W. F. Allen’s Plant ana Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
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experience out of sixteen varieties Glen Mary has been 
the best, largest and most prolific, the best looking in 
the box and the best seller.”—J. D. Edwards & Son, of 
Saline Co., Mo. “Glen Mary with us is at the top of the 
list ; it is sweeter and much better flavored and yields 
an immense crop of fruit. We began picking them 
early in the season and got our last picking a week 
after Champion had gone. It also held its size well 
during the season, which none of the other varieties 
did ; together we may say it is the only variety of 
which have made a success.”—Win. M. Brown & 
Son, of J antic Co., N. J. “I do not know why, but 
we have tried several varieties, and none seem to do so 
well as Glen Mary.”—F. H. Phillips, of Allegheny 
Co., Pa. 
“I have talked with many customers about Glen Mary 
and the most of them in the sections where it does 
well consider it their best variety. Since its introduc¬ 
tion twelve years ago I have only had plants enough 
to go around twice. We have a good big stock of nice 
plants this season, but cannot say whether or not 
there will be enough, as it is always in demand.’* 
NEW YORK .—This popular strawberry origin¬ 
ated with Miss Martha G. Yates, 
of Slaterville Springs. N. Y., and was introduced by 
me about ten years ago. The year previous to this I 
made an offer of $100.00 for one dozen strawberry 
plants that would beat the Glen Mary. In the test 
that followed New York outstripped it, but was the 
only one out of over a hundred tested that was near 
as good. Plants being very scarce, it was put on the 
market at $5.00 per dozen, and even at that price 
quite a few were sold. The berries are very large, 
some rather pointed, while others are thick and broad. 
It is a seedling of the Bubach fertilized with Jessie. 
The color is blood red, with a shiny surface. The 
seeds are so near the same color of the berry and 
deeply set that they are scarcely noticeable. It is a 
strictly fancy berry and a prize winner, just the kind 
to make the grower famous in his local market and 
give him the best trade. Small inferior berries have 
no show by the side of the New York, no matter how 
cheap they are offered. Tt is very prolific, bears 
through a long season, but it does not matter how 
fast they ripen, there are usually more eager buyers 
than can be supplied. Its excellent quality and won¬ 
derful productiveness make it very profitable to grow 
either for shipping or for the home trade. The cap is 
large and stands up prominently; the foliage light 
green, luxuriant grower and free from disease. The 
plant is one of the largest and healthiest on the place. 
Since its introduction it has become very popular, and 
tb*re is always a large demand for it all over the 
cov 'try. A Pennsylvania customer savs : “The New 
YorV is a vigorous grower, with fruit of immense size. 
A number of the largest strawberry growers here met 
on Main street one day this summer and I opened a 
sixty-quart crate of New York that were not sorted at 
all, but, packed just as they were picked, and they 
said they were the finest berries they had ever seen. 
Barnes Bros. Nursery Co., of New Haven, Conn., says : 
“New York did tLe best of any, everything consider¬ 
ed.” James MoOre, of Kentucky, says: “The New 
York is of immense size and very productive.” Jacob 
G. Ogden, of Chester Co., Pa., says : “The New York 
variety was fine. I cannot praise it enough. They 
were fine berries of excellent quality and my customers 
were not satisfied with any other variety after once 
buying the New York.” 
SAUNDERS.—Years ago I grew many acres of 
this for fruit and considered it one 
of my best varieties. It is a strong staminate variety 
and one of the very best to plant with pistiliates. The 
fruit is large and a deep, glossy red. This is one of 
the few varieties that give best results on medium or 
light soil and yields good crops, and for several years 
was my favorite berry. For two or three years the 
demand for this variety seemed to wane, but evidently 
is coming into popularity again, judging from the 
inquiries we are receiving for it. It is certanly a good 
berry and no one will go far wrong in planting it. It 
is a‘good, safe variety to plant by the inexperienced. 
'l'H/ ‘.’vS FOR CONGRATT »,AT>0TVS: I $ 
WILL TRY AND MERIT THEM. J* 
Johnson Co., Ind., April 0, 1000. ^ 
W F. A ilex, Salisbury, Md. % 
Dear Sir—My order for plants arrived all O. ^ 
K. yesterday. I write simply to congratulate 
you on the manner in which you pack your ^ 
plants for shipment. Your mode of packing *&• 
and labeling is about as perfect as one could ^ 
wish. The plants were first class. ♦> 
Yours truly, & 
W. S. YOUNG. * 
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