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W. E. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
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MEADE. —Not having had an opportunity of fruiting this berry 
the past season, I will simply give last year’s description of it. 
I will add, however, that what reports I have had from it were 
very favorable, and from the strong, healthy, vigorous growth the 
plants have made with me, I shall expect to hear that most cus¬ 
tomers are well pleased: 
“Much has been said of this variety through the press and 
otherwise. The New England Homestead of September 12, 1903, 
devoted its whole front page to a full-sized illustration of the 
Meade strawberry, and said : 
“ ‘The Meade strawberries sent the Homestead were of large size, regular 
shape and good crimson color, sprightly and very highly flavored. They have 
considerable more snap than the general run of strawberries; the flesh is firm, 
which should make it a good shipping berry/ 
“Last spring the Garden Magazine devoted a full page for 
illustrating this variety. Mr. J. H. Hale says: 
“ ‘This fine new strawberry is the result of over twenty years’experiment¬ 
ing in the growth of seedling 1 strawberries by Mr. H. O. Meade, ex-president 
of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association, and he says that his life’s 
work and reputation as a fruit-grower is staked on the value of this grand 
new berry. It is a very stalky, low-growing plant, with broad, very dark and 
glossy foliage, a moderately free plant-maker, seldom crowding too much for 
matted row culture, and when runners are kept off for hill culture it stoo’' 
up heavily and consequently throws up many strong berry-hearing stalks ■<<; 
fruiting season. All the berries that form develop to fullest perfection, and 
every specimen ranks as first class. The berries are of large size, pointed, 
globular, like the small end of a hen’s egg, as though all had been perfectly 
moulded from one pattern; deen. glossv red color on outside and red flesh all 
the way through. A perfect berry, mildly sub-acid and moderately firm.’ 
“James Draper, of Worcester Mess., writes : 
“ ‘The Meade is a plant whose foliage eclipses all others in vigor, health¬ 
fulness and richness of color. The berry is well formed, glossy red and good 
quality. I noticed in our Worcester market last June that the Meade com¬ 
manded the highest prices of any variety on the fruit stands.’ 
“Several others could be quoted, but asthev would be practi- 
oallv a repetition of the above, I will refrain from doing so. This 
variety has not fruited here, but so far as the plant growth is 
concerned, the above descriptions are cor¬ 
rect. I have a splendid stock of plants and 
shall be pleased to supply all who wish 
to grow it. ’ ’ 
RED BIRD.— Originated in Mississippi; 
planted here for the first time last spring. 
Foliage somewhat resembles Hoffman, but 
is much more vigorous and upright in 
growth. It is a cross between the Murray 
and Hoffman, both extra early market 
berries. It is claimed to be about the same 
size and three times as productive, better 
flavor and equal to it in shipping quality. 
The main crop is as early as Excelsior and 
omre regular in size. It is claimed that 
the last berries are 
sometimes larger than 
the first. S. Wherry & 
Son, of Durant, Miss., 
whom I procured 
my plants, says that 
this is one of the best 
varieties on their place, 
where there are 300 va¬ 
rieties grown. We have 
a nice little stock of 
plants,which I can sup¬ 
ply at $5 per thousand 
as long as they last. 
BUBACH.—I seldom 
have enough plants of 
this grand old variety 
to^supply the demand, 
notwithstanding I have 
grown acres of it. It is 
a mid-season berry for 
home use or near mar¬ 
ket ; they stand very 
high on the list. Many 
nurserymen have drop¬ 
ped it owing to the fact that it does 
not multiply and is not a money-maker 
for those who grow it for plants. If the 
soil is rich, however, and especially 
adapted to the variety, it will make a 
good growth and a very large crop of 
handsome, well-flavored berries, the 
rows being literally covered. I have an 
excellent stock of plants this season and 
will be pleased to supply my customers. 
i Middlesex Co., Mass., May 2, 1906. 
* W. F. Allen, Dear Sir—Plants reached : 
% me today in irood condition. Accept my : 
X ' hanks. Yours iruy, J. H. Hichards. 
. UBACH. 
