ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE'. 
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although they received no better care than the other varieties I was growing.” 
Mr. R. M. Kellogg says: “The Kansas was placed in my trial bed with over 
250 other sorts. They attracted the attention of visitors the first year by the 
vigor of the foliage and general appearance, and the next season the fruit and 
plants showed greater points of excellence than any other berry on my grounds. 
W. F. Allen of Maryland, purchased the entire stock and named it Kansas. He 
introduced it at $5 per dozen, and while the price seems excessive, yet when it 
becomes known, the plants will be in greater demand than any other yariety. 
I am willing to stake my reputation that it contains more points of excellence*. 
