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



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HaveHand. — This i= undoubtedly the most 

 popular of all mid-season varieties. In 1901, 

 I sent out blanks, asking customers to fill in 

 with their favorite varieties; Haverland was 

 awav ahead of everything else as the best mid- 

 season berry for market, home use or distant 

 shipment. This is stronger evidence of its 

 great popularity than anything I could say of 

 its good qualities. While a pistillate variety, 

 ii is one of the easiest to pollenize. Plant is 

 healthy, large and vigorous, makes ample 

 beds, and is very productive. The variet;.- 

 is firm enough to ship well and is a good reli- 

 able sort for any purpose. Under favorable 

 conditions, I have seen the Havprland average 

 as large as guinea eggs. This variety has 

 never been boomed by any introducer as many 

 varieties nave been, yet it has steadily work- 

 ed its way up to the top of the list. It is not 

 likely that any one will ever regret planting 

 this variety; it is one of the old reliable stand- 

 bys that was a leader from 15 to 20 years ago. 

 Last year my stock of this variety consisted of 

 one-half million plants and yet there was not 

 enough to go around. 



Big Ben. — Not yet fruited here. Highly 

 recommended by those who have seen it; is 

 said to be a fancy market berry of great merit, 

 bringing the very top price in market; has a 



vigorous grow- 

 th large plants 

 are immensely 

 prod a c t i v e : 

 fruit large and 

 crimson color. 

 It is said to be 

 superior to 

 many of the 

 highly lauded 

 new kinds sent 

 cut. 



Catherine. 



This va r ie ty 

 origiuated 

 with Mr. J. F. 

 Cannon a large 

 fruit grower of 

 Sussex County, 

 Del., and has 

 been grown by 

 him for several 

 years. The 

 plants are large 

 with thick, 

 broad, light 

 green foliage. 

 It makes plants 

 freely and is a 

 late variety 

 with pistillate 

 blossoms. It is 

 very produc- 

 tive, of large size, colors all over at once, 

 is red to the center and of fine quality. An 

 excellent variety for near market, but not 

 firm enough for distant shipment. 



Boston Prize. — The following description 

 is borrowed. I have not seen it except in 

 plant. 



"The plants are of the stoutest, stalkie-t kind, with the 

 wea > f root growth that prepares them to hear the 

 heaviest crop of fruit. The berries are well formed, well 

 colored and lar^e.'" 



Buster. — This variety was received from 

 Canada last spring, and no* having fruited it I 

 quote from the report of the Ottawa Experi- 

 ment Station : 



-Buster is said to be a errs- between Bubach and 

 Sharpie*-. It is a pistillate variety, medium iate in sea- 

 pon, of large size, britfht light red. moderately rirm and 

 medium quality. The points which make it Superior to 

 many other varieties are its lonir fruiting sea-en. the fact 

 l bat it holds its size well to the last pickins. its good 

 foliage and trreat productiveness.'" 



Chellie.— This variety makes but few plants 

 which are very large and stalky. The fruit is 

 laTge, regular in form and long, similar to 

 Haverland: it is of fine quality and very firm, 

 only moderately productive ; the fruit, however, 

 is unusually fine in appearance and will bring 

 top prices in any fancy market. 



: Columbia ('■>.. Pa.. Maj 15. 



I W. F. Allen. Salisbury. Md. : Hear Sir : - Re< eive 1 



♦ the 5000 plants all right. Yours Bespt., W. a. Hangs. 



