W. F. ALLEN’S PLANT AND SEED CATALOGUE. 
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melting, and ships and keeps well. I grow the Lucretia 
largely for market, having had as many as fifty acres in 
fruit at one time. 
AUSTIN’S IMPROVED (Mayes).—An early dewberry 
of excellent quality a nd large yield, but the berries lack 
firmness for long shipment; hence valuable chiefly for 
home use and local markets. Berries large, short and 
thick; canes vigorous, hardy and productive. Bipens 
fully a week earlier than Lucretia, and for this reason is 
valuable to grow in connection with that variety. I have 
shipped many thousands of quarts of this variety to 
Philadelphia, 125 miles, and New York, over 200 miles, 
and received good prices, having marketed over half the 
crop before other varieties are in the way. I always 
plant about one-third of my field in this variety. It is 
very hardy and never fails to give a full crop. 
PREMO.—This remarkable new dewberry is a sport 
from the grand old Lucretia The great profitableness 
of the Lucretia with many growers has been because it 
was the earliest of the blackberry family to ripen. Now 
we have Premo, still earlier and larger; thatmeans extra 
money in the market and an earlier taste of delicious 
dewberries for the family. Premo has imperfect flow¬ 
ers, and so in planting every third or fourth row should 
be of Lucretia; or, better yet, where one is equally fond 
of both varieties, they can be planted in alternate rows. 
Remember that Premo is a delicious, great blackberry 
that begins to ripen when the raspberry season is half 
over. Stock is yet very scarce. 
PRICE LIST OF DEWBERRIES. 
Per.TAustin’s Mayes_ 
Per. Lucretia_ 
Imp.'lPremo_ 
.-By Mail, Postpaid^ ^-By Exp. or Frt., Charges Not Prepaid-, 
12 
50 
100 
25 
100 
500 
1000 
‘ 5000 
_-.$0 40 
$0 75 
$1 511 
$0 30 
$1 00 
$3 00 
$5 00 
$20 00 
— 40 
75 
1 50 
30 
100 
3 00 
5 00 
20 00 
1 00 
1 50 
3 00 
1 00 
2 50 
_ 
_ 
My stock of dewberry plants, except Premo, is one of 
the largest and certainly equal to the best in the coun¬ 
try, and I shall be pleased to have your order for what¬ 
ever you plant, whether a dozen or a hundred thousand. 
Plants will be ready to ship any time from the time you 
get this catalogue until the season is over. Bear in 
mind, however, that dewberries start to grow very early 
in the season, and should be ordered and transplanted 
just as early as you can possibly work the ground. 
Northern customers should order 2 or 3 weeks before they 
can plant, as they can bed plants in somewhere conveni¬ 
ent, and they will be in better shape than if shipped late. 
RASPBERRIES. 
HAYMAKER.— This is a purple cap variety and is very hardy and 
vigorous; berries of large size and productive. For a garden plot for 
home use the purple varieties will produce more from a few plants 
than the red or black ones; I think.they are hardier than either, .qtixm 
^'CARDINAL.— This most promising raspberry is another very vigor¬ 
ous purple variety and is said to be a seedling of the Kansas. This 
variety is not as dark as Shaffer and Haymaker, and is listed by some 
as being a red variety, but when fully ripe it is distinctly a purple cap 
raspberry. It is very productive, large size and good quality; espeeially 
recommended for the home garden. _ 
CUMBERLAND.— This is a midseason black cap and is quite produc¬ 
tive. Its great, glossy berries outsell most others in their season. It 
is firm enough to ship well and good enough to make a handsome dish 
for the home table.Jb'A . 
KANSAS.— This is one of the strongest growing black cap varieties; 
ripens midseason and is everywhere considered one of the best; 
branches freely and is healthy and hardy; berries jet black and excel¬ 
lent quality; recommended for home use or for market. 
PHENOMENAL.— This new red raspberry is one of Burbank’s latest 
productions, It has had a wide sale through the California Carnation 
Company, who introduced it. This is claimed to be much larger than 
the average raspberry, and to be a cross of the California dewberry 
and the Cuthbert red raspberry. Mr. Burbank describes it as being 
larger than the largest raspberry ever before known; bright crimson 
color, as productive as could be desired, and the most delicious of all 
berries for pies, canning, jelly or jam. The berries grow in clusters of 
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it would be cheap at almost any price. It is. however, to a very great extent an experiment, except in California. 
I have a very few nice plants of my own growing which I can offer as long as they last, by the dozen only. 
PRICE LIST OF RASPBERRIES, 
By Express, 
r-By Mail. Postpaid-, 
/-Chg’ 
sNot Prep’d-N 
12 50 100 
25 
50 
100 
Haymaker_$0 75 $1 50 $2 50 
$0 75 
$1 25 
$2 00 
Phenomenal 2 50 _ — 
__ 
__ 
_ 
Cumberland 75 1 50 2 50 
75 
1 25 
2 00 
--By Mail, Postpaid-, 
12 50 100 
Mills_$0 T5 $1 50 - 
Palmer_ 75 150 _ 
| [Cardinal_ 75 1 50 2 50 
By Express, 
-Chg’s Not Prep’d-^ 
25 50 100 
$0 75 $1 25 _ 
75 1 25 _ 
75 1 25 2,00 
CURRANTS 
Choose a moist, rich soil for currants. Plant four by 
five feet apart. Keep free from weeds and grass by 
cultivation and mulching. Use plenty of manure and 
trim out superfluous wood by cutting back the new 
growth two-thirds each year. Sprinkle ashes around 
the roots occasionally to keep out borers. If currant 
worm appears, dust with Hellebore. I am offering three 
varieties only, which I consider as good as can be had. 
They are three good reliable varieties that will thrive 
and produce well anywhere that any variety will grow. 
almost completely cover the bearing canes. It is un¬ 
doubtedly one of the best currants if not the very best 
on the market. 
CHERRY.— Strong grower, fruit very large, some¬ 
times measuring one-half inch in diameter. This is a 
most excellent red variety. 
WHITE GRAPES— This is the largest and most pro¬ 
ductive white currant; flavor sweet and very fine for 
the table. 
RED CROSS.— The Rural New-Yorker says ’’Red I will send any of the three above named varieties 
Cross is the best of all old or new currants for mid-sea- by express, receiver to pay charges, at 75c per dozen; 
son. It is large and productive. The masses of fruit $2.50 per 50; $4.50 per 100. 
GOOSEBERRIES 
Plant same as currants in good, rich soil. Give lib¬ 
eral dressing of manure every season: regular pruning 
every year is essential for fine fruit. To prevent mil¬ 
dew, spray as soon as leaves appear, and occasionally 
through the summer with potassium sulphur, one 
ounce to four gallons of water. 
HOUGHTON.— A very productive hardy berry of 
medium size and for general purposes one of the best. 
I Dever saw this variety fail to produce at least a partial 
crop; 75c per dozen: $2.25 per 50; $1.00 per 100. 
RED JACKET.— An American seedling of large size, 
smooth, prolific and hardy, quality among the best; this 
variety is well tested over a wide range of territory 
and has proven very satisfactory. It is a heavy cropper 
has bright, clean, healthy foliage. Good, well rooted 
plants $1.00 per dozen; $3.75 per 50; $7.00 per hundred. 
DOWNING.— One of the oldest and best; large, hand¬ 
some. pale green and splendid quality; fine for both 
cooking and table use; vigorous grower and usually free 
from mildew; $1.00 per dozen; $8.00 per 50; $5.00 per 100. 
