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



Orem. Bears an abundance of fine berries 



OREM. This is another late variety of excep- 

 tional quality. For an exceedingly late variety it is 

 our choice of any we have seen up to this time ; being 

 very firm, it can be left on the vines two or three 

 days after it is ripe and still be in good condition. 

 It is one of the kind that bears under almost any 

 conditions. It commences to ripen with the Gandy, 

 and bears an abundance of firm, large berries, which 

 last until after the Gandy are gone. It is more 

 productive than the Gandy, larger in size, better in 

 quality; color rich red, with yellow seeds and 

 dark green caps, which make it very attractive. 



PARSONS' BEAUTY. Originated in this 

 county near Parsonsburg. This is a very productive, 

 medium-large, good-quality berry; especially recom- 

 mended for near market, where it can be picked 

 and sold the same day, or picked late in the after- 

 noon and put on the market the following morning. 

 Some claim that it will ship well, but we have never 

 felt that we could recommend it as a shipping berry, 

 especially where the distance is very great. It 

 makes a luxuriant growth and bears an immense 

 crop of fine fruit. 



PAUL JONES. A pistillate variety, claimed to be 

 a seedling of Haverland and Branciyvvine. It is 

 wonderfully productive of beautiful berries and an 

 excellent keeper; brilliant and glossy in color, it 

 seems to have a varnished surface. It is claimed 

 that the berries kept a week in a common cellar 

 were exhibited at the Worcester County Horticul- 

 tural Society, in Massachusetts, by the side of 

 fresh-picked berries, and that the only difference in 

 appearance was the added richness in color in the 

 week-old berries. It is said to be fully as productive 

 as the Haverland. 



PRIDE OF DELAWARE. This is described by 

 the originator as "large, firm and evenly colored, 

 nearly uniform in shape and size; the foliage very 

 bluff and stalky, holding the fruit up from the 

 ground. It has large green caps, closely resembles 

 the Gandy and ripens two or three days earlier than 



the Gandy and, on high soil 

 where it originated, it is 

 fully three times as produc- 

 tive; the variety is very vig- 

 orous and looks exceedingly 

 promising." 



PRIDE OF MICHIGAN. 



This is a fine shipper and an 

 excellent canner. The meat 

 is firm and exceedingly rich, 

 solid in texture and very 

 smooth, with flavor unex- 

 celled. The foliage is large 

 and so is the bloom which 

 has an added advantage of 

 being exceedingly rich in 

 pollen. The originator says: 

 "I have picked from my test- 

 ing plot several quarts of 

 great, handsome, luscious ber- 

 ries of quality exceeding any- 

 thing I have ever grown." 



PROVIDENCE. Origi- 

 nated in Somerset County, 

 Maryland, and is described 

 as follows: Blossoms perfect, 

 berries large, prolific and 

 don't run down at the end of 

 the season, and the rich green 

 caps make them very attrac- 

 tive. The originator says: "It is 

 one of the finest early berries that I have ever seen, 

 and it does well on either stiff or light sandy soil 

 and has never shown any rust or other diseases." 

 The berries are of excellent color and firm enough 

 to make it a splendid shipping variety. 



REWASTICO 



The Rewastico is a highly colored, large, cardinal- 

 red berry, and the color penetrates through and 

 through; it is very productive, and in size is uni- 

 formly large; in shape it is as perfect and uniform 

 as if turned out of a mould, as you can see by refer- 

 ring to the illustration on page 17, which is a 

 true photograph and not in the least exaggerated. 

 In plant-growth it is one of the healthiest on the 

 farm, making plenty of large, strong plants, with 

 an abundance of vigorous, luxuriant, dark green 

 foliage; in quality it is rich, with an aromatic Straw- 

 berry flavor, though somewhat tart ; but is firm 

 enough to be very popular as a market berry. We 

 consider ourselves extremely fortunate in being 

 able to procure the entire stock, and are glad to be 

 able to offer this new berry this season at a price 

 within the reach of everybody, as it is so good and 

 is going to be so valuable as a market berry that we 

 want all of our customers to have it. We sincerely 

 believe that those who fail to procure plants at the 

 very reasonable price at which we are offering them 

 this spring will miss a great chance to get started 

 with one of the best market Strawberries ever 

 offered to the public. We consider it the only real 

 competitor that the Chesapeake Jias ever had, and 

 in some respects it even surpasses that exceedingly 

 popular variety. Anticipating a great demand, we 

 shall plant heavily of it ourselves; and should we 

 misjudge in the demand for plants, we are sure we 

 shall not be disappointed, weather permitting, in a 

 large crop of fancy berries. We can give no stronger 

 recommendation than this, and we know our friends 

 will be as highly pleased with it as we are. See col- 

 ored illustration, page 13. 



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