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



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CLIMAX.— This is 

 undoubt- 

 edly one of the very best 

 berries on the market. 

 Its season is early, or 

 more properly, second 

 early, coming on three 

 or four days after such 

 varieties as Excelsior. 

 Mitchell's, etc. After 

 having fruited it several 

 years, I am more favor- 

 ably impressed with it 

 than ever. It is very 

 productive, a rich, hand 

 some berry, and hold 

 on for a long season 

 This berry is suppose 

 to be a cross of the B> 

 bach and Hoffman. Tl 

 foliage is a beautif. 

 light green color tha 

 can be distinguishet 

 from other varieties a: 

 far as it can be seen 

 The plants are stron 

 and vigorous, with n ' 

 showing of rust. In piv . 

 ductiveness it is simpl \ 

 immense. I doubt ii 

 there is any variety ever 

 put on the market that 

 has made a greater rec- 

 ord for immense produc- 

 tiveness than the Cli- 

 max. The accompany- 

 ing illustration is a 

 splendid likeness of it, 

 showing its immense 

 productiveness of large, 

 beautifully shaped ber- 

 ries. In this immediate 

 vicinity the Climax has 

 without doubt paid bet- 

 ter than any other va- 

 riety for the last two or 

 three years. I sold about 

 600,000 of this variety 

 last season, and it is my 

 impression that the de- 

 mand will be even great- 

 er this year. While I 

 have an immense supply 

 of plants, it seems hard 

 to grow enough to sat- 

 isfy all customers on 

 this kind. It is now sn 

 well tested and is proving successful over so wide a 

 range of territory, that no one need hesitate to plant 

 it. If you have not decided what to plant for second 

 early, don't hesitate to put down Climax. 



COBDEN QUEEN. — A medium large berry, and 

 shows up better than many 

 of the larger kinds. It is a berry that will hold up 

 well and look attractive in the market long after ship- 

 ment. The plant is vigorous and healthy. It is very 

 productive, firm, medium size, and crimson color inside 

 and out. 



ECHO. — Introduced by Allen L. Wood, Rochester, 

 N. Y., who claims it to be a great table 

 berry, with the highest and richest of flavors — the 

 natural wild strawberry flavor, quite unknown to many 

 varieties. It is very productive, medium size, and Is 

 very healthy growing, and makes a tremendous growth 

 of strong, healthy, vigorous roots. With me It com- 

 menced to ripen mid-season and bears a big crop, con- 

 tinuing almost as long as any of the late varieties. 



FLORELLA. — A seedling of the Bubach, crossed 

 with the Lady Thompson. Has 

 dark green foliage free from rust. Its root system Is 

 very large, sending out large fibrous roots to a great 

 distance. The berries are large to very large, crimson 

 color, and fine flavor. Fruit stems are long, which 

 holds the berries up from the dirt. Season of ripening 

 as early as Lady Thompson, and its firmness commends 

 it to the commercial grower. 



FAIRFIELD. — Season of ripening almost as early 

 as Mitchell Early, Hoffman, Excelsior, 

 etc. It is larger than either in size and has far better 

 qualities than either Excelsior or Hoffman. This variety 

 is becoming more popular every season. There is getting. 

 to be a great demand for the plants, which is positive 

 evidence that it is giving satisfaction. One will not 

 get far out of the way in planting this for early crop. 

 At the Ohio Experiment Station, where it was put In- 

 competition with over 160 other varieties, it was the 

 most productive of all the early kinds. The quality -1 

 this berry is good and the plants are strong and* 

 healthy, very much resembling the Haverland. No one 

 need hesitate to plant this who wants a good early, 

 berry for either the home garden or for market. 



