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



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BUSTER. — This is one of 

 the good things 

 that seems to have been over- 

 looked by a great majority of 

 growers. Buster is a cross of 

 the Buhach and the Sharpless. 

 It is of large size, bright red, 

 in color, moderately firm, me- 

 dium in quality and medium 

 to late in ripening. The blos- 

 soms are pistillate, hut ex- 

 tremely hardy. During the 

 spring of 1906-.* when nearly 

 every other variety was killed 

 by a late May frost, the Buster 

 gave us a full crop. It.is also 

 very vigorous and healthy, hav- 

 ing a luxuriant dark green fo- 

 liage that defies a treasonable 

 amount cf dry weather. The 

 fruit holds up large alt- through 

 its long season. This is a go i I 

 reliable variety that I.^advise 

 you to plant. It will pl&fee/you 

 from the time it starts to. grow 

 after you set the plants uurii 

 you have harvested your crop. 



VICK'S UNCLEJOE. 



— This fruited with me tlJe 

 past season, and it is so much 

 like New York that I am some-- - 

 what in doubt as to whether it 

 is identical or not. So far as 

 my observation goes, the de- 

 scription of New York will lit 

 this as well as any I could 

 write. I quote the following 

 description from James Vick's 

 catalogue, who introduced the 

 berry two years ago : "Vick's 

 Uncle Joe is entirely a new 

 and distinct seedling, and the 

 confidence gained by 52 years 

 of experience in superior straw- 

 berry culture warrants our 

 saying that it combines all the 

 Vick qualities necessary to 

 make it the ideal which has 

 so long been sought. Its fruit 

 Is perfect in form of a dark, 

 rich, glossy color, firm flesh, 

 monstrous in size, combined 

 with a most luscious flavor for 

 every purpose, either for home 



use or for market, stands today without a peer In the 

 world's numerous strawberry family." 



VICTOR. — Described by M. Crawford : "Plant of 

 fair size, tough and healthy, like Sen- 

 ator Dunlap, and productive under any method of cul- 

 ture. The foliage is thrifty, dark green and handsome. 

 The fruit is very large, round, conical, sometimes cor- 

 rugated, dark glossy red, firm and of fine flavor. This 

 is a great berry for market and home use and an excel- 

 lent eanner. Season medium to late." 



VELVET. — The following description is borrowed 

 from the introducer : "Wonderfully 

 productive, and the fruit is large, bright red color, firm 

 and of good quality. The plants are large with bright 

 green foliage, clean and healthy, making good rows for 

 fruiting. Season of ripening medium to late." 



WARHELD. — A well-known standard variety, 

 very productive, mid-season, and 

 especially popular In the West. Fruit good quality 

 and highly colored. It is a persistent plant-maker, and 

 if not kept thinned out they will be so thick that It 

 will be impossible for it to bear fruit of a desirable 

 size : but if kept thinned it is very productive of me- 

 dium-size, highly-flavored fruit. My stock of plants 

 this eeason is very nice. 



WIED WONDER. — Makes an abundance of run- 

 ners and large quantities of 

 rather small, though long-rooted plants. I notice that 

 the plant is inclined to rust, though not enough to 

 harm the crop. Fruited with me last under very un- 

 favorable conditions, and produced a good crop. The 

 originator claims that this variety will grow wild and 

 bear a good crop of berries — a regular lazy man's 

 berry. Fruit small to medium, of the splendid Warfield 

 type. 



WONDER. — This is a new one, purchased from 

 Mr. Crawford last spring, and as It 

 has not fruited here, I will give his description : "Thl» 

 Is truly a wonderful berry, and its merits are just com- 

 ing to be appreciated. It makes immense plants with 

 broad leaves and strong, stalky stems. It Is perfectly 

 healthy and very prolific, and the fruit Is of great 

 size and beauty, fine red color, good quality and mod- 

 erate firmness. In form it is pointed, conical, and uni- 

 form, except that the first berry on the stem Is some- 

 times misshaped. It has been classed as late because 

 it makes a long season, but on our grounds It begins to 

 ripen with William belt, and we see no other way but 

 to call it medium." 



WOEVERTON. — Originated in Canada and In- 

 troduced by the late John Little. 

 I have fruited this variety quite a number of years. It 

 will succeed on almost any soil, but will do better on * 

 sandy loam. The plants make a good growth, have a 

 perfect blossom, which is full of pollen, and make an 

 excellent variety to plant with medium early to lat» 

 pistillate varieties. It is no uncommon thlug to nee 

 blossoms and ripe fruit at the same time. 



*#«#**->«* * £#**# £ «^¥#***^**«*^*** 

 $ MY MAN. 



5 Burlington Co., N. J., April 17, 1907. 



6 W. F. Aixen, Salisbury, Md. 

 % Dear Sir — I received the strawberry plants 

 5 you sent me on Saturday evening, April 6, took 

 3* cover off crate and placed in cellar; unpacked 

 S them on Wednesday and set them out. They 

 * were in fine condition and carefully packed. 

 3S They ai« doing well. I am much pleased with 

 S, them, and when I want more "you are mv man." 



Respectfully, C. W. McCABB. 



