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W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
A B I N G T O N. —Introduced by 
Lester Blanch¬ 
ard, of Massachusetts. It has a per¬ 
fect blossom, and at the Massachu¬ 
setts Horticultural Society, June 21, 
1004, a quart of this variety, contain¬ 
ing just 25 berries, was awarded sec¬ 
ond prize. Mr. Blanchard says the 
Abington is a chance seedling. The 
plant is large and has dark green fo¬ 
liage. The fruit stalks are strong 
and stand erect from the ground; the 
blossom is perfect and filled with pol¬ 
len. It ripens with the Bubach, the 
berry being very large, averaging as 
large as the Bubach, and holds out 
well throughout the entire season. I 
fruited quite a plot of it last June, 
and it was among the best berries on 
the place. In color it is bright red, 
with firm flesh and good flavor. Mr. 
Blanchard claims to have grown the 
Abington at the rate of 9,720 quarts 
per acre, and says it is a berry that 
will take the place of the Bubach, as 
it is a better plant maker ; the blos¬ 
soms perfect and send out more fruit 
stalks, and ripens at the same sea¬ 
son ; the berry is more attractive, 
'•olor is finer and better flavored. I 
am very much pleased with the berry 
myself, and after fruiting it the past 
season would not hesitate to plant it 
in preference to Bubach. I have be¬ 
fore me a letter from one of my cus¬ 
tomers from Mount Sterling, Ky., 
which speaks of it as follows : “The 
Abington was a wonder to me for its 
large plants, and some berries meas¬ 
ure four and one-half and five inches 
in circumference without any special 
treatment.” 
ADVANCE, —Introduced four 
years ago by Ar¬ 
thur B. Printz, of Indiana. It makes 
a strong, healthy plant with abund¬ 
ance of thrifty, light green foliage, 
similar in color to the Clyde. It 
makes an abundance of strong, healthy 
runners, and as to plant growth, it is 
almost perfect. The fruit is long in 
shape, rather longer than Haverland. 
Medium early in season, and im¬ 
mensely productive. 
AUGUST LUTHER —This is no favorite with 
me. It is valued by some 
on account of its extra early bearing, being among the 
very earliest grown. The plants are fairly healthy and 
productive. The variety is medium size, but soon runs 
down. Quality fair. 
ARNOUT’S. —This variety originated with J. R. 
Arnout, of Pennsylvania, and is not 
Arnout’s Improved Parker Earle, as many suppose, 
this being an entirely distinct berry. Has a perfect 
blossom, large, heavy, thick, dark, glossy foliage, some¬ 
what resembling the Glen Mary. It is free to make 
plants, which are always large. The berries are bright 
red, solid, and good flavor, it is very productive and a 
good shipper. 
Mr. Arnout is very enthusiastic over this berry, and 
says he has picked many specimens that measured 6^. 
inches in circumference. He claims it to be very hardy, 
and has offered $ 100.00 for one dozen plants of any 
variety that will excel the Arnout in size, productive¬ 
ness, flavor, color, quality of fruit, uniform size, health¬ 
fulness and vigor of plant. The plants I bought of him 
were all-around good plants and have made an excel¬ 
lent showing. T have now fruited the variety, and 
while it answers very well to his description, it has 
not proven with me to be anything extraordinary. 1 
think, however, inv soil is too light for its best devel¬ 
opment. and no doubt that on a deep, heavy loam it 
will prove exceptionally fine. 
& PROMPT ATTENTION APPRECIATED. 
S' Page County, Va., April G, 1907. 
$ w. r. a i.i. kn— 
5 Pear Sir: Plants arrived all O. Iv. Many 
thanks for big count, nice plants and prompt 
ak attention. Wishing you much success, I remain, 
6 Yours very truly, D. N. CAVE. 
ARMSTRONG ,—In plant growth and in many 
respects it resembles the New 
York. From medium to late in season, with perfect 
blossom. This is claimed to be a German seedling and 
is supposed to have been brought to this country from 
Germany several years ago. For several years It has 
been in the hands of German fruit growers in New 
York State. It is one of the largest and most produc¬ 
tive berries grown in that section. These growers 
claim to be able to grow them by the crate where 12 to 
15 will fill a quart, and that they will bring 10 to 15 
cents when others are bringing about one-half that 
amount. With me, as before stated, it is similar to 
the New York in many respects, both as to plant 
growth and fruit. 
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