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



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LADY THOMSON. — This is a great Southern 

 berry, and is grown by the 

 thousand acres in the great strawberry sections of North 

 Carolina, and especially at Chadbourn, where there is 

 probably more strawberries grown than in any other sin- 

 gle place in the world, fully nine-tenths of the acreage 

 at this place is Lady Thomson, and so far they have 

 found nothing to equal it. It makes strong, healthy 

 plants that produce large crops with medium large, firm 

 berries. This variety is especially adapted to the 

 South, but is grown to some extent in other sections. 

 It is a good -jne for California and the Bermuda 

 Islands. 



MARSHALL. — This is a great fancy berry for 

 the New England market. The 

 grocers are always delighted to get the Marshall on 

 account cf its dark red glossy color that is bound to 

 attract and please customers. It is one of the richest 

 flavored strawberries grown. The only fault we can 

 Cud of the Marshall Is that it does not last the whole 

 year. This is one of the good old standbys, and w e 

 have seldom been able to 811 all the ord. - :eived for 

 placts of this variety. I have an excellent stock this 



. however, ebc h->i>e to be able to supply all my 

 customer; who want it. We will at least be able to 

 accommodate a gr^at many. It is a winner at all exhi- 

 Mr^us. and has ta^en more premiums at the Boston 

 berry show tisan any other variety. It is strictly a 

 fancy berry acd will take care of itself on any market. 

 It is not quite as productive as some other varieties, but 



'atge size of the berry goes a long way towards 

 making up f^r thl? Ill filling the quarts, and the extra 

 prices received for them will more than compensate for 

 their lack of productiveness than the cost of an.- extra 

 care that you can give them. Th" best clas-; of trade 

 will pay more fpr berrie? like the Marshall after once 

 ,iFlQg theta. The foliage of the plant is very large 

 and of a beautiful upright growth. Don't fail to send 

 me your orders for Marshall this year. 



NEW GLOBE — The New Globe is a late '>e rr y. 

 making large, vigorous, slalky 

 ■plants. The foliage seems to be free from rust and 

 disease, and the fruit quite large, fine flavored, solid, 

 .and makes roots which are long, enabling it to mature 

 its berries and hold a good size until the end of the 

 -season. It will stand more drought than some others. 



NORTH SHORE.— Origi- 

 nated 

 by Benjamin H. Smith, of Bev- 

 erly, Mass.. who speaks of it as 

 follows: "Solid and tirm. qual- 



Ity o* the I i size large." My 



personal experience with this 

 variety is that it makes a 

 splendid growth, and bears a 

 crop of very firm, large 

 berries of gpod quality. It is 

 vet: late. 



EOT YORK. — CSee last 

 cover page 

 for ii! -atv.-aion.j This is a na- 

 i New Jerk Sts te, and 

 by Mis-; Yates, 

 ttpklns County. I Intro- 

 duced tkaNew York eigh* years 

 ago at !Mfc©0 per dosen.. It was 

 Efrsi of the famous 

 s for which 1 paid \ too 

 (ants. The ber- 

 ries arc very large, some rather 

 pointed, vyhjl : others are ihick 

 road. The color is blood 

 red. \.'ith a shiny s'l fact. The 

 are. so pearly the same 

 color of the berry and so deep- 

 ly seated that they are scarcely 

 able. It is^i strictly fancy 

 berry and a prize winner,, just 

 the kind to make the grower 

 fain n.'.s in his locas market and 

 give him the best trade. Small, 

 inferior berries have no show 

 by the side of the New York, 

 no matter how cBfeap they are. 

 It is very prolific, bears through 

 a long season, but it does not 

 matter how fast they ripen, 

 there are always more eager 

 /^fcft \V/ll buyers than can be supplied. 

 § \pg\ jYil 4 Its excellent qualities and won- 

 \JI*\f--'M-' \ derful productiveness make it 

 Yf ^f ' ] very profitable to grow, either 



for shipping or home trade. 

 The cap is large and stands up 

 prominently ; the foliage is 

 light sreen and a luxuriant 

 grower, with an extra large, glossy-surfaced leaf. The 

 plant is one of the largest and healthiest on the place, 

 equaling in this respect the Marshall. The New York 

 has been grown on light soil and on stiff clay with 

 splendid results in both cases. It is a seedling of the 

 Bubach and Jessie. Since its introduction it has be- 

 come ' ery popular, and there is a lftrge demand for the 

 plants all over the country, and it sometimes puzzles 

 me to grew enough plants to supply the trade. I have 

 bad the New York sell on the Philadelphia market for 

 13 cents when other varieties were a drug at (i and 8. 



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