W. F. ALLEN, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 



BRANDYWINE. This is another most 

 popular late variety for tropical and semi- 

 tropical sections; I especially recommend 

 this for Bermuda, Cuba, the Pacific Coast 

 states and the Gulf states. At the same time 

 it is a valuable variety in the North, where 

 it originated. The plant is healthy and vig- 

 orous, and produces a fine crop of large, 

 handsome fruit, which usually brings more 

 than the average price. Two years ago I 

 ran short of plants and had to disappoint 

 many of my customers who wanted this 

 old reliable variety; I am pleased to say 

 that this year I have a good stock and 

 expect to be able to fill all orders. 



BROWN'S BEAUTY. I listed this berry 

 for the first time last spring, but had lost my 

 records as to its origin, etc., and so stated 

 in last year's catalogue. I am now prepared 

 to say that Brown's Beauty was originated 

 by Mr. G. W. Brown, of Yates Co., New York, 

 and I quote the following from a letter received 

 from him on January 9, 1913: "I received a book 

 from you yesterday and see my Brown's Beauty for 

 sale. You said you had forgotten where you 

 received it — 'I am the man!' I can say that it does 

 better for me than anything I have ever grown. It 

 is very sweet in flavor even [before the berries are 

 fully ripe. I have picked them from May 26 until 

 August 7, and have been growing it for fourteen 

 years, and have three rows of them now at that 

 age; I have never changed them from the ground. 

 You are the only one that has had a plant, and you 

 ought to charge more for it. As for keeping, I put a 

 little stick by one last spring just when it was fit to 

 pick, and left it four days on the vines; I then 

 picked it and laid it on a little dish six days longer 

 and then ate it. I believe it would have kept two or 

 three days longer." It is a strong-growing variety 

 with vigorous, healthy foliage, and produces very 

 large fruit. I think it worthy of a trial. 



BUBACH (Colossus). This grand old variety has 

 been on the market now for about thirty years, and 

 does not seem to have lost any of its original vigor; 

 for a large crop of big berries it is hard to equal. I 

 have heard some complaint about its not making 

 enough plants, but my land seems peculiarly adapted 

 to it, and I have seldom had any trouble in getting 

 all the beds that could be desired. It is not unusual 

 for my beds to be thick-set, 2 feet wide, and I believe 

 my strain of this variety is as good as the original 



Brandywine. Fine for the South 



stock was thirty years ago. I always have a big 

 demand for Bubach, probably owing to my superior 

 strain of this variety, and I seldom fail to sell all the 

 plants I have. My present stock probably extends 

 to one-half million plants, and I hope to have 

 enough to go around. One customer says that his 

 Bubach were by far the finest berries and brought 

 the best price; another says he has never seen its 

 equal. The illustration will give you an idea of what 

 a magnificent display it makes in the crates. Bubach 

 is an old standard that can be depended upon to 

 give a big crop of big berries. (See illus., page 7.) 



BUSTER. Of Canadian origin, and is said to be a 

 cross of Bubach and Sharpless. It is of large size, 

 bright red, moderately firm, and ripens medium to 

 late. Blossoms are pistillate and exceedingly hardy. 



$300 from One-half Acre 



The nine thousand Chesapeake plants we got from 

 you last year are looking fine. The Chesapeake berries 

 we grew last year we wholesaled in Trenton for from 

 15 cts. to 20 cts. a box. They attracted a lot of atten- 

 tion; the people never saw anything like them, and we 

 have sale for all we can grow at these prices. I guess 

 your growers don't beat that much. We got 3300 from 

 one-half acre of the Chesapeake. It will beat any berry 

 for standing up over night I ever saw, — W. Sattewaite 

 Burlington Co.. N. J., February, 25, 19^3 



