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ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 



L_. B. GRIFFIN Sc CO, 



BUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE, BEANS AND POTATOES, 



MOS. 136-14 COMMERCIAL STREET. 



'^W ^Mei, Nov. 11, 1904. 

 Messrs Conant & Bean, 



Boston, Mass. 

 Gentlemen:-- Replying to your enquiry as to our opinion of tne 

 "Uew~Hotne" "berry," shipped you by V. F. Allen and wtiicn we nave pur- 

 chased of you, would say that this berry is,. in our judgment, a 

 first-class one for carrying long distances and for reshipping 

 purposes. It has arrived in Portland after a trip of four nours 

 by express, in good condition and has "stood up well afterwards. 

 Another good; point is the holding of tne color as we have .found to 

 be the case wit.i this berry. • V7e think well of it. 



Very truly yours, 



LB. GRIFFIN FRUIT CO., 



It should be understood that the berries which Messrs. Griffith & Co., 

 have reference to were first picked at Salisbury and then shipped by freight 

 over 500 miles to Boston being two nights and one day on the road. The 

 second morning they were put on sale on Boston market, sold to Messrs. 

 Griffith & Co., and then subjected to a four hours trip by express, after all of 

 which Messrs. Griffith & Co., say they arrived in good condition and stood 

 up well afterwards. "Was there ever a berry offered the American growers 

 backed by stronger testimony after undergoing the hard tests that have been 

 given this berry? I don't know of any and if any, of our readers do I should 

 like to be advised of it at once. I could go on and say much more in favor 

 of this great coming market berry, but I think enough has been said to satisfy 

 the most skeptical and that more would be superfluous. I have thought best 

 to put the price within the reach of all which is $10.00 per 1000 and I prefer 

 not to sell less than to any one party. 



AROMA. Plants show no weakness of any kind, fruit very large, 

 roundish, conical, rarely mis-shapen, of excellent quality, and glossy red. 

 A very late variety, much resembling Gandy, and by many believed to be 

 more productive ; and it is suited to a greater variety of soils. For instance, 

 I have it growing on sandy loam where it seems tp be doing very satisfactory, 

 having made a wide bed of strong, vigorous plants. In the West the Aroma 

 is becoming a great favorite among large growers — planting extensively of it. 



KANSAS. Plants extremely vigorous and free from rust or disease of 

 any kind. Its fruit is brilliant crimson, not only on the surface but through 

 and through. Size medium, immensely productive but will get too thick to 

 bear large fruit unless kept thinned. Should be planted in rich, moist land 

 to do its best. "Where given proper culture it is very desirable. 



