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



HUMMER. 



Hummer. — My attention was brought to 



this new berry "by a customer in Michigan, Mr. 



John Kolyoord. He writes as follows: 



"Kalamazoo County. Michigan. January 21. 1904. 

 W. F. Allen. Dear Sir:— On my grounds is a new 

 strawberry that is a "Hammers Understand me while 

 I am not its originator, it has been grown for several 

 years by a man who lived about ten miles from here. He 

 always refused to sell plants, notwithstanding as high as 

 *2.00 each were offered for them, but two Or three years 

 ago he sold some by mistake for Snarpless. After finding 

 it out he tried to induce the buyer to take up the plants; 

 the buyer mistrusted what he 'had received and said he 

 thought those would do. We growers have not been able 

 to compete with said berry in the Battle Creek market. 

 One of the merchants had its exclusive sale and shipped 

 it as a fancy berry to Kalamazoo. Jackson. Lansing, etc. 

 The original owner has sdd out and moved to the West. 

 I know of but one besides myself who has this variety. He 

 is an old man from whom I got my plants. I do not believe 

 any introducer has it : It is my opinion that it is an Eng- 

 lish berry, because the man above alluded to is an Eng- 

 lishman.' The originator Ct) being out of the field and out 

 of the business. I feel at liberty to let von have same of 

 the plant.-. Yours truly. " John Kolyoord. 



It followed that in the spring of 1904 I re- 

 ceived 500 plants from Mr. Kolyoord, of this 

 variety. It was late when the plants came, 

 and being very dry we did not get a big 

 growth, notwithstanding the plants he sent were 

 as fine as I ever saw. From the 500, I 'made 

 something like 3,000 plants. These were plant- 

 ed last spring and have resulted in one of the 

 most beautiful blocks in my field and have 

 made close to 100,000 plants. The plants are 

 very large and healthy and give promise of a 

 large crop of very fine fruit A few specimens 

 were picked from the young plants which were 

 very satisfactory. I shall plant quite largely 

 of this variety as I feel that it is going to, be 



one of the good ones, and as I have put the 

 price quite low I think no one would make a mis- 

 take in giving it a trial. I think I can truth- 

 fully say that out of 100 varieties, there is 

 none that make larger plants or a more beauti- 

 ful appearance in the bed, and it is seldom that 

 growers have an opportunity to buy so promis- 

 ing a new var>ety at so low a price the first 

 time offeied. Do not fail to include this in- 

 your order. 



I'UlI u,.,,!, :,!..!! , ... 1 ......... ... ... . ^ ........ 1. . »i_4_i_i AiXXAJF 



3 Union Co.. X. J.. April 3 1905. t 



h Dear Sir: — the plants arrived in fine condition, and »- 

 ^ am very much pleased with them: they are fine plants ^ 

 3 and I hope to have something nice "when they get t 

 1 started. Yours. Mrs. H. J. Holmes. 



Wild Wonder. — Originated and introduced 

 by John Shank, of Illinois. The superlatives 

 claimed for this berry would almost exhaust 

 the dictionary, there are entirely too many to 

 be repeated; among others claimed are that it 

 is such a rampant grower that it will kill out 

 blue grass, white clover and other grasses. It 

 makes an abundance of runners and large quan- 

 tities of rather small, though long rooted 

 plants; I notice some rust, but probably not 

 enough to do it much harm. I have not fruit- 

 ed this berry bat have a small stock of very 

 nice plants. It is claimed that this variety 

 will grow wild and produce a crop of berries- 

 A regular lazv man's berrv. 



