W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md, 
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AUSTIN’S IMPROVED 
AUSTIN’S IMPROVED— (Mayes.)— An early 
dewberry of excel¬ 
lent quality and large yield, but the berries lack firm¬ 
ness for long shipment, hence valuable chiefly for home 
use and local markets. Berries large, short and thick, 
canes vigorous, hardy and productive; ripens fully a 
week earlier than Lucretia, and for this reason is valu¬ 
able to grow in connection with that variety. I have 
shipped many thousands of quarts of this variety to 
Philadelphia, 125 miles, and New York, over 200 miles, 
and received good prices, having marketed over one 
half of the crop before other varieties are in the way. 
I always plant about one-third of my field in this va¬ 
riety. It is very hardy and never fails to give a full 
crop. 
(MAYES) DEWBERRY. 
PREMO. —This remarkable dewberry is a Sport 
from the grand old Lucretia. The great 
profitableness of the Lucretia with many growers has 
been because it was the earliest of the blackberry fam¬ 
ily to ripen. Now we have Premo, still earlier and 
larger; that means extra money in the market and an 
earlier taste of delicious dewberries for the family. 
Premo has imperfect flowers, and so in planting every 
third or fourth row should be of Lucretia; or, better 
yet, where one is equally fond of both varieties, they 
can be planted in alternate rows. Remember that 
Premo is a delicious, great blackberry, that begins to 
ripen when the raspberry season is half over. 
DEWBERRY PLANTS. 
By Mail, By Express or Freight, 
,-Postpaid- N ,-Charges Not Paid-. 
, 12 50 10O 25 lOO 500 1000 
Austin’s or Mayes.$0.40 $0.75 $1.50 $0.30 $1.00 $3.00 $6.00 
Lucretia.40 .75 1.50 .30 1.00 3.00 6.00 
Premo . 40 .75 1.50 .30 1.00 3.00 6.00 
Chestnut .60 1.30 2.50 .60 2.00 
Dewberry plants this season are unusually scarce, 
which has compelled me to make a slight advance in 
the price of plants. By comparison, however, you will 
even now find my prices considerably lower than most 
growers, and it is exceedingly doubtful if I shall be 
able to fill late orders. Plants will be ready to ship 
any time after you get this catalogue, and I strongly 
urge that you get in your orders early. Dewberries 
start to grow very early, and the sooner you get them 
planted the better your chances of success. 
BLACKBERRIES 
ANCIENT BRITAIN.— A vigorous, healthy and 
productive variety; ber¬ 
ries good size and fine quality. 
ELDORADO. —Especially valuable for its fine 
quality and hardiness; berries 
good size, jet black, sweet and melting; its canes are 
strong, hardy and productive. 
ICEBERG. —The best white blackberry yet intro¬ 
duced. The berries are very attract¬ 
ive when fully ripe, pure white, and so transparent 
that, you can plainly see the seeds. A great curiosity. 
These white berries mingled with black ones present a 
very beautiful appearance on the dish. 
KEN OYER. —Said to be the earliest of blackber¬ 
ries, and remarkable in Its ability 
to resist drouth, heat and cold. It originated In Kan¬ 
sas, a section where the conditions are so destructive to 
blackberries that but few varieties survive. It is be¬ 
lieved to be a cross between the Early Harvest and 
KIttatiny. Its valuable properties may be summarized 
as follows : “Earliest of all blackberries, ripens sev¬ 
eral days in advance of Early Harvest, of excellent 
quality and good size, much larger than the Early 
Harvest; in color is a rich, glossy black, and has small 
seeds; clings well to the stem, and is very productive, 
hardy and free from disease.” It is claimed to be so 
drouth-resisting that it will mature its crop perfect 
when others become shriveled and dried on the canes; 
canes stalky with but few short thorns. I have a few 
hundred extra nice plants of these. 
MERCEREAN. —Large size, luscious flavor and 
very hardy. The berries are 
sparkling black, and, what adds greatly to their market 
value, they remain black after being gathered. The 
canes are exceedingly strong and upright in habit of 
growth ; foliage large, abundant and entirely free from 
rust. Season early to midseason. 
LAWTON. —An old favorite, esteemed for its pro¬ 
ductiveness and large size. It Is of 
stalky and erect growth and free from rust. The ber¬ 
ries are large and delicious when full ripe, but turn 
black before full ripe, and are then hard and sour. It 
succeeds over a wide range of country and is one of ths 
best standard sorts. Midseason to late. 
