W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
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a jduxxu .—mis fruited here for the first time 
last season, and while the season 
was a very unfavorable one. we were very well pleased 
with this berry. The variety hails from New Jersey, 
where there was so much good said of it that I bought 
quite a few p'ants and nut it in stock last season. It 
is one of the healthiest” and. strongest growers that I 
have on the place. The berries are uniformly large, 
beautiful in shape, as you can see by illustration : 
splendid color and delicious flavor. It is medium firm 
and makes a big yield: blossoms are staminate or per¬ 
fect, and the berries have a very rich green cap, which 
adds very much to the appearance and market value. 
Mr. John S. Collins, the well-known nurseryman of 
Moorestown, N. J., visited th° Heritage strawberry 
when in fruit and saw several acres in bearing. He 
says he was much pleased, as the berries were very 
large, firm and of good quality, and considers the va¬ 
riety worthy of extensive cultivation. Many others 
speak in similar terms, and it is highly recommended 
by the Philadelphia commission men. the only city in 
which it has been marketed so far. Personally I con¬ 
sider the variety very .promising. 
WM. BE? T. — This variety is somewhat subject to 
rust, and for that reason for p. M:ne 
was not popular, but its superior qualities am’ large 
size have made many friends, especially arm :<.a- 
teur growers who have an appreciative fancy m-;' et, 
and for the home table I know of nothing tha* 1 ap¬ 
proach it in quality of its season except th Cb «a- 
peake. There are a few lovers of strawberr t• at 
would not cross a plot and pick out the Wm. P» P as 
the best. It is the standard for quality tlm cvr ry 
over. The demand for this variety has be u m'ch 
greater for the past few years, and we frequenf’v dis¬ 
pose of every plant that we have and sometimes do not 
ha e enough. A Washington grower says • “The 
Chesapeake and Wm. Belt for flavor and good ealing 
are dandies ; good bearers and large berries. I a ' °o- 
ing to run all my patch in these two kinds. They 
stood the drouth best and are in good shape now.” 
INTENDING BUYERS READ THIS. *f 
Erie Co., N. Y., February 2, 1000. f 
W. F. Ai.len, Salisbury. Md. J 
Dear Sir—I ordered plants from you three A 
years ago, and I believe every plant lived. ^ 
Since that time I have bought Western- 
grown plants, and I have had very poor sue- 
cess with them. I find your plants have a 
more vitality, and are put up in better shape. a* 
Yours very truly, G. IT. HEATH. & 
WARFIELD.- A well-known standard variety. 
Very productive, mid-season, and 
especially popular in the West. Fruit good quality and 
highly colored. A persistent plant maker, and if not 
kept thinned out they will mat so thick that it will be 
impossible for them to bear fruit of a desirable size, 
but if kept thin it is very productive of medium size, 
highly flavored and highly colored fruit. 
YVOGLVEItTOiN'. —Introduced by the late John 
Little, of Ontario, Canada. I 
have fruited this variety for a number of years. It 
v. ill sme^eu on almost any soil, but will do better 
on a sandy loam where the soil is not too dry. The 
plants make a good growth, have a perfect blossom, 
which makes it an excellent pellenizing variety. It is 
no uncommon thing to see blooms and ripe berries at 
the same time. A good reliable standard variety. 
