ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 



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NEW YORK— This is the big fellow that won the SlOO gold prize last year 

 over the Glen Mary. After fruiting the berr^ another year we And it still in 

 the lead for 1 irge size, productiveness and hpalth and vigor of plant. The 

 above illustration is a true copy of a photograph taken the past summer and 

 splendidly illustrates its immense productiveness. 



Miss Martha G Yates of Tompkins county, N. Y.. an ex-school teacher 

 who prefers fruit growing to teaching was th*- lucky winner of the slOO in 

 gold. The following is her description of the berry: "The strawberry plants 

 I sent you to compete with Glen Mary were seedlings of a large Bubach No, 5 

 strawberry, circumference 7i inches, fertilized with Jessie. We always call 

 these ''The big berr I/.'" Every one who sees them is astonished at their size 

 and productiveness. We always sell of these berries at a fancy price to people 

 who board her 3 during the summer." 



As fruited htre the berries are large to very large, season of ripening med- 

 ium; color dark scarlet, changing to crimson when fully ripe; colors all over 

 at once, no green sides or ;:;reen tips When the berry commences to ripen 

 on one side you will find it in the same stage of ripening all over The qual- 

 ity is good In growth of plant it is very large and stalky, equaling in this 

 respect the very largest ever grown, and for health and vigor of plant 1 have 

 yet to see one that would surpass it, though I have grown hundreds of va 

 rieties It makes a moderate amount of plants. One row ot this variety 

 through a field can easily be distinguished from other varieties 100 yards be- 

 fore you get to it. 



