W. F. Allen's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



CLYDE.— This is a very popular berry in some sec- 

 tions, especially in the middle West. We 

 haTe sold a great many thousands plants of Clyde in 

 Kentucky, where it seems to be one of the leading ones 

 for main crop. The Clyde is immensely productive, 

 with fruit nearly as large as the Bubach, and would 

 be one of the most popular varieties, but for the fact 

 that its foliage sometimes srives way about fruiting 

 time, and there is not sufficient to protect its immense 

 crop of fruit. This deficiency can to a very great ex- 

 tent be overcome by an application of nitrate of soda 

 Just before they come in blossom, being careful to put 

 it on when the plants are dry. When this method is 

 followed it is a very desirable variety. 



MARSHALL.— This is a great fancy berry for 

 the New England market. The 

 grocers are always delighted to get the Marshall on 

 account of its dark red glossy color that is bound to 

 attract and please customers. It is one of the richest 

 flavored strawberries grown. The only fault we can 

 find of the Marshall is that it does not last the whole 

 year. This is one of the good old standbys. and we 

 have seldom been able to fill the orders received for 

 plants of this variety. I have an excellent stock this 

 year, however, and hope to be able to supply all who 

 want it- It is a winner at all Exhibitions, and has 



taken more premiums at the Boston berry show than 

 any other variety. It is a strictly fancy berry, not 

 quite as productive as some other varieties, but the 

 large size of the berry goes a long way towards mak- 

 ing up for this in filling the quarts, and the extra 

 price received for them will more than compensate for 

 their lack of productiveness and the cost of any extra 

 care that you can give them. The best class of trade 

 will pay more for berries like the Marshall after once 

 using them. The foliage of the plants is very large 

 and of a beautiful upright growth. 



HUMMER. 



-Origin not known. The berry was 

 sent me by a customer in Kalama- 

 zoo Co.. Mich.. Mr. John Kolvoord, who writes me 

 about the berry as follows: "W. F. Allen— Dear Sir: 

 On my ground is a new strawberry that is a hummer. 

 Understand me. I am not its originator. It has been 

 grown several years by a man who lives about ten 

 miles from here. He always refused to sell plants, 

 notwithstanding as high as $2.00 each were offered 

 for them, but two or three years ago he sold some by 

 mistake for Sharpless. After finding it out he tried 

 tn induce the buyer to give up the plants. The buyer 

 mistrusted what he had received and said they would 





do. We growers have not been able to compete with 

 this berry in the Battle Creek market, as one of its 

 merchants had its exclusive sale and shipped it as a 

 fancy berry to Kalamazoo, Jackson, etc. The original 

 owner has sold out and moved to the West. I know 

 of but one party who has this variety. He is an old 

 man from whom I got my plants, and I do not believe 

 it has been introduced. It is my opinion that it is an 

 English berry, because the man above alluded to is an 

 Englishman. The originator ( ?) being out of the field 

 and out of the business. I felt at liberty to let you 

 have some of the plants. Yours truly, John Kol- 

 •.-onvrl." I procured plants from this party at once, 

 and from his description called it the Hummer, and 

 offered it to the public three years ago for the first 

 time. It is a very strong, healthy plant, somewhat 

 resembling New York. These large, vigorous plants 

 load up with big. luscious berries. Anyone who buys 

 plants of this variety cannot help but feel that they 

 have something valuable when they see the large, 

 stalky plants it makes. A customer writing from 

 Ridsely. Md.. has this to say : "If you remember, I 

 bought a number of varieties of strawberries from you 

 in the spring of 1000 ; among them were the Hummer. 

 These plants fruited this season, and I want to say 

 that the Humer beats anything I ever saw or heard 

 of. I think you will have a great many orders for 

 them from this section." I will add that I have had 

 many good reports from the Hummer wherever it has 

 been grown, and I especially recommend It for the 

 home garden or local market. 



