W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
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LADY THOMPSON.— This is the 
great North Carolina berry, where 
it is grown by the thousand acres. 
In the great strawberry sections of 
Chadbourn, N. C., where, no doubt, 
more strawberries are grown than 
at any other place in the world, 
nine tenths of the entire acreage is 
Lady Thompson. Thousands of 
acres of this variety are grown in 
North and South Carolina for the 
Northern markets, and they say 
that as yet they have found noth¬ 
ing that equals it. It makes a 
strong, healthy and vigorous plant, 
and produces large crops of medi¬ 
um to large, perfectly formed ber¬ 
ries. This variety is especially 
adapted to the South, but is grown 
to some extent in other sections. 
NICHOLS’ GRANVILLE.— Not yet fruited here. We 
offered a few plants of this variety last season, but 
have net had an opportunity to fruit it yet. I there¬ 
fore give the description of others. Mr. A. M. Nichols, 
the originator, says of it: “The berries are large, 
in perfect oblong form; color when full ripe, a rich, 
very dark red; flesh dark, solid and delicious flavor, 
fresh or canned; holds up well in size and remains 
firm on the vine some time after ripe. Season me¬ 
dium to late; fruit stems very strong and tall, bear¬ 
ing clusters well up from the ground; foliage tall . . 
and vigorous; makes strong runners and plenty of ti me it was among the fev that were promising. 
+t,orv, ” Wright & Wright grocerymen at Gran- The. foliage is dark vreen and hen.lt.hv: without, rust: 
ripening, making it very difficult to make compari¬ 
son, but among seventy varieties f>: uited at the same 
them. 
ville, Ohio, say that “the Granville" strawberry sold 
in our market last season for 15 cents per quart, 
while other berries were selling for 8 and 10 cents.” 
A. M. Nichols, of North Alton, Ill., says: “The 
Granville strawberry was one of the best of the 100 
varieties tested this year, and I regard it as very 
promising.” J. Troop, State Entomologist, of 
The foliage is dark green and healthy, without rust; 
berries dark red, medium to large size. ’ ’ 
NEW GLOBE. —The New Globe is a late berry, and 
its plants are large, vigorous and stalky. The foli¬ 
age seems to be free from rust and disease, and the 
fruit is large size, fine flavor and solid; roots are 
long, which enables every berry to mature and hold 
a good size until the end of the season. It will 
afayette, Ind.: “The Granville strawberry fruited stand more drought than most varieties. We have 
for the first time this year and promises well. This 
was not a favorable season for testing varieties, as 
late frosts killed all the first blooms.” E. J. Ayres, 
Director of the Illinois Experiment Station, writes: 
“I have the Granville in the Station, planted last 
year. We had rain every day during its time of 
small stock of very nice plants, and while I do not 
recommend any one to plant largely of it until he 
has tried it, I really believe that it would amply re¬ 
pay all growers to at least give it a trial. 
COBDEN QUEEN.— A medium-sized berry, but 
shows up better than many of the larger kinds. It 
is a berry that will ho'd up well and look attractive 
in the market after long shipment. The plant is 
vigorous and healthy. It is very productive, firm, 
medium size, and crimson color inside and out. 
MRS. MILLER.—This variety has not fruited here, 
having planted it last spring for the first time. The 
following description is borrowed from M. Crawford’s 
1906 catalogue : “It appears likely to win a position 
among the very best of ©ur late varieties. Its great 
healthy plants, green and clean, are a delight to the 
grower, and its generous yield of brilliant berries 
shining among the leaves, amply reward all his care 
and pains. The fruit is very large and dark red, 
oblong in form, slightly flattened and of a delicious 
flavor; the flesh is red; medium to very late. ’ ’ 
VICTOR.—Not fruited here. Description by M. 
Crawford as follows : “Plant of fair size, tough and 
healthy like Senator Dunlap, and productive under 
any method of culture. The foliage is thrifty, dark 
green and handsome. The fruit is very large, round, 
conical, sometimes corrugated; dark, glossy red; 
firm and of fine flavor. It is a great berry for mar¬ 
ket or home use, and a good canner. Season medi¬ 
um to late.” 
SOLITHERN BEAUTY.—I have lost my record of 
this variety, and do not know from whence it came. 
It has a very healthy foliage, and so far as plant 
growth is concerned, it looks quite promising. I am 
under the impression that it is a late variety- It has 
not fruited here. 
