W. F. Allen's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



VIRGINIA. — This is another of our prize berries 

 for which $100.00 in gold is paid 

 for one dozen plants. After fruiting it another season, 

 when it has upheld what we said of it last year as per 

 earliness, healthiness and vigor of plants and produc- 

 tiveness. 1 know of no better description that I can 

 give than to ciote my last year's catalogue: "At its 

 home in Accomac county, Virginia, it has a record of 

 12,000 quarts per acre. In points of earliness it was 

 only two or three days behind the Excelsior with the 

 originator, and in some other tests it has proven 

 equally as early. The Virginia is very productive and 

 of good size for an early berry- The originator claims 

 that he has marketed it in the Philadelphia market at 

 twice the price of other early varieties. It is firm 

 enough to make a good shipping berry, and being uni- 

 formly large for an early berry, and a bright glossy 

 red color, it can be depended upon to bring good prices 

 in market. The Virginia was originated in Accomac 

 county, Virginia, hence its name, in honor of that 

 grand' and historic State. Notwithstanding the large 

 number of varieties that were in the contest in which 

 this variety won $100.00 in gold, any child could have 

 easily selected the Virginia as the best one in the lot, 

 consisting of over one hundred kinds. The Virginia is 

 said to be a cross between the great shipping berry, 

 Hoffman, and the old favorite, the Sharpless. This is 

 surely most excellent parentage, and the Virginia to a 

 very large degree combines the good qualities and valu- 

 able characteristics of both. The foliage, while dis- 

 tinct is very similar to the Hoffman, but is larger and 

 stronger. The plant makes a strong, healthy growth, 



with plenty of runners, and never shows- 

 a spot of rust. Those who w.nt an early 

 berry that is remarkabl • tree from dis- 

 ease, good size, good qualities, ripening 

 almost as early as the earliest variety 

 grown, should not fail to give this berry 

 a trial, w T hether growing for home use, 

 near market, or distant shipment." 



I now have a large stock of plants and 

 have listed it at the price of other stand- 

 ard varieties so that everybody will have 

 a chance to plant all they want. 



HELEN GOULD.— This Is a West- 

 ern berry, being- 

 originated in Missouri by Mr. J. R. Peck. 

 In 101 he sent it on trial to M. Crawford, 

 of Ohio, who was so well pleased with it 

 after he saw the fruit that he bought his 

 entire stock. I received a few plants 

 from Mr. Crawford last year and have 

 grown rfom them a few uundred plants. 

 My stock, however, is not large, and I 

 understand the variety has never been 

 offered to the public until this season. I 

 give Mr. Crawford's description : "Plant 

 large and healthy, never failing to pro- 

 duce a good crop. Makes a moderate 

 number of strong runners. Imperfect 

 blossoms, and, like nearly all pistillates, 

 it bears abundantly in wide matted rows. 

 The fruit is large and holds up well to 

 the end of the season. In shape it Is 

 roundish conical, and quite uniform, 

 though the first berry on the stem is 

 sometimes triangular or slightly flat- 

 tened, never cockscomhed. In color it is 

 a beautiful glossy red and the berry Is 

 firm with a rich, delicious flavor that Is 

 seldom equaled. We know of no variety 

 that combines size, productiveness, beauty 

 and good qualities in a higher degree." 

 Season medium to late. 



MAMMOTH BEAUT Y — 



Claimed to be one of the most profitable 

 varieties grown in Western Massachu- 

 setts. It is a pistillate variety, and the 

 foliage very much resembles the old Hav- 

 erland, but is claimed to be very much 

 better. The party who so strongly recom- 

 mended it does not grn— plants for sale, 

 and there was no inuuce:r"mt from that 

 source for misrepresentation. I have 

 several thousand plants that are very 

 strong, vigorous and healthy, and I con- 

 sider it very promising. It made some 

 showing of fruit on the young plants set 

 last spring, which gave a good impres- 

 sion. Aside from this, I have never 

 fruited this variety. I strongly recom- 

 'mend it for trial. 



OSWEGO. — This originated in an 

 old family berry bed, 

 and is supposed to be a cross of the Bu- 

 bach and Sharpless. Plants are large and vigorous, 

 producing a sufficient number of young plants. The 

 berries are very large, with a bright crimson color, and 

 rinen about the same time as the Sample. Blossom 

 perfect. One berry grower in New York State, near 

 where the variety originated, claims to have sold the 

 crop from one-half acre for $400.00. As above stated, 

 plants are very large and strong, somewhat resembling 

 the Hummer in this respect. At the low price at which 

 I am offering it, everyone should try a few. 



PENN. DUTCHMAN. — A very promising new 

 one from the Keystone 

 State. The plants are as large as any I have ever seen ; 

 the foliage is clean and healthy; a medium number of 

 plants make perfect beds. The fruit from the young 

 plants was very large and attractive. The party from 

 whom I bought the plants in York county, Pa., writes 

 me as follows, under date of January 28, 1007 : 



"W. F. Allen, Dear Sir — I have a new kind of berry 

 that has no name, and eleven and twelve fill a quart 

 box that fetch 25 cents a box when the rest were only 

 8 cents in the Harrisburg market. They are perfect 

 blossoms and firm. No one has them except one party 

 and myself, and he will not sell anybody a plant. I 

 will spare you about 500 if you wish to buy them, and 

 I will sell them to you and nobody else. Please let me 

 know at once." 



Do not fail to try a few ; you will not be sorry. 



