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W. F. ALLEN. JR.'S CATALOGUE 



fectly ripened at the end opposite the stem. The color is a rich crimson with- 

 out that tendency to turn Mack — so unfortunate in some varieties. After care- 

 fully testing the Banquet we accord it a place among the highest flavored straw- 

 berries. The exquisite flavor of the wild iruit is so marked that we can readily 

 believe that this is due to the crossing with the wild plant.— American Agri- 

 culturist. [Not fruited here yet.] 

 f PARIS KING — This new variety is from Illinois but I am not posted on its 



history and cannot say much about it this season. The plants are very healthy 

 and \igorous, entiiely free from rust and looks promising. It wis recommend- 

 ed to me by Mr. J. G. Bubach as a suitable pollenizer for large varieties like the 

 Enormous, Bubach No. 5 etc. Mr. Bubach is a will posted mi n on strawberries 

 and I take it lor granted that he would not recommend a v: riety that is not 

 gilt edge. I can supply a limited quantity of very fine ph nts to those who 

 wish to tiy it on Mr. Bubach/s recommendation. 



BELLE. — About five years ago a single plant of 

 this variety was sent me for trial, by the originator. 

 Mr. M. T. Thompson, (Cleveland Nursery Co.) I was 

 so well pleased with it that I purchased the plants 

 and increased the stock. In the spring of '93 I sent 

 it out on trial, as "51". Several hundred persons 

 bought one or two plants each, agreeing to report 

 upon it after the fruiting season this year. These 

 reports are now coming in. Some lost their plants 

 by last years drouth, and some their iruit crop by 

 freezing weather this spring, but many had a fair 

 chance to judge of its merits. Most of these think 

 it promising, and some are enthusiastic in its praise. 

 It has a perfect blossom and is late in ripening. It is 

 very productive and the fruit is large. The best 

 specimens are long, but many of the largest are fair 

 shaped and from two to three inches across. — M. 

 Crawford. 



Of all the new berries introduced since the Bubach, I am quite safe in pre- 

 ferring Belle. It is a wonderfully fine affair.— E. P. Powell. 

 Belle is a dandy here. — Samuel Miller. 



Belle medium to very large; foliage good but not quite so vigorous as Rio; 

 good stem, berry of good quality and firm.— Peter Collier, Director New 

 York Experiment Station. 



The Belle are fine strawberries and are doing well here. — E. Kellner, Fore- 

 man California Experiment station. 



The Belle has not fruited here yet. The plants have made a good growth 

 and those who wish to try the Belle cannot get better plants than from here. 



IVANHOE. — This berry was originated by Geo. W. Trowbridge, Hamilton 

 county, Ohio, and is a seedling of that beautiful berry, the ; 'Prince of Berries." 

 We have fruited it now for three years, and will say that it is of good size, firm 

 and an excellent shipper; beautiful color and of the finest flavor; foliage 

 healthy. It is nearer the ideal strawberry than has yet been reached. — Intro- 

 ducer. 



I know nothing of this berry, except what plants I set last spring has made 

 a fair growth and look healthy and free from rust. 



BELLE. 



