ALLEN’S STRAWBERRY PLANT CATALOGUE. 
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HOFFMAN.— Has been the favorite in the South for many years, and it 
carries so well, that marketmen are continually inquiring for it, and it usually 
brmgs the highest market price on this account. WA have not found it pro¬ 
ductive on sandy soil, but on stiff land, not too poor, it will bear a very good 
nri 0 *** !? err l e8 that will bring the highest market price. The accompanying 
illustration is the best that has ever been made of the variety. Our stock of 
this has been carefully selected for several years, and is strictly pure and first- 
class every way. 
,, This grand old varietv has made a place for itself near 
the head of the list, solely on its merits. WelLdo I remember somewhere about 
twenty years ago when it was first offered. Little was said about it at the 
time, and in fact it has never been boomed by anyone, yet it has steadily work- 
wu-f T* 7 ,’ t0 ' d , ay * . ,s one of the Ingest sellers that we have in the list. 
While I plant largely of it, and always have a good stock, we never have any 
* the Haveriand, while a p^tiliate variety, is one of the easiest to pollen- 
ize. It has a strong, vigorous, healthy plant, makes ample beds, and is very 
productive. Under favorable conditions, I have seen this variety average as 
ifabte^oftYo pTarrtf Tbe variety is t * rm enough to ship well, and is a good re- 
