W. F. Alien’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
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HAVERLAND- This is one of the most popular 
of the old standard varieties. 
The Haverland was introduced between twenty-five and 
thirty years ago and is, I believe, more popular today 
than it has ever been. There is more demand for the 
Haverland than all other varieties combined of the 
older list that has been on the makret anything like 
twenty-five or thirty years. The demand for it will 
equal that of any variety on the market today, regard¬ 
less of when it was introduced. Last year we thought 
we had a good stock of Haverland and did have seven 
or eight hundred thousand plants, but it was impossible 
for us to fill near all the orders, and we had to turn 
down hundreds who wanted Haverland after we had 
sold all we had. This year we are better prepared and 
expect to be able to fill all Haverland orders received, 
although, of course, it would be possible to buy us out, 
but our stock is large and we could handle a good many 
large orders for this variety. If those who did not get 
it last season and others will send in their orders early 
this year, we can certainly supply it. If, however, the 
demand is as great as last year we may not be able to 
fill very late orders. The Haverland is a good standard 
berry that bears a big crop, above medium in size, 
quality and appearance. Anyone who is in doubt as to 
what to plant would make no mistake in planting this. 
It seems to do well in nearly every part of the country. 
Several years ago I asked.all of my customers to vote 
on the most popular mid-season variety ; there were 
twice as many that named Haverland as their prefer¬ 
ence as there were any other kind. The plants are 
healthy, large and vigorous, making ample runners. 
The bloom is medium size and extremely hardy. The 
Haverland should be well mulched, as the fruit stems 
are not able to hold the immense load of berries from 
the ground. It is so enormously productive that the 
bright, large, juicy berries lie in great heaps around 
the plant. When the berry was introduced some twen¬ 
ty-five years ago it was not boomed by any introducer 
as have been most varieties, but on merit alone it has 
come to the front and stayed there for years.^ Under 
favorable circumstances it will grow as large as guinea 
eggs. Of course, under ordinary culture it would not 
be as large as this, but the average size is usually sat¬ 
isfactory under almost any condition. It is popular 
North, East, South and West, and we have seldom, al¬ 
most never, had any complaint from this variety. It 
is a good one to tie to. As stated at the beginning of 
this description, our stock of plants this season is large 
and very fine. 
HOWARD- This is a seedling of Barton’s Eclipse 
crossed with Gandy. It is medium 
to late, fruit excelling Gandy in productiveness and 
quality. It has made a very good showing with me. 
It is spoken of in the Rural New Yorker as follows : 
“Late, strong, productive ; foliage tough and resistent; 
very large berries, firm and well colored ; quality better 
than Gandy. A promising sort.” I have been growing 
the Howard for several years and have always been 
well pleased with it. I think it ranks well with the 
best standard varieties, and one that, so far as I have 
heard, is giving general satisfaction. It is a good per¬ 
fect-blossom variety that will pollenize your medium-to- 
late pistillates, and at the same time give you good re¬ 
sults in the crop it produces. 
JOHNSON’S EARLY.— Originated by O. A. 
Johnson, of Somerset 
Co., Md. Time of ripening second early. Berries 
above medium in size, very prettily colored and extra 
fine quality. Its foliage is green and healthy and a 
persistent plant-maker. It is particularly adapted to 
stiff clay land and will not bear a satisfactory crop 
on light, sandy soil. 
HOFFMAN. —This is very firm and quite produc¬ 
tive on heavy or springy land. It 
will grow, but it does not produce well on light, sandy 
soil. Marion Station, Md., has become a famous straw¬ 
berry section and probably attracts more commercial 
buyers than any station in the country. The principle 
berry that has been grown at Marion Station for years 
is the Hoffman. In this section it seems to be at its 
best, and with its high colors, extraordinary firmness, 
it is a great favorite with the shippers. It used to be 
very largely grown throughout the South, but in later 
years there are so many other varieties claiming its 
place that it is not nearly so largely grown now as pre¬ 
viously. It is a good market berry, however, and in 
sections where it will thrive it still ought to give good 
results. We have a small stock of very fine strictly 
pure plants. 
KANSAS.— Originated by Mr. J. ,T. Wittman, 
Emporia, Kan. Fruit rather above 
medium in size and immensely productive; color, 
bright, brilliant crimson, not only on the surface, but 
through and through. It is the most fragrant straw- 
berry that I know of. The plant is free from rust 
and disease. We hear excellent reports of this va¬ 
riety on the Pacific Coast, and I should especially be 
pleased to have some of my customers in that section 
give it a trial, if only a few. A letter from Omaha, 
Nebr., says : “The Kansas is the best with me.” 
JESSIE.— Where soil conditions are favorable the 
Jessie is an exceedingly fancy berry for 
either h/ne use or market. It is very choice as to the 
soil in which it grows and there are more places where 
it fails than there are where it succeeds. We keep a 
few plants in stock for some of our customers who re¬ 
fuse to give it up and, as stated above, where it does 
succeed it is very fine. 
WHAT 
I TOLD HIM SEEMS TO BE 
COMING TRUE. 
Cumberland Co., X. .1.. .Tune 10, 1909. 
v w. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. 
^ Dear Sir—In the spring of 1908 you ship- 
{ ped us a few Chesapeake strawberry plants. 
These plants are now fruiting, and are only 
^ excelled by the Gaudy, and it is even whether 
X they are not equal. They are one week 
earlier with us, and a heavy cropper of uni- 
£ form berries. When the writer was at your 
^ place in the fall of 1907. you spoke about 
♦j* this berry as being the coming berry, and, 
judging, by our erperience, it looks that way 
to us. Yours very truly, 
% MINCH BROS. 
