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W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
ARMSTRONG, —From medium to late in sea¬ 
son, large size, good quality and 
perfect blossom, somewhat resembles New York. For 
several years it is claimed that it has been in the 
hands of German fruit growers in New York State, 
and that it was one of the largest and most produc¬ 
tive berries grown in that section. I find it a very 
satisfactory variety, and while there is some little 
difference, the description of New York fits this berry 
very nicely both as to plant growth and fruit. 
CLYDE — We might very appropriately call this 
a Kentucky favorite, as we probably 
sell more plants of the Clyde in this State than in all 
other sections. The Clyde is immensely productive, 
with fruit nearly or quite as large as Bubach, and 
would be a very popular variety over a large range 
of country but for the fact that its foliage sometimes 
gives way about fruiting time and is not sufficient to 
protect the immense crop of fruit. This can to some 
THE BEST HE EVER SAW. 
Prince Edward Island, May 15, 1900. 
W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir—Received the strawberry plants 
two days after being mailed from your office. 
I have planted them', and they are doing fine. 
They are the best plants I have ever seen. 
Wishing you every success, I am, 
Faithfully yours, 
FRANK PRIDHAM. 
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TO GO TO 
Page Co., Va., April 23, 1909. 
W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir—I received my strawberry plants 
and found them in fine shape, and packed as 
if to go to England. I lost only two plants. 
Thank you for your good count and prompt 
delivery. You shall have more orders from 
me. Yours very truly, 
W. O. MAY. 
BUBACH. —This grand o 1 d 
variety originated 
with J. G. Bubach, of Illinois, and 
has had many years of popularity. 
Some nurserymen have tried to 
drop it and I have heard others 
say they had no demand for it. 
This, however, is not my experi¬ 
ence. The trouble is the plants 
are hard to grow, and nursery¬ 
men, as a rule, do not like to 
grow it, as it is not very profit¬ 
able to propagate for plants, 
strawberry plants of such varieties 
that makes so few plants as the 
Bubach. I find, however, that 
there is still a great demand for 
it, and I am fortunate in being 
able to supply the demand for this 
variety, inasmuch as I have found 
a section near me. where these 
plants still seem to grow to per¬ 
fection, and where beds eighteen 
inches to two feet wide are easily 
grown in a season. All my plants 
of this variety are grown for me 
by contract in this soil, where they 
seem to thrive exceedingly well, 
and it affords me great pleasure 
to be able to offer my customers 
good, strong, vigorous* healthy 
plants of this variety. I have 
been quite fortunate the past sea¬ 
son in getting a fairly good sup¬ 
ply, having something like 350,- 
000 , and if the demand is not too 
strong will have enough to fill all 
orders. The Bubach has proved a 
money-making variety with many 
growers and they are loath to 
give it up. Where the soil is rich 
and adapted to the variety, it will 
bed up enough for best results for 
fruiting and bear large crops of 
handsome, well-flavored berries. 
One customer in Iowa says : “The 
Bubach were by far the finest ber¬ 
ries and brought the best price. In 
w.;, ex^iieuc^ u*. strawberry growing of fifteen years 
I have never seen any berries to equal the Bubach.” 
This is a pretty strong testimony, but there are many 
growers who will to this day agree to this statement. 
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extent be guarded against by an application of nitrate 
of soda in the spring before fruiting. Our stock of 
this variety this season is not large and we will prob¬ 
ably not have enough to fill all orders. Those want¬ 
ing it are advised to order early. 
