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



North Shore. — I bought this new berry on 

 the advice of a friend, Mr. Benjamin M. Smith, 

 who lives near the originator. Mr. Smith ad- 

 vised me very strongly to put the North Shore 

 in stock and I did so on his recommendation. 

 He speaks of it as follows; "Solid and firm, 

 quality of the best, size very large/' He says 

 that I was fortunate taking it up as he ad- 

 vised. My stock last season was very small 

 and I offered it by the dozen only at $1.00 per 

 dozen; this year I have a stock of probably 

 100,000 plants that are very fine and I have 

 made the price within the reach of all growers. 

 C. S. Pratt spoke of it last spring as follows; 

 "There are three things bound to win, Japan and the 

 Commonwealth and N"rth Shore strawberries. He de- 

 scribes it as follon s : This magnificent berry is a seedling 

 of the Brandywine and like its parents is a fine berry to 

 plant with pistillatee; in productiveness it is equal to any 

 of them, and is by all odds the finest staminate berry ever 

 sent out and is just whut the market men hare been look- 

 ing for. The North star will fill the bill; it is a large ber- 

 ry and firm and will stand rough handling. It is all that I 

 claim for it and if so you want it. I sent plants to the vari- 

 ous Experiment stations last spring for them to test, in- 

 tending to put it on the market in 1906, but somehow W. 

 F. Allen got hold of it and bought quite a stock; after I 

 found what he had done I bought every plant the origina- 

 tor would spare.. 



My personal experience with this berry is 

 that it is a line grower and healthy plant. I 

 have not seen the fruit except on a few scatter- 

 ing plants which were not re-set last spring. 

 The fruit is firm, good quality and large size. 

 It did not seem to be exceedingly productive 

 but I think bears enough to mature them in 

 good shape and have all good berries. The 

 above illustration was made from a photograph. 



Bubach. — As a mid-season berry for home 

 use and near market this stands second on the 

 list. Many nurserymen have dropped it owing 

 to the fact that it does not multiply and is not 

 a money maker to grow for plants. If the soil, 

 however, is especially adapted to the variety 

 it will make a moderate amount of large heal- 

 thy plants that literally 

 cover themselves with 

 fruit. I have seldom 

 had enough plants of 

 this grand old variety 

 to go around previous 

 to last year. I now have 

 several acres grown for 

 me in land especially 

 adapted to them, and 

 will no doubt have 

 enough plants for all 

 who wish to plant itl 

 The Bubach is too well 

 known to require a 

 lengthy description. 



Brunette— Or i g i- 



nated by Granville 

 Cowing of Indiana, and 

 noted for its fine quality. 

 The fruit i-i medium 

 sized, dark rich red to 

 the center and fairly 

 productive. Nothing 

 finer in quality grown. 



Marsdetl Perry. — Said to be one of the 

 very best late varieties. It requires good soil 

 and good cultivation. Under the above condi- 

 tions the yield is said to be something enor- 

 mous. Has not fruited here. 



Mitchell's Early. — Next to Excelsior this 

 has been the most popular early market va- 

 riety. If grown on good soil it must be 

 kept thinned. For eating from the vines 

 as they are picked there are probably none 

 better. Until the Excelsior came, it was 

 the leading early berry tor the market as well 

 home use. 



BUBACH. 



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