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ALLEN’S STRAWEERRY PLANT CATALOGUE. 
it brought the highest price with a bare exception, Pride of Cumberland, and 
was never more than a cent a quart behind this variety. While the berry is 
rather soft, it is of a dry nature, and much lighter in weight than some other 
sorts, thus helping out its carrying qualities. The flavor is very good, and in 
fact, by many considered among the best. This giant of the strawberry family 
is a cross of the well known Bubach and Jessie. In productiveness, it is hard 
to believe that it has an equal. There are others to be sure, that produce more 
berries in number, but in quarts, I doubt it. Everyone who sees them is 
astonished at their large size and great productiveness. Mr. Kellogg of Mich., 
and many others who have seen the New York, speak in the very highest terms 
of it, and I could fill this pamphlet with good words for New York, could we 
spare the space. The demand this spring is sure to be greater than the supply, 
and I have put the price as low as I dare to. For the grower who has a local 
market, I especially recommend this variety as one that will bring him better 
prices perhaps than any other on his farm. For home use it is unexcelled. 
For distant market, I have given my experience above. I will add however, 
that they were shipped under refrigeration. 
LOUIS HUBACH.—This new berry is of Arkansas origin, and is a cross of 
Lady Thompson with the Warfield. The plant is claimed to be very vigorous 
and deeply rooted, with large berries, somewhat rough in appearance, though 
very firm. The originator says, it is immensely productive, being at least 
twice as productive, and better than the Lady Thompson. If it is large as 
the Lady Thompson, as productive and firm as the Warfield as has been claimed, 
it will certainly prove to be a valuable acquisition. Ripens in mid season, 
and has pistillate blossom. I have not fruited this variety. 
nARIE.—(See last cover page.) I have now fruited the Maiie 2 seasons, 
and find it to be a very vigorous growing plant, with healthy foliage and plenty 
of runners. The berry is very, productive, crimson color, uniform, conical in 
shape, and average large size. I am planting quite extensively of this berry 
myself, and believe it is one of the best. It ripens with the Warfield, and con¬ 
tinues in fruit through quite a long season. It is a pistillate variety, and if 
properly fertilized, every blossom makes a berry. The color is bright scarlet 
when first ripe, turning to a dark red if left unpicked for a few days. The 
quality is much better than the average. 
fllTCHEL’S EARLY.—This popular well known old variety is still quite a 
favorite with many. If grown on good soil and kept thinned, it will make a 
good crop of nice medium to large berries of very high quality. For eating 
from the vines as they are picked, when well ripe, there is none that suits my 
taste much better. Until the Excelsior came, I considered it the very best early 
berry we had for market. 
HILLER.—This variety was originated about 9 years ago by Mr. D. J. Miller, 
Holmes Co., Ohio. It was one of the large number of seedlings of great promise, 
of which he claims 80 appeared worthy of introduction. These were tested by a 
number of growers, including M. Crawford of Ohio, and the Miller was found 
to be the best of the entire collection. Mr. Crawford says he has had it for sev¬ 
eral years, and considers it perfect in its class. He describes it as follows: “The 
plant is as large as Bubach, runs very freely, and is very productive. Fruit is 
large size, bright red, light inside, generally obtuse, conical in form, never mis¬ 
shapen, moderately firm, of a delicious quality; incur opinion, is as goad as 
Marshall or William Belt. The season is medium to late. I have not fruited 
this variety, and cannot speak from personal experience, 
MINUTE MAN.—This is another brand new variety that has not fruited on 
my place: therefore I am giving you the description of Mr. Wheeler of Mass., 
the disseminator. “We have grown the Minute Man on heavy soil where water 
was within a foot of the surface, and we have grown it on a light sandy loam. 
Under all of these conditions, it has grown and flourished, and produced a large 
crop of fruit, which sold in the Boston market for from 3 to 10 cts. per qt. high¬ 
er than any other berries grown on our place. With me the crops surpassed that 
of the Sample, Brandywine, Glen Mary, Clyde and Nick Ohmer; and we had 
Minute Man planted in the same bed with all these varieties. This variety has 
not sprung up in a season as many of the newer kinds, but it is the result of 7 
years careful growing and care. We know just what we are sending out, and 
feel sure that the Minute Man will give satisfaction wherever planted.” 
