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W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
kei ..uni they had never seen such fine, large berries in 
market before. They brought 25 cents per quart.” 
George FI. Erb, of St. Louis Co.. Mo., says: ‘‘The 
Chesapeake bore a wonderful crop, and they were the 
largest berries in my patch." .T. W. .Johnson, of 
Graves Co., Ky.. says: “The Chesapeake wore the 
largest, healthiest plants I ever raised; fruit large, 
fine, sweet and beautiful.” Wm. L. LaFollette, of 
Whitman Co.. Wash., says : “We were better pleased 
with the Chesapeake than any of the others on account 
of size, shape, color and firmness.” J. K. Benninger, 
of Clarion Co., Pa., says : “The Chesapeake stands far 
ahead. They make good strong plants and big, solid 
berries.” James W. Cartwright, of Henry Co., Tnd., 
says : “The Chesapeake is a wav ahead of anything. 
They claim in this county that there was never a bet¬ 
ter berry planted. It has no defects of any kind. 1 
will want several thousand plants in the spring.” 
L. C. Raynor, of Monmouth Co., N. J.. says : “I con¬ 
sider your Chesapeake a first-class berry in every 
respect. Your catalogue has not overestimated them 
in the least; I do not think you have praised them 
enough. They are big, they are hard, they are pretty, 
and best of all, they are good to eat. My wife has 
packed berries in New Jersey for 25 years, and she 
says they are the best berries she ever packed or ever 
saw, and I say so too.” William Rose, of Monmouth 
Co., N. .T., says : “Chesapeake very fine.” George Fos¬ 
ter White, president Lansdowne and Derby Saving 
Fund and Trust Co., of Delaware Co.. Pa., says: “Re¬ 
plying to your inquiry of the 10th inst.. the 200 Chesa¬ 
peake and 200 William Belt strawberry plants pur¬ 
chased of you last year exceeded my expectations in 
bearing qualites, not only giving us all the luscious 
fruit we could use. but. as our neighbors will attest, 
supplying many pans full to those who were so un¬ 
fortunate as to have no gardens.” Wm. A. Ivoerner, of 
Multnomah Co., Ore., says: “l find the Chesapeake the 
best of the lot: season late, fair cropper. of good size, 
perfect shaped berries and a good keeper. I think a 
verv fancy berry and «b‘”l plant more of them.” L. J. 
Farmer, of Pulaski. N. V.. says: “Chesapeake is large, 
glossy and very productive. It is a beautiful berry; 
plants are stocky and vigoroos." 
It seems to me that the above lostimonies are very 
much stronger than anything 1 can say, they being 
scattered over the different sections of the country. 
Out of all the plants we sold two years ago we have 
only heard from two that were not highly pleased 
with it^ and the only fault found by those two were 
that it dM not bear enough. Now I find that the 
Chesapeake is as productive as I would wish any berry 
to be. It does not set a tremendous crop of blossoms, 
like some varieties, that can never be matured, but 
makes a fair amount of good, healthy blooms, every 
blossom of which makes a perfect berry. This is far 
more desirable to me than a berry wasting its vitality 
producing blossoms and stems in three or four times 
the quantity that can be matured. The Chesapeake 
only produces what blossoms are needed, and its strong 
vitality is all put in these berries, which will give 
results of something like 4,000 or 5.000 quarts of 
strictly fancy berries per acre, which will bring a price 
that will make the net income in most cases more than 
the variety that will bear twice as many. I will con¬ 
clude by saving that we expect a very heavy demand 
on this"variety. My stock consists of abovt a million 
plants. We expect to sell every one of them, however, 
by the time the season is up, if not before. I con¬ 
scientiously recommend this variety to all planters, 
whether growing for market or the home garden. It 
is my candid belief that no one will be disappointed 
in it. 
HERITAGE.—Mv attention was called to this 
new berry, which hails from New 
Jersev, last spring. There was so much good said of it 
that I bought plants, and while I have not seen the 
fruit, I am verv much impressed with its good quali¬ 
ties It is one of the healthiest and strongest growers 
that I have on the place. The berries are said to be 
uniformly large, beautiful in shape, as you can see by 
the illustration, splendid color and of delicious flavor. 
It is said to ho solid enough for a market berry, and 
makes a prodigious vmld. The blossoms are staminate 
or perfect and the berries have a very large green cap. 
which adds to the appearance and market value. Mr. 
Frank Ames, of Springdale. N. J.. says ‘ that he 
planted 10,000 plants of the Heritage in the spring of 
1007 without knowing much about them. At picking 
time he went to the Heritage farm and saw the crop, 
and says he was sorrv he did not plant ten times as 
manv ” Mr John S. Toll ins. the well-known nursery¬ 
man' of Moorestown, N. J.. says he visited the Hen 
ta"e strawberry when in fruit and saw several acres in 
hearing He s'avs he was much pleased, as the berries 
were very large’, firm, and of good quality, .and consid¬ 
ers the variety worthy of extensive cultivation. Many 
others speak in similar terms of the berry, and it is 
highly recommended by the Philadelphia commission 
men, the only city in which it has been marketed so 
far. Personally. 1 consider the variety very promising, 
and it is one which I would not hesitate to plant to a 
considerable extent, even though I have not personally 
seen it in fruit, I advise all my customers to at least 
try a few, 
