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THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 



St. Louis. 



If this variety were a little more 

 firm, it would take first place as an 

 extra-early shipping berry, but it is quite soft and 

 will not stand distant shipping. For the home table 

 or local market it is a dandy. This is a native of 

 Arkansas, and as grown here it makes a strong, 

 healthy plant, which is productive of large berries 

 that ripen just as early as Excelsior. About the 

 same shape and color as Haverland, they are of large 

 size and excellent quality, and should not be left 

 out of any home-garden collection. 

 e 1 This variety was originated in Massa- 



tjaiupie. chusetts and has been grown here ever 

 since it was introduced. Our Mr. W. F. Allen paid 

 $200.00 for 1,000 plants the first year it was 

 ofTered. It has given such universal satisfaction 

 with growers everywhere it has been tried that the 

 demand for plants has increased steadily ever since 

 its introduction. Few varieties have made larger 

 profits to the grower than the Sample. It is a perfect 

 Strawberry type, bright red in color, large in size, 

 delicious in flavor and very attractive in appear- 

 ance. It is ver>' productive and is quite firm, which 

 makes it possible to ship the fruit to distant markets. 

 For the commercial grower. Sample is a reliable, 

 standard variety that can be planted with confi- 

 dence of success. The blossoms are large and 

 strong; it is one of the largest of the pistillate va- 

 rieties that we have. Of the many millions of 

 Strawberry plants of many varieties that we have 

 sold to thousands of people, we do not remember 

 ever receiving, or hearing a complaint about Sample. 

 The beautiful appearance, size, shape, pro 

 ductiveness and color of this variety are 

 shown on the back 

 cover. Our stock of 

 Sample 

 plants i^ 

 very large 

 and very 

 fine, and 

 we hope to 

 be able to 



SENATOR DUNLAP. 



supply all orders. Sample has stood the test of time 

 and still ranks among the leaders. The blossoms are 

 imperfect and must be planted with some staminate 

 variety, such as Three W's, Tennessee Prolific, 

 Senator Dunlap, Ekey, Big Joe, Aroma, etc. 

 o_.._Jp_„ Of Canadian origin, with perfect 

 blossoms. This is one of the few 

 varieties that give best results on medium or light 

 soils. It is a good berry, and no one would go far 

 wrong in planting it. The fruit is large and a dark 

 glossy red, very firm and of good flavor. 



This is one of the 

 best medium -si zed, 

 early to midseason varieties that we have ever 

 grown. The fruit is bright red, with a glossy finish, 

 shading to a deep scarlet on the under side; its 

 prominent yellow seed resemble gold imbedded in 

 highly colored wax. The meat is bright red all 

 through and exceedingly juicy. We always count 

 on a hea\y demand for this valuable variety, and 

 so far have always had a heavy demand for it. In 

 many sections where Strawberries are grown exten- 

 sively Senator Dunlap is the leading variety, because 

 the growers have learned that it is about the surest 

 variety to produce a crop that they can get, and 

 the crop it produces is very, very large. The quality 

 is good and it is a fairly good shipping berry. If 

 you are in doubt about what to order, and especially 

 if you are inexperienced in berry-growing. Senator 

 Dunlap is the variety to plant. It has an extra-long 

 flowering season, the flowers being exceedingly rich 

 in pollen. This makes it valuable to plant with 

 pistillate varieties, and Sena- 

 tor Dunlap and Sample, or 

 Senator Dunlap and Haver- 

 land are good combinations. 

 If you have failed on all 

 other varieties, try this 

 one; if you have not 

 failed, try this anyway; 

 it is worthy of your best 

 efforts. See illustration in 

 natural colors, page i6. 



Sample. We do not remember oj ever hearing a complaint about this variety 



