W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Maryland 



Chesapeake. If there 



better one, I have never seen it 



Ghesapeake 



This grand variety, of which I am proud to be the introducer, has made the most enviable record. 

 The true test of the value of a new berry is the continued increased sales after the people have seen it in 

 fruit on their own soil, and it has taken more than twice as many plants of Chesapeake to fill my orders 

 the past spring as of any other one variety on the list. This variety, which I introduced in 1906, is now 

 grown commercially in practically every section of the United States where Strawberries are grown. One 

 of the largest growers in Connecticut told me the past summer that he should plant practically nothing 

 but Chesapeake in the future, unless he was fortunate enough to find something better, which he has never 

 seen yet. The Chesapeake does not make a large number of runners but beds up just right to give the best 

 results in fruiting. The blossoms are perfect; fruit uniformly large, averaging larger than Gandy, and as 

 compared with that popular old variety it is more productive, firmer, of better quality and without green 

 tips. I use Gandy as a comparison as it is universally known. The fruit of Chesapeake is borne on large 

 stems, the greater proportion of which stand upright, holding the fruit from the ground. The time of 

 ripening is practically the same as Gandy, starting three or four days earlier. It is not a variety that sets 

 an immense quantity of fruit, but every blossom makes a berry; the result is a good crop of berries that 

 are well developed and strictly fancy. Personally, I consider it the very best late berry on the market, 

 whether it is grown for home-market or distant shipment. I could go on and give a page or two of the good 

 qualities of this variety, but it is not necessary, as the variety is now well known and the most popular on 

 the list. My greatest difficulty has been to grow plants enough to supply the demand, which increases 

 in volume from year to year. I hope to have enough to fill all orders the coming season; but did not last 

 year and may not this, so do not delay your orders too long. 



