W. F. ALLEN'S PLANT AND SEED CATALOGUE. 



nlanrs -nntHmr it within the reach of all and duce a beri T that would perceptibly lengthen the 



plants putting 11 wumn me reacn 01 an, aim strawberry sea son. In the Commonwealth we have a 



low enough, for OUT customers who are shippers berry that is as large as the largest, as productive as any 



. , , r , , . . of the largest, as fine flavor, as solid and as dark color as 



to plant It bj the acre. [have a good Stock anv . it is smooth and very juicv and has a strong stami- 



of plants and expect to be able tq^fill all orders. nate Mawom. On the i:th d, 



On the 17th day of July, 1902. as good ber- 

 icked as during its season: Marshall. Glen 



v » ^*c«^ t ^ ^~^ v...^^.. ~ , rie3 were picked as during its season: .Marshall, (jien 



The New Home has been tested thoroughly, Mary and McKinley side by side with it being gone. The 



,, . j, - .. , last berries were picked Julv 22d. The plant is a -strong 



having teen grown on this farm tor the past grower, not so rank as the Marshall and a fair plant mak- 



geven years. It has a record for great pro- er - Tne Massachusetts Horticultural Society, always 



merit awarded th« 

 competition July .' 



Oai^em., _Cctcber 29th»1904. 



Hr.w.'.UAon, 



Salisbury ,Md. 

 Bear Sir: ■ 



Understanding that you are to offer yovtr berry the 'Row Hoas* to 

 growers this season.we wish to give you our experience with it .also the 

 opinion cf those to whoa we Bade sales. The first oonslgnment 

 were thought to be Oandys.only it was reaarKed by all that they were raieh 

 bTighted and firaer than thay had ever seen before, even for this variety, 

 we sold this pertloulcr lot aostly to retailers and without exception, 



ready to recognize spec 

 Commonwealth first prize 

 1902. and July 11, 190:3. 



The well-known seedsman of Marble- 

 head, Mass., Mr. James J. H. Gregory, 

 has this to say : 



"I saw the Commonwealth on the grounds of the 

 originator and a grand 3fght it was. The berry is 

 tremendously large (14 of those I picked filled a 

 Quart basket) the berries are symmetrical in shape 

 and have a rich glossy color, the fle?h ig red. nearly 

 as dark as the Marshall. It is a great cropper 

 and appears to be hard flesh enough to ship well. 

 One of its most valuable characteristics is its late- 

 received ne.-s in maturing, for when I was ther« July 2d 

 th£ large bed wnich had bushels of growing fruit 

 had to be searched over very carefully to find a 

 quart of ripe berries.'' C, S. Pratt says* "It is a 

 week later than Sample and a better berry: it will 

 be sold as the Marshall and nine-tenths of the 



they pronounced It the best and most satisfactory berry they hart ever handled People will not know the difference." Benjamin 



M. -mith. of Beverlv, Mass.. well-known as a 

 sinoe then we ha*« sold to wholesale buyers froa outside cities and towns g r0 wer of fine berries and the introducr of the 



as fer as Portland Me. and have heard nothing but good report* oopoemlng it. Beverly strawberry says: -that he has watched the 



Commonwealth carefully on the originator s 



Many retail dealers have told ue that after keeping then in their stores grounds by the side of all the leading varieties and 



two and three da?«,they were Just as bright and fira as vhen they reoeived for vigor and plant productiveness and quality of 



fruit it excels them all. He says it is very late and 



thea Bvjerythlng consldered.we thinX it is the best berry we tnow of for one of the best he ever 5aw. : ' (See CUt page six.) 



ehlpping long dl.tr_-.ea. and predict for It.great popularity and suocesa. Jfe Cardinal.— Th is new Strawberry, 



about which there has been so mnch 



vtoxnnt ^5^^*^/- 7^^^-^-^ said ' is very remarkab l e ] ' n many re- 



spects. It was originated in Ohio by 

 ductiveness, uniform large size and unsurpassed Mr. George J. Streator. It is the only 

 keeping qualities, does not need to be picked variety of strawberries that is described 

 oftener than three limes a week and for market and illustrated with a color plate in the 

 that can be reached within twelve to twenty- Government Year Book of 1904. It is the 

 four hours twice a week is sufficient. No trouble only variety of straw-berry given a full page 

 to get pickers. Grow the New 

 Home and let your competitors 

 do the worrying about getting 

 their crop marketed. 



Commonwealth. — This new 

 late berry has not fruited here 

 except on a very few scattering 

 plants ; some nice berries of good 

 size, good quality, and firm, 

 were picked from these. I 

 bought 1,000 plants in the spring 

 of 1904, but it was late before I 

 got them and a very poor stand 

 was the result. What plants I 

 had were re-set last spring and 

 the result is that I have a splen- 

 did growth and a stock of per- 

 haps 100,000 plants, equal I am I 



sure to any in the country 

 a description of this variety, 1 

 shall have to be content with 

 quoting other reliable growlers 

 who have seen the berry in fruit. 

 Mr. Wm. H. Monroe, of Massa- 

 chusetts, the originator, has this 

 to say of it: 



"The Commonwealth is the outcome 

 of the desire and an effort to pro- 



For i <l ■-'/$** 



CARDINAL 



