1« ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 



KANSAS. The plant is extremely vigorous, free from rust or disease of 

 any kind. Its fruit is brilliant crimson, not only on the surface but through 

 and through. This feature, with its very strong strawberry flavor, makes it a 

 popular variety for canning Time of ripening, late. Size, medium to large, 

 immensely productive, but will get too thick to bear large fruit, unlets the 

 plants are kept thinnfd. One of the finest crops I evtr saw grow, was of this 

 variety. Mr. R. M. Kellogg, Mich., was p-rhaps the first, man to fruit this 

 aside from the originator. After I bought the variety. Mr. Kellogg was one of 

 the first to buy plants, and has always spoken very highly or it He savs, "I am 

 willing to stake my reputation, that it shows more points of excellence, than 

 any other yariety introduced in recent years " Mr Kellogg, having no per- 

 sonal interest in the berry whatever, makes this very strong testimony. He 

 had fruited the Kansas 3 times when this was written. Sjtn-i who let the 

 plants of this variety get too thisk, condemn it because ic is under size. If 

 properly grown however, and not permitted to bed up too thickly in the row, I 

 can't see how it can fail to give satisfactory results. I have just booked one 

 large order of this variety, the yarty desiring no other variety except enough 

 staminates to fertilize it. 



LESTER LOVETT. This variety was offered by me last season; my stock 

 being grown from plants received from the introducer, which made a fine 

 growth ot strong healthy vines, that somewhat resembled Gandy. But I 

 thought at the time. they were stronger, and larger plants, and 1 had no doubt 

 it was a new variety. The description given was # quoted from the introducer, 

 as stated in my catalogue. After fruiting the berry however, the past season, I 

 must say, that I can see no difference in Lester Lovett and Gandy. I am not 

 prepared to take oath that ic is the same thing, but it is my candid opinion that 

 it is Gandy, nothing more nor less Others whom I have talked with, *re of the 

 same opinion. I have about 100,000 plants in stock, and will offer 1 them 

 separately, but I hardly think those who plant Lester Loyett, will get a variety 

 different from Gandy. 



LADY THOflPSON. This has been, tnd is probably today, one of the 

 most popular berries grown in the South. All that section from Maryland to 

 Florida, and from Florida to Texas, has been its home, hundreds of acres having 

 been grown in the South and shipped to Northern markets. This varietv is a 

 strong healthy grower, and produces a large crop of medium to large, perfectly 

 formed berries No Southern customer will make a mistake in planting these. 

 It is also grown to some extent in the North and West. 



LOUIS HUBACH. This new berry is of Arkansas origin, and is a cross of 

 Lady Thompson and Warfield. I have not fruited this varietv, but my plants 

 which I obtained from the originator last spring, have made a remarkable show- 

 ing in plant growth. The plant is claimed by the introducer to be very vigorous 

 and deep rocttd. He describes the berries as large, somewhat rough in ap- 

 pearance, though very firm. That it is more producti-e and better than Lady 

 Thompson He alto s'-'.ys, it is as large as La<iy Thompson, as productive, and 

 as firm as Warfield. If this be true, it is certainly a ^ery valuable berry, but 

 as I b>.ve never seen it in fruit, I can only give the introducer's description. A 

 photograph which he sent me, thows good size and remarkable productiveness. 

 I had intended to reproduce this in my catalog, but haven't the space to doso* 



LADY GARRISON. This variety has not fruited here. Mr. R M. Cooper, 

 president of the Farmers Institute of Delaware, vifeitedthe Garrison beds late 

 in the fruiting se> son. and jeported Lady Garrison to be all that had b>en 

 claimed for it in the growth of vine, size, and handsome appearance of fruit. 

 Although it whh at the dose of the season, he said the berries would average as 

 large as Bubach at the first picking. I do not doubt that this was the ca^e 

 where Mr. Cooper saw it, but there are very few varieties that would keep up 

 such a record And it is not likely that Lady Garrison is an exception. The 

 originate r claims however, that it is a beauty of large size, fine flavor, and best 

 color; and it is hardy, ard one of the heaviest cropp rs grown; beginning to 

 ripen erriy. and runs along well with the Gandy towards the close. As stated 

 above Lady Garrnon has not fruited here, and all of the above description is 

 quoted from others. 



