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W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
WM. BELT. —Wm. Belt is a standard for quality 
the country oyer. There are few 
lovers of strawberries that would not cross a plot of 
many varieties and pick out the Wm. Belt as the best. 
This variety is somewhat subject to rust, and for this 
reason for a time was not popular, but its superior 
quality and large size has made many friends for it, 
especially the amateur growers, who have an appre¬ 
ciative fancy market, or for the home table. The de¬ 
mand for this variety was so great two years ago that 
I sold every plant and bought out seven other growers 
to get plants enough to fill all my orders. I have been 
on the lookout ever since, and now have a large stock 
of nice plants. I know of nothing that will approach 
it in quality, of its season, except the Chesapeake. 
GOOD PLANTS MAKE WARM FRIENDS. 
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Office of Postal Telegraph Cable Co., 
,T. O. Stevens, Secretary, 
New York City. 
Dear Mr. Allen : I was delighted to receive 
your catalogue for 1907, and feel that I would 
like to send you a $10,000 order, but as condi¬ 
tions forbid, I enclose a small substitute, antici- 
pating much pleasure in the receipt of the plants 
desired. With many thanks for all past favors, 
S Sincerely yours, J. O. STEVENS. 
SKAHPLESS. —A great favorite with many peo¬ 
ple for the family garden. It is 
also a favorite in many local markets. It is too well 
known to need any lengthy description, but I wish to 
say for the benefit of those who have been disappointed 
in getting these for the last two or three years, that I 
now have an excellent stock, and shall be pleased to 
serve you. 
TENNESSEE PROLIFIC.— Too well known to 
need any general 
description. Jt is a reliable standard variety; has 
perfect blossom ; plant growth similar to Haverland, 
and a very heavy cropper. One of the best to plant 
with medium to late pistillate varieties. 
STEVENS’ LATE CHAMPION. —A very prom¬ 
ising late va¬ 
riety of Gandy type, but is claimed to be more produc¬ 
tive. I have not fruited this variety yet for various 
reasons. I expected to have done so in 1906, but a late 
frost killed this and almost everything else. A few 
berries that escaped were very satisfactory. The past 
season the demand for plants left me without any 
whatever to fruit, and I have not yet been able to 
fruit the Stevens’ Late Champion. I heard so many 
great things about this berry at the New Jersey State 
Horticultural Society that I planted much more of it 
than I would otherwise have done. It is said to yield 
large crops of large, beautiful berries that ship well 
late in the season after most of the other varieties 
have ripened and gone. It is evidently a descendant 
of the grand old Gandy, but is a much better grower 
and will thrive better on a greater variety of soils. 
Last year we only had a moderate supply of plants, 
but this year I have an exceptionally fine stock, and will 
be in a position to handle all orders, large or small. I 
have just returned from a trip in Connecticut, and 1 
find a great many of this variety growing, and it seems 
to be giving general satisfaction. It is one of the finest 
growers we have, and I find that it is a safe berry to 
plant for local market; do not advise it where it has to 
be shipped long distances. 
