THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 



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BIG LATE. Next to Paul Jones, Big Late was the 

 heaviest cropper we had last year. It is a very vigorous 

 grower and produces a very large crop of berries that 

 are shaped like Aroma, and have a bright, glossy appear- 

 ance, with prominent seeds. In quality, it ranks with 

 Chesapeake, McAlpine and Wm. Belt. It is quite firm and 

 will stand shipment. We planted about 25.000 the last 

 year for fruiting purposes, and we recommend it very 

 strongly to our customers. The blossoms are imperfect 

 and must be planted with some perfect flowering variety 

 for good results. We have used McAlpine, but Big Joe, 

 Ekey, Magic Gem are also excellent to plant with it. 

 Price $8 per thousand. 



. CHESAPEAKE. The standard of excellence, by which 

 most other fancy berries are compared. With fair grow- 

 ing conditions, just about enough plants are produced 

 for a good fruiting bed, so that you are at no expense in 

 thinning the plants. The foliage is very strong and 

 healthy. The plants are very strong and robust and have 

 very long roots, which make it one of the best drought 

 resisters. Berries are uniformly large, with prominent 

 yellow seeds and an attractive bright green cap, alto- 

 gether, making Chesapeake one of the most beautiful and 

 attractive berries in the package that we have ever seen. 

 The berries are unexcelled in quality. The plants set a 

 good crop and every blossom matures a berry, the last 

 ones being just as large as the first. The flesh is very 

 firm in texture and the berries will keep for many days 

 in excellent condition, so that altogether it is an ideal 

 berry for home use, for local market, or for distant ship- 

 ment. One of the most valuable features of the Chesa- 

 peake, especially in the north is that the blossoms don't 

 start out until quite late, which makes it practically 

 frost-proof. We have only about 500,000 of these this 

 year and their universal popularity makes them go fast. 

 Order early if you want Chesapeake. Price $12 per 

 thousand. 



Commonwealth. Needs rich soil and high culture to 

 obtain the best results. Berries are of good quality, 

 large size and high color. Price $12 per thousand. 



