ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 





RLi3Y —This comes highly recommended from Illinois, and is believed to be a 

 seedlin- of Crescent and Sharpless. It is a chance seedling that came up with a 

 number of others in an old quince orchard where an old strawberry bed had been 

 plowed under before the crop was all harvested, owing to the low prices of the 

 fruit at t hit time. The originator says: "I had quit growing strawberries for 

 market some years ago. but thinking this seedling worthy of general planting, I 

 decided to try it in field culture on a scale large enough to show its character as a 

 shipper. I therefore planted several acres of it and a few rows of other standard 

 varietifs. such as Capt Jack. Warheld. Bubach, Haverland, Greenville, etc.. for 

 comparison. The result has been that Ruby has proved itself to be a better berry 

 in every way than any of these or later introductions up to the present time. All 

 plants no matter how late they take root in the fall, fruit the following spring. 

 Its good points are: Strong healthy plants: large staminate blossom: uniformly 

 productive: fruit of large size: dark red color clear through: firm enough to ship 

 well: a fine keeper after being picked: and of the highest quality. If it has any 

 fault I have failed to discover it. "' 



Tile accompanying illustration was made direct from a cluster of berries 

 picked from a row of Ruby plants last April, and as could be judged from this 

 row of young plants the berry is all that has been claimed for it 



Samuel Miller says: "[ deem Ruby one of the very best of the hundred varie- 

 ties I have growing." 



