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W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md, 
with plenty of runners, and never shows 
a spot of rust. Those who w:„nt an early 
berry that is remarkably free from dis¬ 
ease, good size, good qualities, ripening 
almost as early as the earliest variety 
grown, should not fail to give this berry 
a trial, whether growing for home use, 
near market, or distant shipment.” 
I now have a large stock of plants and 
have listed it at the price of other stand¬ 
ard varieties so that everybody will have 
a chance to plant all they want. 
HELEN GOULD. —This is a West¬ 
ern berry, being 
originated In Missouri by Mr. J. R. Peck. 
In 101 he sent it on trial to M. Crawford, 
of Ohio, who was so well pleased with it 
after he saw the fruit that he bought his 
entire stock. T received a few plants 
from Mr. Crawford last year and have 
grown rfom them a few Hundred plants. 
My stock, however, is not large, and I 
understand the variety has never been 
offered to the public until this season. I 
give Mr. Crawford’s description : “Plant 
large and healthy, never failing to pro¬ 
duce a good crop. Makes a moderate 
number of strong runners. Imperfect 
blossoms, and, like nearly all pistillatea, 
it bears abundantly in wide matted rows. 
The fruit is large and holds up well to 
the end of the season. In shape it ie 
roundish conical, and quite uniform, 
though the first berry on the stem ie 
sometimes triangular or slightly flat¬ 
tened, never cockscombed. In color it is 
a beautiful glossy red and the berry is 
linn with a rich, delicious flavor that is 
seldom equaled. We know of no variety 
(hat combines size, productiveness, beauty 
and good qualities in a higher degree.” 
Season medium to late. 
MAMMOTH BEAUT Y.— 
Claimed to he one of the most profitable 
varieties grown in Western Massachu¬ 
setts. It is a pistillate variety, and the 
foliage very much resembles the old Hav- 
erland, but is claimed to be very much 
better. The party who so strongly recom- 
r.ended it does not grow plants for sale, 
and there was no inducement from that 
source for misrepresentation. I have 
several thousand plants that are very 
strong, vigorous and healthy, and I con¬ 
sider it very promising. It made some 
showing of fruit on the young plants set 
last spring, which gave a good impres¬ 
sion. Aside from this. T have never 
fruited this variety. I strongly recom¬ 
mend it for trial. 
VIRGINIA. —This is another of our prize berries 
for which $100.00 in gold is paid 
for one dozen plants. After fruiting it another season, 
when it has upheld what we said of it last year as per 
earliness, healthiness and /vigor of plants and produc¬ 
tiveness, I know of no better description that I can 
give than to quote my last year’s catalogue: “At its 
home in Accomac county, Virginia, it has a record of 
12,000 quarts per acre. In points of earliness it was 
only two or three days behind the Excelsior with the 
originator, and in some other tests it has proven 
equally as early. The Virginia is very productive and 
of good size for an early berry. The originator claims 
that he has marketed it in the Philadelphia market at 
twice the price of other early varieties. It is firm 
enough to make a good shipping berry, and being uni¬ 
formly large for an early berry, and a bright glossy 
red color, it can be depended upon to bring good prices 
in market. The Virginia was originated in Accomac 
county, Virginia, hence its name, in honor of that 
grand and historic State. Notwithstanding the large 
number of varieties that were in the contest in which 
this variety won $100.00 in gold, any child could have 
easily selected the Virginia as the best one in the lot, 
consisting of over one hundred kinds. The Virginia is 
said to be a cross between the great shipping berry, 
Hoffman, and the old favorite, the Sharpless. This is 
surely most excellent parentage, and the Virginia to a 
very large degree combines the good qualities and valu¬ 
able characteristics of both. The foliage, while dis¬ 
tinct, is very similar to the Hoffman, but is larger and 
stronger. The plant makes a strong, healthy growth, 
OSWEGO. —This originated in an 
old family berry bed, 
and is supposed to be a cross of the Bu- 
bach and Sharpless. Plants are large and vigorous, 
producing a sufficient number of young plants. The 
berries are very large, with a bright crimson color, and 
ripen about the same time as the Sample. Blossom 
perfect. One berry grower in New York State, near 
where the variety originated, claims to have sold the 
crop from one-half acre for $400.00. As above stated, 
plants are very large and strong, somewhat resembling 
the Hummer in this respect. At the low price at which 
I am offering it, everyone should try a few. 
PENN. DUTCHMAN. —A very promising new 
one from the Keystone 
State. The plants are as large as any I have ever seen ; 
the foliage is clean and healthy ; a medium number of 
plants make perfect beds. The fruit from the young 
plants was very large and attractive. The party from 
whom I bought the plants in York county, Pa., writes 
me as follows, under date of January 28, 1907 : 
“W. F. Alien, Dear Sir—I have a new kind of berry 
that has no name, and eleven and twelve fill a quart 
box that fetch 25 cents a box when the rest were only 
8 cents in the Harrisburg market. They are perfect 
blossoms and firm. No one has them except one party 
and myself, and he will not sell anybody a plant. I 
will spare you about 500 if you wish to buy them, and 
I "will sell them to you and nobody else. Please let me 
know at once.” 
Do not fail to try a few; you will not be sorry. 
