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W. F. ALLEN. SALISBURY, MARYLAND 



RASPBERRIES, continued 



BLACK DIAMOND. Black. This is a good one. 

 Sweet and sugary in flavor, with fruit almost as 

 large as Kansas. An extremely popular variety in 

 Western New York, where it is largely grown. Al- 

 together this is a very superior blackcap, producing 

 fruit of large size, firm and of high quality, with 

 prolific canes of strong growth and iron-clad hardi- 

 ness. The fruit is said to be the sweetest of all black 

 Raspberries. For evaporating, canning and home 

 consumption it ranks very high. 



CUMBERLAND. Black.' This is the largest of 

 the Raspberry family, surpassing that of any other 

 variety that I know of, often measuring J/s of an 

 inch in diameter, and is of such handsome appear- 

 ance that it is sure to bring the top of the market. 

 The bush is healthy and vigorous, throwing out 

 stout canes in abundance; it is in every way one of 

 the best blackcaps and, perhaps, the most popular 

 of this class at the present time. In hardiness and 

 productiveness it is unexcelled. (See illus. p. 29.) 



KANSAS. Black. Ripens midseason and, like 

 the Cumberland, is one of the heaviest croppers 

 and strongest growers, branching freely; is hardy 

 and productive of large-sized, glossy jet-black 

 berries. The fruit is nearly as large as the Gregg 

 with much less bloom; handsome, firm and of fine 



Black Diamond. The sweetest of all 



quality. It possesses all the valuable attributes of a 

 profitable market sort, and its large size and attrac- 

 tive appearance insure ready sales at good prices. 



PLUM FARMER. Black. Berries large and 

 attractive when picked ready for the market. It is 

 thick-meated, firm and with bloom similar to Gregg. 

 Large in size and an excellent shipper; matures its 

 crops in a very short period, making it one of the 

 most popular and profitable of the early market 

 sorts. Largely grown in northwestern New York, 

 where it has been giving very flattering results. 



COLUMBIA. Purple. Fruit large, shape some- 

 what conical, color dark red, rather bordering on 

 purple. Adheres firmly to the stem and will remain 

 on the bushes after ripe. The seeds are deeply 

 imbedded in a rich, juicy pulp, which has a delicious 

 flavor all its own, making it the most delicious table 

 berry. I am told that an ex-minister in New York 

 State grew 17,000 quarts the past season on two 

 and one-half acres. Columbia is a variety of the 

 Shaffer type, of remarkable vigor and productive- 

 ness. It is very hardy and prolific, grown from tips 

 the same as blackcaps. For canning purposes it is 

 undoubtedly one of the best. 



ROYAL PURPLE. Purple. Originated in 

 Indiana with a grower who says, "It surpasses 

 anything I have ever seen in the Raspberry line. 

 The original bush stands in a stiff blue-grass sod 

 and has borne thirteen successive crops, and some 

 of the time in winter the mercury has gone 35 degrees 

 below zero. The bush is of healthy growth, and 

 the fruit is of large size." The canes are model 

 growers, vigorous and healthy, the color of the 

 bark is a deep, rich red, unlike Columbia and 

 Shaffer, and the canes are very vigorous, being 

 smooth except near the roots. The berries are purple 

 in color, good shippers and good keepers; they do 

 not crumble when picked, and present a better 

 appearance in the basket than most purple sorts. 

 The bulk of the crop comes about two weeks later 

 than Columbia. This is undoubtedly the greatest 

 advance yet made in purple Raspberries. 



All Are Doing Finely 



We have now in bearing nine acres of Raspberries. 

 mostly Cumberland and about 2,000 Black Diamond; 

 the latter are from plants bought of you two years 

 ago; all are doing finely. — C. E. Keller & Sons, Jef- 

 ferson Co., W. Va., February 7, 19 13. 



Better Than He Expected 



Strawberry plants received. I am very well pleased 

 with them. They are better than I expected. — Albert 

 J. Becker, Cook Co., 111., March 22, 1913. 



Pleased with Fine Roots 



Received plants in fine condition. Very much pleased 

 with the fine roots and crowns the plants had. — Henry 

 Julius, San Joaquin Co.. Cal., February 11, 1913. 



Honest Cciint 



Plants received in good condition. You give good, 

 honest count. Many thanks. — P. F. Gillette, Gallia 

 Co., Ohio, March 26, 1913. 



Thank You 



I received the box of plants in good condition; am 

 very much pleased with same, and will do all I can for 

 vou in this locality. Wishing you much success. — 

 E. Rice, Lewis Co., Mo., April 4. 1913. 



Nice Roots 



Strawberry plants arrived in fine condition; a nice 

 lot of roots and not a cull among them. I am well 

 pleased with the whole lot.— H. C. Bunton, York Co., 

 Pa., May 19, 1913- 



