ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE 



SAMPLE — The above illustration was drawn direct from a cluster of ber- 

 ries which I picked in June, 1898, in the originator's patch at North Reading, 

 Mass I traveled over 500 miles that I might see this berry in fruit. It is 

 quite late to ripen, large to very large in size, crimson color, clean through to 

 the core. Very firm for a large herry; strong, vigorous and healthy foliage I 

 was induced to pay the originator $200.00 cash for 1000 plants of this variety 

 and after seeing it in fruit I was not the least sorry I had^done so. 



The originator describes it as follows: 



"The Sample strawberry is admired by every one who has seen it, and it 

 only awaits to be known to be universally appreciated. No on*^* who has seen it 

 has been able to criticise it. We have watched it with the greatest interest 

 for three years, and are not able to say that it has a single weak point. Be- 

 lieving that in introducing it we are advancing the interests of fruit growers 

 and the general public. We have no hesitation in asking a consideratiion of its 

 claims. 



I have now fruited the Sample here at Salisbu.y, Md., and find it to be 



