ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE. 
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sees them is astonished at their size and productiveness. My father the 
past season, fruited two rows of New York about fifteen rods long, which 
he marketed in our local market, and which paid him more clear money 
than his best acre of our old standard yarieties. About three weeks ago, while 
visiting one of my customers, who is, by the way, one of the largest and most 
successful growers of fancy strawberries for New York City market, growing 
over 100 acres, he remarked to me that the largest and finest quart of strawber¬ 
ries ever picked on his farm was New York. Mr. M. Crawford, says : “New 
York is very large in plant and fruit. It was grown for plants here, and it be¬ 
ing costly we used plenty of fertilizer, and gave extra culture. Perhaps fifty 
plants were left to bear, and the crop was large. The plant showed no weak¬ 
ness of any kind. The fruit was very large, regular, firm, conical, of good col¬ 
or and flavor. It has every appearance of being a valuable variety.” Mr. Kellogg 
and many others who have seen the New York, speak in very high terms 
of it, and we could fill this pamphlet with good words of New York, could we 
spare the space. The demand is sure to be so great we dare not make the price 
too low, and those who wish to try the berry would do well to get their order 
in before late next spring, as it is bound to be very popular, and have a large 
sale for several years. 
nARIE, P.—The plants are good growers, making plenty of runners for a 
good crop, and show no signs of disease. The blossom is imperfect; season 
same as Bubach and Haverland, fully as large as Bubach, Glen Mary, or 
Brandywine, and yielding with any va'ietv in our 40 acre plantation Besides, 
it is the most attractive in appearance when picked and ready for market of 
any in our entire collection. The berries are as round as a ball, dark-crimson 
in color, flesh dark, and quality first-class, Jholding up in size to the very last 
pickings. With it we are holding a fancy trade in the Dayton markets, and 
always get the highest market price.”— Originator’s description. 
ROUGH RIDER, S.—Originated in Oswego County N, Y., by Chas. Learn¬ 
ed, a leading grower of that famous strawberry locality. A seedling of the 
Eureka, fertilized by Gandy. Prolific runner, like the Eureka; the individ¬ 
ual plant closely resembles the Gandy in leaf and stock. Enormously pro¬ 
ductive, hardy, and free from disease. Berries very large, roundish, but 
somewhat flattened and pointed. Color, dark red, like Gandy. 
BENNETT —This originated in one of the suberbs of Cincinnatti ten years 
ago, but has never been introduced until last spring. The plant is a joy to see, 
strong, bright, deep rooting, and free from spots. It is exceedingly productive, 
ripens its first berries earlier than Warfield, and bears as late as Gandy. Its 
season has extended over five weeks in Ohio, where it originated. It is a pistil¬ 
late, and if properly fertilized, every blossom is followed by a berry. It has 
succeeded best when grown very near a very early and a very late staminate 
variety. In size it is among the largest. The color is bright scarlet when first 
ripe, turning to a dark red if left unpicked for a few days. The quality is good, 
much better than the average. 
EiTPEROR— With me, this was a strong grower, with large healthy foliage 
quite productive of large berries and good quality. Mr. CrawTord says that the 
first berries were somewhat irregular in form but all the others were of good 
shape. At its worst it is only uneven on the surface, and never shapeless. It 
is so lorge and bright and bears so well, that it must become a favorite with 
those who know it. 
