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W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
MAMMOTH BEAUTY. —Fruited with me for 
the first time last 
May. It may be a little more productive and a little 
more vigorous than the Haverland. I did not have the 
Haverland growing by the side of it, but it did ex¬ 
ceedingly well both in vigor of plant and in the im¬ 
mense crop. I cannot say positively that it is no dif¬ 
ferent from the Haverland. It was sent out by Charles 
Pratt, of Massachusetts, as a new variety. He claims 
that a grower in Western Massachusetts recommended 
the variety and claimed it to be one of the most profit¬ 
able berries grown in that section. We will furnish 
this at the same price that we furnish the Haverland, 
but it is my candid opinion that you will find it to be 
identical to that variety. 
% WILL. GIVE YOU OUR ORDER NEXT * 
YEAR. & 
Montgomery Co., Ohio, May 9, 1909. t 
W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir—We got the strawberry plants in X 
• fine condition and are well pleased with them. 
We thank you for your prompt delivery. They X 
are starting fine. We will give you our order % 
for next year. Yours very truly, 
AUGUST WOLF. 
£ WELL PLEASED. 
4 Wood Co.. W. Va.. April 10, 1909. 
W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir—The strawberry plants arrived in 
good shape. I am well pleased with them. 4* 
Yours truly, A. B. INGRAHAM. ^ 
JIM DUMAS.— This new 
variety hails 
from Arkansas and was intro¬ 
duced by Louis Hubach. I did 
not get to test^it last season as I 
should like to have done, al¬ 
though what 1 saw of it gave a 
very good impression. We had 
some fruit, but being a very poor 
strawberry year, we do not feel 
that it had a fair show at this 
fruiting. I was very well pleased 
with it, .however, and especially 
so with its strong, vigorous 
growth. It is a great plant- 
maker, with large, healthy foli¬ 
age. The introducer describes it 
in the following words : “This 
splendid variety I believe is des¬ 
tined to achieve as great a suc¬ 
cess as the Excelsior and become 
•a general favorite all over the 
•country. The plants have strong, 
healthy foliage and very stiff, 
long roots. It is a good plant- 
maker and has never shown any 
sign of rust or blight. The ber¬ 
ries are large and perfect in 
form, running from thirty to 
forty per quart. I have fruited 
it on clay, sand and low land 
and it has done well under all 
conditions. The berries ripen 
nearly as early as the Excelsior 
•and will average twice as large. 
Unlike most very large kinds, it 
is a good yielder ; flesh is red all 
the way through and of good fla¬ 
vor. I have tested many varie¬ 
ties and the Jim Dumas excels 
them all. I have been looking 
for a long time for an ideal mar¬ 
ket strawberry and I think you 
will find it in this variety.” Mr. 
Hubach is very loud in his praise 
of this new berry, and what re¬ 
ports I have seen of it seem to 
bear him out. I hope to be able 
to describe it more personally 
next year. 
METEOR. — A new variety 
of great prom¬ 
ise from Massachusetts and orig¬ 
inated by Charles Lunt. I was 
fortunate in procuring a small 
quantity of these plants two 
years ago, and in the fall of 1908 
they had made such a fine show- 
Vj.? { du # U P that I had and planted them : 
lyuo has been a very dry year, but the Meteor has lit¬ 
erally outstripped practically everything else in the 
field in strong, vigorous, healthy growth. These plants 
have received no special care over the other varieties, 
but m ™L gor and health they are a delight to look 
upon The Meteor is a pistillate variety. The fruit 
resembles the Sample in shape, although somewhat 
larger. Its blossoms are very hardy and will stand 
more cold than most varieties. The originator claims 
it to be almost frostproof. He also says it is more 
productive than the Sample, and that he gets from 
five to eight cents more per quart for it in the Boston 
market. It is a new variety well worthy of trial. 
KEVITT’S WONDER.— Originated by T. C. 
. , , . . . . Kevitt, of New Jersey. 
Not having fruited this variety, I will give Mr. ICevitt’s 
•description: “It ripens with Glen Mary: that is. it is 
mid-season. Plants short and stalky, very thrifty 
growers, foliage dark green, very prolific. Berries 
bright red. with a long neck : very firm and of long 
shape. Large single plants set out as late as Septem¬ 
ber yielded two fruit stems and ,cach stem yielded ten 
to fourteen perfect shaped berries.” Recommended 
for home use. 
LIVINGSTON. — r l 'liis is claimed to be a seedling 
of the Warfield and, like that 
variety, makes plenty of medium-sized plants that are 
healthy and productive. The berries are larger than 
Warfield, but not as firm. It colors up well, has a 
slight neck and is easily picked. The berries are 
bright red inside and out, and have a rich, delicious 
flavor. It commences to ripen medium early and con¬ 
tinues through a long season. 
