING berry Premier is probably used in more pounds than any other 
variety except Marshall in the west and Blakemore in the south. We suggest that this leadership as a freezer is 
due more to the fact that dependable supplies are available than to its merits as a freezing berry. Both Catskill 
and Sparkle are better freezing berries. 
Premier berries are very ATTRACTIVE when grown under good conditions. They bring top or near top 
prices on the markets. Premier berries darken some on holding but not as much as Fairfax and Temple. 
As a shipping berry Premier has always been more adapted to open truck shipments rather than under 
refrigeration. It has never been difficult, if berries are picked properly, to get Premier from Virginia and Mary- 
land into the northern markets in good condition. Not as solid as Blakemore but satisfactory for moderate 
distances and excellent for local and near by markets. 
If you are looking for sure crops and heavy yields you will make ny mistake in setting ALLEN'S PREMIER 
plants. Price List, page 31. 
Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. March 3, 1950. We set 3,000 of your Premier plants in 1948 and sold 4,000 
quarts in 1949 besides several crates for our own use and presents to our friends. 
Harlan E. Addison 
HOWARD 17 
Same as Premier. This 
variety was first intro- 
duced as Howard No. 17. It is still known and grown 
as Howard 17 in New England and a few other areas. 
Call it Premier or call it Howard 17, it is still the 
safest berry to plant. 
SENATOR DUNLAP * rl fe & 
has been grown in the middle and northern states 
for many years. It is an extremely vigorous grower, 
making lots of plants which are very productive. 
Berries are medium in size, a bright rich red clear 
through and of good quality. One of the best for 
canning. The hardiness of the Dunlap plants makes 
the variety a favorite where the cold winters injure 
the weaker kinds. Canada, Maine, Iowa and Minne- 
sota are among the places where Dunlap is appreci- 
ated. We have the best supply of good plants that 
we have had for several years. Price list, page 31. 
SUWANNEE (Missionary x Premier.) 
w w w jii^inU This new berry was origi- 
nated by the U. S. D. A. It is very early, a free 
grower and has very fine quality. It is considered the 
best home garden berry the southern states have 
ever had and there have been good reports from 
Suwanee from as far north as New York State. The 
berries are rather long and pointed, fairly light and 
very attractive. The cap or hull generally stands up 
from the berry leaving a smooth neck. Although 
Suwanee is solid enough to be a shipping berry, high 
quality has made it known primarily as a garden 
variety. Worth trying in the middle states and a 
"must" for southern berry gardens! Price list, page 
31. 
DORSETT 
Dorsett at its best is just as good as Premier in 
plant growth, productiveness and in size and firmness 
of the berries. The berries are more attractive than 
Premier and are far better in quality. The faults of 
Dorsett greatly restrict its usefulness. Dorsett is 
susceptible to frost injury, so cold frosty sites must be 
avoided. Dorsett is a weak pollenizer so rows must be 
kept reasonably thin to make pollination easier. For 
the same reason do not over-fertilize Dorsett. These 
things have always been true of the Dorsett variety. 
To make matters worse it seems to have been weak- 
ened in vigor and plant growth by a virus disease 
which experts tell us is also reducing the vigor and 
productivity of Catskill and some of 
the other major varieties. 
In spite of this our present stocks 
seem to have largely overcome the 
virus question, either because our 
present stock is free from or has 
developed high resistance to the virus 
trouble. Our Dorsett plants this year 
are really pretty. Dorsett is best 
adapted to the southern part of the 
Premier territory described on page 
8. Dorsett at its best is so valuable as 
a money maker and so delicious as a 
garden berry that it should not be 
passed over without a trial. Price list, 
page 31. 
DORSETT — They Are 
Superb. 
