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W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
WE W ...;. ..'j-Viisi. This variety has always given me 
excellent results. I have made more 
money growing this variety for fruit than any variety 
that I have ever grown until 1 got the Chesapeake. It 
Is nearly as late as the Gandy, fruit bright red color 
that does not lose its luster and turn dark after being 
picked a long time; uniformly large size and the best 
shipping berry ever grown here. It makes a vigorous 
growth and will produce a crop on much higher land 
than where Gandy will grow. The fruit is so firm and 
keeping quality so good it does not require picking 
more than three times a week, and with me it has 
often made a thousand quarts per acre at a single 
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picking. Tickers are always anxious to pick these 
berries, and I have had good pickers that could pick 
40 quarts an hour, and some say they could do even 
better. 
One peculiarity about the New Home I want to 
mention, and that is, that all through the rows there 
are more or less very light colored or yellow leaves; 
this seems to he a characteristic of the variety. I 
mention this because a great many have written me 
about it. Since introduced this berry has had some 
very flattering reports as to good results, but it would 
not he fair on the other hand not to mention the fact 
that we have had a great many complaints; while it 
has done exceptional}' well here, there seems to be 
many sections where it does not thrive. I can only 
say that if it does for others as it has done for me you 
will find it one of the best varieties for shipping pur¬ 
poses that you can grow, but since there seems to be 
so many places where it does not do well, I would not 
advise you to plant large quantities of it until you 
have seen it in fruit on your own ground. 
OSWEGO- I do not know the originator of the 
Oswego, but it was introduced by 
Ti. J. Farmer. It is supposed to be a seedling of the 
Bubach fertilized wilh Sharpless. It originated in an 
old family bed and attracted attention by its large size 
and ability to produce a large crop of berries under 
neglect. It was transferred to the family garden and 
grown there for years before it finally attracted the 
attention of commercial growers. The plants are large 
and vigorous, producing a sufficient number of young 
plants, while the old parent plants tend to bunch up 
much like the old Parker Earl. It is very distinct in 
growth. The berries are very large, bright crimson 
color and ripen about with the Sample. The blooms 
are fertile in pollen. One berry grower wbo had one- 
half an acre of them received $400.00 for the crop. It 
is not a pet variety, but a rough-and-ready berry that 
will please the average farmer. Season late. 
% THIS READS GOOD TO >JE. 
Y Lancaster Co.. Pa., May 7, 100S. Y 
X W. F. Allen. Salisbury. Md. x 
Y Dear Sir—i received the plants on the 20th. X 
Y The weather was dry and hot—we had to water 
Y as we planted. I looked over the patch yester- 
Y day and I think every plant is growing. I was 
X well pleased with the way you had them packed, 
3? and they had large, strong, fine roots’. Mr. 
X Jacob G. Frank received his plants and was so 
x pleased he said he would never give an order to 
X another firm as long as you are in the business, 
X as this was his second order, and was well 
% pleased with both. X 
Respt. yours, H. W. REILLY. £ 
