

ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 11 



, LYON. Has not yet fruited h a re, This originated in Michigan about eight 

 years ago. The plants aie moderate siz j , tree from rust, and make plants 

 qjit- freely Mr. Hardy, the originatar, says: "I have the most productive 

 Bir iwberry ever produced and one that at the same time is remarkable for size, 

 firmness good quality, and bright color. This I callel the Lvon, na a i^ ic iq 

 1898, after T. T. Lyon of South Haven. The Lyon is a seedling of Bubach, but 

 batring n ) real res j tnblence to that variety except in size. The fruit is firm, 

 of perfect conical shape, bright crimson, not quite as dark as Marshall The 

 fruit is much larger an i sweeter than Warfield, the plant is heavier in root, and 

 darker in foliage. " Mr Crawford in his July report, says: ''Lvon is one of 

 the most valuable of recent introductions; probably the most productive variety 

 we have. It is of the Warfield type, larger and more productive. 



flARIE. This valuable variety has now fruited here for three seasons, and 

 I find it to be a very vigorous growing plant healthy foliage and plenty of 

 runners. The berry is productive, crimson color, uniform, conical in shape, 

 and average large size. It ripens with Warfield. and continues to fruit through, 

 quite a long season. It is a pistillate variety, and if properly fertilized every 

 blossom makes a berry. The color is a bright scarlet when first ripe, turning 

 to a dark red if left unpicked for a few days. The quality is better than the 

 average, and I consider it a good variety to rely on. 



MITCHEL'S EARLY. A well known, and once very popular early variety. 

 If grown on good soil, must be k^pt thinned. For eating from the vines as they 

 are picked, when well ripe : there is none better. Until the Excelsior came, it 

 was the leading early berry for market, and in many sections it is still largely 

 planted. 



MONITOR. This makes an abundance of plants, and is claimed by Dr. 

 Beal, of Mo. the introducer, to have all the productiveness of the Crescent, and 

 beautiful heavy foliage of Capt. Jack. Blossom perfect, being unusually rich 

 in pollen. This has not fruited here, and I am not prepared to give it a personal 

 description. Mr. Crawford says in his July report that "the plant is small and 

 a grea; runner. Berries very large, round, light, conical, and soft. Stands wet 

 weather and hot sunshine very poorly. It is very productive, but I do not 

 think much of it.'' 



MIDNIGHT. In this we have a healthy perfect blooming plant of more 

 than or unary vigor, that makes plants freely, yet not enough to overcrowd the 

 row. Midnight b«-ars a number of stout Iruit stalks to each plant, with plenty 

 of strong stamens in every blossom, resulting in a great crop of extra large per- 

 fectly developed, broadly conical berries, of verv large average size. It is a 

 seedling of Haverland and Parker Earle. Mr Hale, in introducing this b^rry 

 says, "1 have what I believe, is the yery best lateet ripening strawberry in exis- 

 tence. It was listed lastbeason, and a tew plants sold as '11 59 P. If " Prof. 

 Bailey suggested, that as Midnight i* just a little later, it might be a proper 

 name for this late grand variety *'Laht of all the season, ripening long after 

 the main crop of strawberries is out of the way. There are now all too many 

 fine strawberries of medium season, and a few grand early ones, but not enough 

 of the very late ones to supply the various demands or soil, market, tastt-, color, 

 flavor, etc . and there is a place for a very lat^ strawberry, combining more of 

 these desirable qualities, than any other variety we now have. (i iiuly is a 

 beauty of large size, ami superb shipp ng qualities, but unproductive on some 

 soils. Arnot. of fine size, and firmness, and is enormously productive on very 

 rich d^ep moist soil, is of little or no value on any other. But Midnight thrives 

 well and fruits abundantly on every variety of soils. My two best plots of it 

 having been on light sandy loam." 



NICK OHMER. A strong perfect blossom, productive of very larg*. rich 

 dark red globular berries, highly c >lore i all the wiv tirough, and of delioiouf 

 flavor. A grand market berry, and superb table berry. Alwavs like all ber- 

 ries of this class, it thrives best on a de-p rich, rather moist s >il, and resp >n Is 

 readily to high culture. While n>t on* that requires special pectin*, yet so 

 grand and delicious as to repay many fold any extra attention given it. 



