W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md, 
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CLIMAX. —This is 
undoubt¬ 
edly one of the very best 
berries on the market. 
Its season is early, or 
more properly, second 
early, coming on three 
or four days after such 
varieties as Excelsior, 
Mitchell’s, etc. After- 
having fruited it several 
years, I am more favor¬ 
ably impressed with it 
than ever. It is very 
productive, a rich, hand¬ 
some berry, and holdf 
on for a long season 
This berry is suppose 
to be a cross of the Bi 
bach and Hoffman. Th 
foliage is a beautifi 
light green color thai 
can be distinguished 
from other varieties as 
far as it can be seen. 
The plants are stron 
and vigorous, with n 
showing of rust. In pr< 
ductiveness it is simpl. 
immense. I doubt ii 
there is any variety ever 
put on the market that 
has made a greater rec¬ 
ord for immense produc¬ 
tiveness than the Cli¬ 
max. The accompany¬ 
ing illustration is a 
splendid likeness of it, 
showing its immense 
productiveness of large, 
beautifully shaped ber¬ 
ries. In this immediate 
vicinity the Climax has 
without doubt paid bet¬ 
ter than any other va¬ 
riety for the last two or 
three years. I sold about 
600,000 of this variety 
last season, and it is my 
impression that the de¬ 
mand will be even great¬ 
er this year. While I 
have an immense supply 
of plants, it seems hard 
to grow enough to sat¬ 
isfy all customers on 
this kind. It is now so 
well tested and is proving successful over so wide a 
range of territory, that no one need hesitate to plant 
it. If you have not decided what to plant for second 
early, don’t hesitate to put down Climax. 
COBDEN QUEEN— A medium large berry, and 
shows up better than many 
of the larger kinds. It is a berry that will hold up 
well and look attractive in the market long after ship¬ 
ment. The plant is vigorous and healthy. It is very 
productive, Arm, medium size, and crimson color inside 
and out. 
ECHO. —Introduced by Allen L. Wood, Rochester, 
N. Y., who claims it to be a great table 
berry, with the highest and richest of flavors—the 
natural wild strawberry flavor, quite unknown to many 
varieties. It is very productive, medium size, and is 
very healthy growing, and makes a tremendous growth 
of strong, healthy, vigorous roots. With me it com¬ 
menced to ripen mid-season and bears a big crop, con¬ 
tinuing almost as long as any of the late varieties. 
FLORELLA. —A seedling of the Bubach, crossed 
with the Lady Thompson. Has 
dark green foliage free from rust. Its root system is 
very large, sending out large fibrous roots to a great 
distance. The berries are large to very large, crimson 
color, and fine flavor. Fruit stems are long, which 
holds the berries up from the dirt. Season of ripening 
as early as Lady Thompson, and its firmness commends 
it to the commercial grower. 
FAIRFIELD .—Season of ripening almost as early 
as Mitchell Early, Hoffman, Excelsior, 
etc. It is larger than either in size and has far better 
qualities than either Excelsior or Hoffman. This variety 
is becoming more popular every season. There is getting 
to be a great demand for the plants, which is positive 
evidence that it is giving satisfaction. One will not 
get far out of the way in planting this for early crop. 
At the Ohio Experiment Station, where It was put in 
competition with over 160 other varieties, it was the 
most productive of all the early kinds. The quality of 
this berry is good and the plants are strong and 
healthy, very much resembling the Haverland. No one 
need hesitate to plant this who wants a good early 
berry for either the home garden or for market. 
