20 W. F. ALLEN, JR.'S CATALOG UK 
Middlesex Co.. Mass., September 24. 1*96. W. F. Allen, Jr. Dear Sir:-1 
set new varieties last season l s 9o, and out of that number I have only five 
that I think worth keeping. The Enormous is one of these. 
Yours rvs]>eotfully, C. S. Pratt. 
Montgomery c ounty, Ohio. W. F. Allen. Jr. Dear Sir: \\ e think there i* 
no bett« r U rry than the Enormous. The faliage is large and clear of ru-t. We 
think it will !>-• a grand m:i'(v» in our soil. Yours. J. Yanvk & S«»n. 
Saratoga county. N. Y.. Sept. 20 1 \V. F. Allen. Jr. Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir: Enormous is rightly named m size and i>nHlucti\ cncs>. I think it 
one of tin- best. Yours truly. Wm. I'aLMEK. 
Burlington count> . N J.. Sept 2i>. 1M»6 W 1 Allen. Dear Sir: Your let- 
ter at hand and in reply will say thai the Em.rnioiis did well for us U>th in 
plant ami fruit. we onh had a few j 1 ints to i uit as we sold and put out veiy 
close. Tie few plant- th it we left to unit gave us large fine berries and plenty 
of them for so large a U-rrv. I think well it and shall plant it again. 
Yours resp«-< tiully. J.\s. Liim-i n * N ft r. .In. 
CYCLONE This has dom well h i. Tin- \ ini-s an- \ery healthy and a 
rank grower. Tin- fruit s w Int reM-mble* Haveiland but l- time r. It has a 
!•• rf> m t blossom and is a good one to fruit any of the early and second early pit* 
tillate kinds. It i- \.-rv productive in Jruit and an unusually strong grower. 
I «ju< te from tie originator as J'.dlow ^ ' ( v clone has a perfect Mower, is 
lie- earln-st w ith me. the plant is laro- an I a \ igonuis grower, free from nist. li 
is as healthy and hardy r.s any ever sent out. makes many runner* and is enor- 
mously productive It exceU all oth-r kinds vs.- hive e .-r iruited of the early 
varieties. Wed >t claim tor it the largest sire, but that it i, above imsliuni 
average, alw a\ - <>i uniform -hape. a bnght color the herrii s color all over at 
once a bright red. tin n hange to a dark glossy red. the flavor is excellent and 
a nuinl>er 1 shipper. " 
I have a large stock of this \arn ty and they sre extra fine. 
CANDY — A good reliable standnr. I late variety. Fruit large. very tirm, and 
an excellent market U rry. It is producti \ •• under good culture. While it in 
i-, oi f tin- U-st wh.-n prop-rh !• 1 and cultivated it will not thrive under m-g 
led. 
GERTRUDE "The (iertrude straw berry w as a chance seedling found grow - 
ing among S4. me gra{M' \ men on my place m 1^7 by m v daughter < iertrude, from 
w hom it derives its name. It has been carefully tested on ditferent soils, ha» 
large, tall, bright green foliage that protects its blossoms from frost. Among 
known varieties this i* one of the earliest to mature. It ripens with tin- Metier 
\\ I. Sadie. Mitchell, and oth< r earl \ - >r t-. Is-ing larg< r than any earlv varie 
tv. and ranks in si/,- with Sharpie*, hubach and (iandy. It holds well to the 
last picking, n-setnbles the Edgar «,'u--.-n in shape and has j,.. ,H shaped U'lries 
It is of a ]deasing bright scarlet, vt n attractive the coloring being even with 
no w bite tips. Its flesh is tirm ami of g«*»d .juality. Tie- plant is a marvel ol 
b- inty and is a treat to look at. It has no si k m of rust or oth-T defects about it 
and li OBM dmgly productive. During the past season it bore a profitable crop 
of fruit notwithstanding discouraging conditions of the extieme drouth that 
prevailed from tie time fruit wa- set up to nearly five weeks, and this. too. with 
ordinary field culture. Tin* blossoms are large and perfect, and we'd Minplied 
with the much desired pollen, making it a grand polleni/.-r for other large pis 
tillate sorts. — Introducer. 
< .ertrude has not fruited here yet. It is a very good grower w ith light green 
healthy foliage. 
