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ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 



MANWELL — The Manwell strawberry originated in Iowa by Allen D. Man- 

 well. This berry is a 

 seedling of the Crescent, 

 fertilized with the Sharp- 

 less, and is described by 

 the originator as follows: 

 "The Manwell com- 

 bines all the good quali- 

 ties of both parents. It 

 has a very small calyx, 

 which does not part from 

 the berry without an ef- 

 fort, in fact, it retains its 

 hull (cap) better than 

 any variety we have yet 

 tested. This, combined 

 with its firmness, large 

 size and glossy crimson 

 color, makes it the great 

 shipper that it is. Our 

 customers when ordering 

 say: 'Send us all the 

 Man wells you can as it 

 is difficult to sell War- 

 field and other small ber- 

 ries by the side of those 

 Man wells, which are the 

 finest we ever saw.' We 

 have fruited this berry 

 five seasons and it re- 

 tains the vigor of the or- 

 iginal plant. It ripens 

 all over at once without 

 any green tips. It has a 

 perfect blossom, bears 

 its fruit on large fruit 

 stems which often bring 

 to perfection as many as 

 20 berries on a single 

 stem. It is not immense- 

 ly large but its great 

 beauty, firmness, earli- 

 ness, good flavor, pro- 

 ductiveness and vigor, 

 combined with good size, 

 make it exceedingly pop- 

 ular. Ripens at same 

 time as Crescent." 



The Manwell fruited 

 here on spring set plants 

 and bore some of the 

 finest fruit I ever saw on 

 plants so recently set 

 out. They were very 

 productive, large, firm 

 and good quality. 



EDITH— A small weakly plant, but will make a fair growth in good soil. 

 The berries are large to very large, firm, and of fair quality. The amount of 

 large berries this variety will bear on such small weekly plants is wonderful. 

 Samuel Miller says he will plant more Edith than all'others. 



