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



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Sample. — Last year I was very short or/this 

 popular variety and was not able to fill all 

 orders received. This year I have two and a 

 half acres nicely set in this variety alone, and 

 expect to be able to fill all orders for it. The 

 Sample seems to^be giving satisfaction in most 

 sections; the best test of its popularity is that 

 we get more and more orders for it every year, 

 and if it were not a good one this would not 

 be the case. The plant is strong and vigorous, 

 very productive of uniform medium to large 

 berries, firm enough for shipping to distant 

 market; the berries color all over at once and 

 look verj attractive in the crates. A good re- 

 liable standard sort that will give general sat- 

 isfaction all over the country, especially in 

 the North and West. When this variety was 

 first introduced, I paid two hundred dollars 

 for one thousand plants, and I am frank to say 

 that I have made many worse bargains. 



Parson's Beauty. — This is one of the most 

 productive berries ^grown. Size, medium to 

 large, dark red, and^of fair quality, but rather 

 acid. For a near market, where they can be 

 hauled in and sold from the wagon, or direct 

 to the grocer every day, this is a valuable 



iety; but for 

 stant shipment, 

 it has proved a 

 failure. I notice 

 that some of the 

 catalogues say, it 

 is a great mar- 

 ket berry. I am 

 well acquainted 

 with the facts, 

 as there has been 

 more Parson's 

 Beauty grown in 

 this county than 

 all the rest of the 

 country combin- 

 ed. It is enough 

 to say that, it will 

 never be planted 

 in anything like 

 the quantity in 

 the future, that 

 it has been in the 

 past. To those 

 who want a very 

 productive berry 

 that can be sold 

 without shipping 

 it will no doubt 

 prove very valu- 

 able. 



% Oom Paul.— 



Large h e a 1 1 h 3' 

 plant which 

 makes a moderate 

 amount of run- 

 ners. The fruit is long, large, sometimes flat- 

 tened and is a little irregular. Color dark 

 red, both inside and out, # flesh is quite firm 

 and of good quality. The Ohio Experimental 

 Station says: "A fine large berry of good qual- 

 ity and worthy of a careful trial for home or 

 market. '' 



Prof. Fisher. — A seedling of Bubach fertil- 

 ized with Sharpless was crossed with Brandy- 

 wine, and in this third generation Prof. Fisher 

 was found and they were pre-eminently super- 

 ior to all the rest. This is one of the [Joseph 

 H. Black seedlings, and the Rural New Yorker 

 says of it: 



"Late, coming in with Gandy, vigorous plant, tall 

 broad foliage, the berry is large, sometimes coxcombed, 

 smooth, firm, bright scarlet, quality fair, a good producer 

 of fine show berries." 



"This is claimed to be a very 

 good early variety with healthy 

 vigorous and very productive plants; fruit medium to 

 large, round, of good quality, but not very firm. It ma- 

 tures its whole crop in a very short time." 



I havH not fruited the variety but I am not 

 pleased with the growth at all, it seems to be 

 spindling and weak. I do not recommend 

 it, but as it may do better at other places I 

 will list the variety and will be pleased to fur- 

 nish those who think they would like to try it. 



Springdale. 



