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ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 



Our stock last year was very limited and I only offered 100 dozen for sale 

 all of which were taken. This year I have quite a stock and hope to be able to 

 fill all orders. I have made the prices within the reach of all but it will be 

 well to order early as I will probably have a big run on this variety. Better 

 send all your orders for iV(-w? Forfc direct to Allen and be sure you get them 

 genuine Only one nursery last spring bought over five dozen plants and that 

 one reports that he sent his plants to a green house to be started and through 

 neglect lost all but 4 or •> plants The following illustration shows natural size 

 of the berry without in the least exaggerating it. 





GLADSTONE is described by the originator as follows: ''Large as Sharp- 

 less, darker color and better quality ; early as Mitchel's Early, a strong and 

 vigorous grower, and not excelled in quality by any strawberry grown." M. 

 Crawford says: "Gladstone produced very large tine looking berries but wag 

 not among the early varieties. This might be on account of high culture and 

 heavy mulching. The plant is strong, healthful and vigorous. 



