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



WM. BELT. — Wm. Belt is a standard for quality 

 the country over. There aire few 

 lovers of strawberries that would not cross a plot of 

 many varieties and pick out the Wm. Belt as the best. 

 This variety is somewhat subject to rust, and for this 

 reason for a time was not popular, but its superior 

 quality and large size has made many friends for it, 

 especially the amateur growers, who have an appre- 

 ciative fancy market, or for the home table. The de- 

 mand for this variety was so great two years ago that 

 I sold every plant and bought out seven other growers 

 to get plants enough to fill all my orders. I have been 

 on the lookout ever since, and now have a large stock 

 of nice plants. I know of nothing that will approach 

 it in quality, of its season, except the Chesapeake. 



SHARPLESS. — A great favorite with many peo- 

 ple for the family garden. It is 

 also a favorite in many local markets. It is too well 

 known to need any lengthy description, but I wish to 

 say for the benefit of those who have been disappointed 

 in getting these for the last two or three years, that I 

 now have an excellent stock, and shall be pleased to 

 serve you. 



TENNESSEE PROLIFIC— Too well known to 



need any general 

 description. It is a reliable standard variety ; has 

 perfect blossom ; plant growth similar to Haverland, 

 and a very heavy cropper. One of the best to plant 

 with medium to late pistillate varieties. 



STEVENS' LATE CHAWION.-A very prom- 

 ising late va- 

 riety of Gandy type, but is claimed to be m»re produc- 

 tive. I have not fruited this variety yet for various 

 reasons. I expected to have done so in 1906, but a late 

 frost killed this and almost everything else. A few 

 berries that escaped were very satisfactory. The past 

 season the demand for plants left me without any 

 whatever to fruit, and I have not yet been able to 

 fruit the Stevens' Late Champion. I heard so many 

 great things about this berry at the New Jersey State 

 Horticultural Society that I planted much more of it 

 than I would otherwise have done. It is said to yl.eld 

 large crops of large, beautiful berries that ship well 

 late in the season after most of the other varieties 

 have ripened and gone. It is evidently a descendant 

 of the grand old Gandy, but is a much better grower 

 and will thrive better on a greater variety of soils. 

 Last year we ODly had a moderate supply of plants, 

 but this year I have an exceptionally fine stock, and will 

 be in a position to handle all orders, large or small. I 

 have just returned from a trip in Connecticut, and I 

 find a great many of this variety growing, and it seems 

 to be giving general satisfaction. It is one of the finest 

 grdVvers we have, and I find that it Is a safe berry to 

 plant for local market ; do not advise it where It has to 

 be shipped long distances. 



j| GOOD PLANTS MAKE WARM FRIENDS. 



Office of Postal Telegraph Cable Co., 

 X; J. O. Stevens, Secretary, 



3£ New York City. 



i* Dear Mr. Allen : I was delighted to receive 

 «2 your catalogue for 1907, and feel that I would 

 -,V like to send you a $10,000 order, but as condl- 

 '£ tions forbid, I enclose a small substitute, antlcl- 

 # pating much pleasure in the receipt of the plants 

 ■& desired. With many thanks for all past favors, 

 Sincerely yours, J. O. STEVENS. 



