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



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BUSTER. During 



s p r . 

 1000. when nearly 

 other variety of strawber- 

 ries were killed by a late 

 May frost, the Buster gave 

 us a full crop. It is very 

 vigorous and healthy, hav- 

 ing a luxuriant dai-K green 

 foliage that defies a rea- 

 sonable amount of dry 

 weather, 'file fruit holds 

 up large all through its 

 long season. This is a 

 good reliable variety that i 

 advise my patrons to plant. 

 It will please you from the 

 time it starts to grow after 

 you set the plants until you 

 have harvested your i 

 The Buster is one of the 

 good things that seems to 

 have been overlooked by a 

 great majority of growers. 

 It is a cross between Bu- 

 baeh and Sharpless. of large 

 size, bright red in color, 

 moderately firm, medium 

 quality and medium to late 

 in ripening. The blossoms 

 are pistillate, hut extremely 

 hardy. I especially recom- 

 mend this berry to ihos- 

 who admire the Bubach. but 

 want a stronger growing 

 plant. I quote from a 

 customers who bought plants 

 from me two years 

 Peter Leonhiser, of Van- 

 lerburg Co.. lad., says : "We 

 cannot speak too highlv of 

 the Buster. It is ; 

 berry w<- have ever grown. 

 They were the la:, 

 firmest on our market.'' .i. 

 A. Bussel, of Bi a 

 Pa., says : "The 

 seems to be the best of all. 

 It made a ver. 

 growth and s 

 the dry weather bel 

 any of the others. !t is 

 immense yielder and 

 fruit is fine ;1 nd 



firm. The Bus K. 



It • 



g efi : ! shall standby the Buster." George A 



Schurk, :ne Buster 



plants from y< , u W ere out of 



Bubach. that vou were bach 



as I thi They - i be the 



eaSi of that I "\er had. They 



and you s om them." 



C. W. Patterson, of San Bernardi Cal., savs : 



Buster does very well in our section." 

 is a good, reliable variety, an*: ■ think- 



any one will make a in planting it. 



SHIPPING- KING -Originated by C. W. Scant- 

 _, , ling, of Albemarle Co.. Va. 



lne plants ade a good growth, but seem more 



or less inclined to blight. 1 v was highly 



recommended by .Mr. Scantling, and he says it was the 

 best on his soil. He nded it very highly. The 



fruit is above the average in size, of fair quality and 

 firm enough to ship well. 



TEXAS.— Introduced by J. C. Bauer, of Judsonia, 

 Ark., who sent out ior. Mr. Bauer died two 



years ago of cancer. I understi erry was 



originated in '! do not know the originator's 



name. It is firm enough, but not finite as dark in 

 color as the ! ; n <j j n many respects it is a 



very desirable variety. No rust or othi r disea seems 

 to affect it. Cnder certain climatic conditons it has 

 a tendency to bear considerable fruit in the fan the 

 same as Senator Dunlap. It has a strong staminate 

 blossom, and is a suitable variety to plant with earlv 

 pistillate kinds. 



PRESIDENT.- Originated by Thomas R. Hunt, of 



N. J. 11 

 :ng of a pistil dling fertilized with I 



I 

 lnal stock beinj at. it is a most desirable 



variety, i _ r mid-seas >n. Pi i size 



beauty of fruit, ductiveness and high quality 



it stands verj mg strawberries. It Is, how- 



ever - 0l not suited for shipping 



t0 |° ' ■ - The plants are of large size, 



and i) nies literally 



hea l' Bei , ibular in shape, but 



somewhat irrei lai p rid rimson with a H°-ht 



£ re,J1: ' I : remain large until 



the end ( and the plants retain their 



'- ! h til the croo has all been gathered 



Highly re a recent meeting of the New 



Jer "' iety and by numerous proml- 



im is who read the 

 have no doubt seen it highly spoken 



ot in that paper many times. 



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ON TIME: OU WE!,I. pleased. 

 'k ackson < o., Mich., May 4, 1<)0S. T 



% ^ Salisbur; Md. 



% Dear sir | ; ,; the strawberry plants in 



4 d!; ' : ■'■ and well ,- ith them. 



2i i'ours, M. P. VREDENBURGH. 



A COMPLIMES1 I APPRECIATE. 



Co., Va., March 3, 1908. 

 W. I . iv. Md. 



sure to deal with 



;.TS. 



Jours truly, R. H. FIFE. 



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.light were 

 Yc i ruly, 



I). STEVENSON. 



