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W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Maryland 



Missionary. Popular with marketmen 



Missionary 



This was put in stock 

 at the urgent request of a 

 number of my customers, 

 and also because it was 

 highly recommended to 

 me by some of the most 

 prominent produce mer- 

 chants of New York City. 

 It has a very vigorous 

 plant, healthy in growth, 

 with large berries holding 

 their size well through the 

 season. In season it is 

 early, but not so early as 

 Excelsior or Hoffman. It 

 is popular with the mar- 

 ket men on account of its 

 firmness and good ship- 

 ping qualities. It fruited 

 here for the first time the 

 past season and, while 

 entirely distinct from 

 Klondyke, so far as I can 



see, the description of one would answer very well for the other. A good, reliable, market sort. 



Monroe. Originated by a Mr. Morgan, of New York, and he claims it to be a seedling of the Sample. 

 A large, smooth, dark red berry with healthy green caps firmly imbedded in the fruit. It is extra firm, with 

 high qualities. The blossoms are perfect and the plants continue to bloom through a long season. The 

 plant is a good one, making plenty of 

 runners that develop into large, stalky 

 plants which yield equal to Sample 

 and Clyde. Near the close of the 

 season last spring I had an order 

 from one man, who had seen it in 

 fruit, for all the plants I had left 

 of this variety, which speaks well 

 for it. 



New Home. Of western 

 origin and introduced by me 

 several years ago. It made a 

 great record here as a productive 

 and profitable shipping berry. 

 I have shipped it by the carload 

 and received excellent returns; 

 but, for some reason, it does 

 not seem to be popular with 

 the majority of growers, and 

 for this reason I would not 

 advise planting it, except in 

 a small way, until you are 

 sure that it will succeed on 

 your land. It is probably one 

 of the best keeping berries 

 grown, and can be shipped 

 almost any distance. 



New York, Berries large, rather pointed; splendid for all purposes (see page 19) 



