THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 



BIG LATE. Ranks 

 at the top with Pre- 

 mier and Paul Jones 

 in productiveness. It 

 is a very vigorous 

 grower and a persis- 

 tent producer. The 

 great crop of berries 

 averages large in size. 

 They are shaped some- 

 what like Aroma, and 

 have a bright glossy 

 appearance with prom- 

 inent seeds. In quality 

 it ranks with 

 Chesapeake, McAlpin 

 and Wm. Belt. We 

 unhesitatingly recom- 

 mend it as one of the 

 best late berries grown. Wm. Belt. 



Blossoms imperfect. See description, page 22. 



McAlpin, Big Joe, Ekey or Magic Gem are. good varieties to plant 

 with Big Late. Price, $8.00 per 1.000. See illustration, page 18. 



CHESAPEAKE. The standard of excellence, by which most 

 other fancy berries are compared. With fair growing conditions, 

 just about enough plants are produced for a good fruiting bed, 

 so that you are at no expense in thinning the plants. The foliage 

 is very strong and healthy. The plants are very strong and robust 

 and have very long roots, which make it one of the best drought 

 resisters. Berries are uniformly large, with prominent yellow 

 seeds and an attractive bright green cap, altogether, making 

 Chesapeake one of the most beautiful and attractive berries in 

 the package that we have ever seen. The berries are unexcelled 

 in quality. The plants set a good crop and every blossom ma- 

 tures a berry, the last ones being just as large as the first. The 

 flesh is very firm in texture and the berries will keep for many days 

 in excellent condition, so that altogether it is an ideal berry for 

 home use, for local market, or for distant shipment. One of the 

 most valuable features of the Cheapeake, especially in the North , 

 is that the blossoms don't start out until quite late, which makes 

 it practically frost-proof. We have only about 150,000 of these 

 this year and their universal popularity makes them go fast . 

 Order early if you want Chesapeake. Price, $12.00 per 1,000. 

 See illustration, page 19. 



Commonwealth, Needs rich soil and high culture to obtain 

 the best results. Berries are of good quality, large size and high 

 color. Price, $12.00 per 1,000. 



Fendall. Berries large in size, somewhat irregular in shape, 

 light color, with large attractive green caps. Blossoms imper- 

 fect. Use Aroma or Big Joe to pollenize it. One of our custo- 

 mers in Indiana claims a yield of 15,000 quarts per acre from 

 Aroma and Fendall. Price, $8.00 per 1,000. 



First Quality. At its best in New England and other North- 

 ern States. Berries large and pointed. Somewhat like Haver- 

 land, altho darker in color and of better quality than Haverland- 

 Plants vigorous and very healthy. Blossoms perfect. Price, 

 $8.00 per 1,000. 



Gibson. Berries large. Beautiful dark red in color. One of 

 the most productive. Bears through a long season. Blossoms 

 perfect. We believe this to be the same as Parson's Beautv. 

 Price, $8.00 per 1,000. 



Hustler. A vigorous grower, making a few large, strong 

 plants, rather than many small ones. The fruit is uniformly 

 large in size and firm enough to ship to distant markets. The 

 berries are rich scarlet in color, and excellent in quality. The 

 blossoms are imperfect and should be planted with some perfect 

 flowering variety. We recommend Big Joe and Aroma as beiag 

 especially valuable to plant with Hustler. Price, $12.00 per 1,000. 



Late Jersey Giant. Berries very large, almost perfectly 

 round. Highly colored and of good quality. Not very produc- 

 tive, but for fancy specimen berries for show purposes, it is rarelv 

 equaled. Price, $12.00 per 1,000. 



McALPIN. A very vigorous grower that will do well on light 

 poor land, but also responds wonderfully to richer land and great- 

 er fertility. Will grow anywhere. The berries are medium to 

 large in size, brilliant scarlet in color and unexcelled in quality. 

 After a heavy rain during planting time the McAlpin will have 

 less sand and dirt on the berries than any variety we know. This 



