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



CHELLIE; 



CHELLIE. — This berry has been on the market 

 now for several years, but for some 

 reason I see little of it in the catalogues, possibly ow- 

 ing to the fact that it makes very large plants and but 

 few of them. This variety cannot be grown profitably 

 at the price usually charged for plants, but with me it 

 is an excellent variety, and produces very fine berries 

 of good quantity, that are extra fancy, large, rather 

 pointed, and very firm. This is just the kind to suit 

 your customers who want something a little better 

 than anybody else and are willing to pay for them. I 

 think our customers who grow a few and want them 

 very nice would do well to give this berry a trial. 



The above is what I said of this berry in my last 

 year's catalogue. I have since fruited the variety 

 again and I am even more pleased with it than when 

 the above was written. We had an excellent crop the 

 past season, that brought the top of the market all of 

 the time. It commenced to ripen early and held on 

 until late. We picked it for three weeks. Don't fail 

 to plant some Chellie. 



COLOSSUS. — Another one that I have not fruited. 

 It has made a very good growth the 

 past season, and the plants very much resemble Bu- 

 bach, except that it makes a better growth and more 

 plants ; the foliage is entirely healthy. It it said to 

 be a seedling of the Bubach, and very similar in plant 

 and fruit. Berries large to very large, and very pro- 

 ductive. 



COMMANDER. —I find this a variety that 

 makes a splendid gowth and 

 an excellent showing in health and vigor of the plants. 

 It also bears an excellent crop of fruit, and from 

 the past season. I was very favorably impressed with 

 it. I quote from the introducer as follows: 



"Commander has but one fault, and that is it 

 cannot hold up the immense load of berries that 



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it produces. Hay or straw should be put around 

 the plants so that the berries can rest upon It, 

 thus making them clean for market. I call this berry 

 the Commander, for the following reasons : lit, 

 it is extra large size ; 2nd, the most productive among 

 50 varieties: 3rd, commands the largest price; 4th, 

 no rust, hardy plants and plenty of them ; 5th, firm, 

 solid, scarlet berry, good shipper ; 6th, perfect blos- 

 som." 



CKOZIER. — Originated in West Virginia, by Ran- 

 dolph Crozier, of Crimson Springe. 

 This seems to be an improved Sharpless, making a 

 luxuriant growth of light green foliage similar to 

 that variety. It is free to make plants and is very 

 productive of berries that would pass readily for 

 the old. well-known Sharpless. It seems to have more 

 vigor, however, than that popular old variety. I 

 would advise all those who admire the Sharpless to 

 give this variety a trial. 



DIXIE BELLE. — Vigorous plant ; free from 

 rust. Berry ripens early, 

 bright red in color, large, firm, smooth, uniform Is 

 size, and very attractive in appearance. It is a natlv* 

 of North Carolina, and growers In that section say It la 

 one of the best berries grown. I have a nice little stock 

 of plants, and would be pleased to have orders from all 

 who wish to try this variety. 



NETTIE. — Originated by Joseph H. Black, and Is 

 a seedling of the Bubach and Talc, 

 crossed by the Sharpless ; the best of these seedling* 

 were again crossed with Gandy, and among them w«r» 

 found the Nettie. It is large in size and as productive 

 as Bubach. The plants are very vigorous. Season 

 very late. 



ALLEN'S PLANTS POPULAR EVERY- 

 WHERE. 



Newfoundland, June 13, 1307. 

 Dear Sir : The plants you sent me arrived In 

 splendid condition. I take this opportunity to 

 thank you for the excellent manner in which 

 they were packed, and also for me excellent 

 condition of the plants. 



Yours very truly, C. R. STEER. 



ALLEN'S PLANTS O. K. 



W. F. Allen, Dear Sir : Your plants are O. K. 

 % People generally getting out of the habit of 

 ¥ planting inferior plants. Tours truly, 



f D. D. FISHER. 



