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



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Morning Star. — Not having fruited this va- 

 riety I will give the description of the intro- 

 ducer. 



'•We have in. the Morniag Star what has so long been 

 wanted, a very early variety producing in great abund- 

 ance, very large and beautiful strawberries of the highest 

 quality. It is the result of a life's work of a strawberry 

 specialist, a man who is now over 60 years old and who has 

 produced thousands of seedlings in fact has originated 

 more varieties of the strawberry that have stood the test 

 in the hands of growers than any other man now living, 

 and with all his experience and study, after performing 

 such a vast amount of work upon the strawberry, pro- 

 nounces Morning Star the best and most valuable variety 

 he has produced, and better and more valuable than any 

 other strawberry in cultivation. In addition to being ten 

 ■days earlier than any other variety producing large ber- 

 ries, the Morning Star is of the very largest size, rich 

 crimson color, of highest quality an i firm texture. The 

 plant is a superb grower with large dark green healthy fo- 

 liage ond very prolific. The first early ripening variety 

 yet produced, The blossom is perfect. 



Not having fruited the variety, I can only 



say that it has made an excellent growth and I 



have a good stock of very nice plants with 



which I shall be pleased to supply all wliD 



wish to give it a trial. 



Stevens Late Champion.— a ve*ry prom- 

 ising extra late variety of the Gandy typ?, but 

 said to be more productive. I have not fruit- 

 ed it yet but the plants have made a fine 

 growth and promise great things. At a meet- 

 ing of the New Jersey State Horticultural So- 

 ciety at Trenton last winter, I heard so many 

 great things said of this berry that I came home 

 and planted double the quantity I intended to 



enthusiastic in commending it, 

 and although I have not had 

 time as yet to fruit it myself I 

 believe it to be a great money 

 maker. It yields large crops ui 

 large beautiful good berries that 

 ship well very late in the season 

 after most of the varieties have 

 ripened and gone. It is 

 evidently a descendant of 

 the grand old Gandy but 

 is a much better grower. 

 It is in brief," undoubtedly, 

 a most valuable late va- 

 riety. I feel sure it will 

 pay to get in ahead of the 

 crowd with this berry. 

 The price of plants is no 

 higher than other good 

 standard sorts. 



NichoPs Granville.— This is 



another new variety that ha* made 

 a fine showing in plant growth 

 here but not fruited. Mr. A. M. 

 Nichols, the originator, says of it; 

 "The berries are large in perfect 

 oblong form, color when full ripe 

 a rich very dark red, flesh dark, 

 solid and delicious flavor fresh or 

 canned, holds up well in size and remain- 

 ing firm* on the vine sometime after iipe. 

 Season medium to late; fruit stems very 

 strong and tall, bearing clusters well up 

 from the ground; foliage tall and vig- 

 orous, makes strong runners and plenty of 

 them.'' Wright & Wright, groceryraen, at 

 Granville, Ohio, say that the Granville.straw- 

 berry sold in our market last season for 15 cents 

 per quart, while other berries wero selling for 

 8 and 10 cents. A. M. Nichol of North Alton, 

 111., says the Granville strawberry was one of 

 the best of the 100 varieties tested this year 

 and I regard it as very promising. J. B. 

 Troop, State Entomologist, of Lafayette, Ind. , 

 "The Granville strawberry fruited for the first 

 time this year and promises well; this was not 

 a favorable season for testing varieties, as late 

 frosts killed all the first blooms.'' E. J. 

 Ayres, Director Illinois Experiment Station, 

 writes ; "I have the Granville in the Station 

 planted last year. We had rain every day dur- 

 ing its time of ripening, making it very diffi- 

 cult to make comparison, but among seventy 

 varieties fruited at the same time it was 

 among the few that were promising. The 

 foliage is dc»rk green and healthy without rust, 

 berries dark red medium to large size." 



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£ Hillsborough Co.. Fla.. Nov. 25, 1903. q 



t W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. : Dear Sir :— The straw- 1 



plant. From careful inquiry, I have yet to 



hear of the first unfavorable report; on the £ berry and dewberry plants arrived in good order and 



£ are doing nicely. 1 ours Truly, E. M. Ashley, 



other hand, all who have grown it are most " 



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