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it stands very high among strawberries. It is, how¬ 
ever, of tender texture, and is not suited for shipping 
to long distant markets. The plants are of large size, 
and under ordinary culture the huge berries literally 
heap on the rows. Berries are globular in shape, but 
somewhat irregular, deep rich crimson with a light 
green cap. Flesh deep red. They remain large until 
the end of the season, and the plants retain their 
rich green color until the crop has all been gathered. 
Highly recommended at a recent meeting of the New 
Jersey Horticultural Society and by numerous promi¬ 
nent growers. Those of our customers who read the 
Rural New Yorker have no doubt seen it highly spoken 
of in the columns of that paper many times. 
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ON TIME AND WELL PLEASED. 
Jackson Co., Mich., May 4, 1908. 
W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir—I received the strawberry plants in 
due time and was well pleased with them,. 
Yours, M. F. VREDENBURGH. 
A COMPLIMENT I APPRECIATE. 
Albemarle Co., Va., March 3, 1908. 
W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir—It has been a pleasure to deal with 
you. I have sent you other customers. 
Yours truly, R. H. FIFE. 
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THIS IS THE KIND OF REPORT THAT 
MAKES US FEEL GOOD. 
Davidson Co., Tenn., Aug. 27* 
W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir— The best plants I ever bought were 
from you. Yours very truly, 
D. STEYRMSON. 
BUSTER- During tin 
spring ol 
1906, when nearly every 
other variety of strawber¬ 
ries were killed by a late 
May frost, the Buster gave 
us a full crop. It is very 
vigorous and healthy, hav 
ing a luxuriant dark green 
foliage that defies a rea¬ 
sonable amount of dry 
weather. The fruit holds 
up large all through its 
long season. This is a 
good reliable variety that I 
advise my patrons to plant. 
It will please you from the 
time it starts to grow^after 
you set the plants until you 
have harvested your crop. 
The Buster is one of the 
good things that seems to 
have been overlooked by a 
great majority of growers. 
It is a cross between Bu- 
bacb and Sharpless, of large 
size, bright red in color, 
moderately firm, medium 
quality and medium to late 
in ripening. The blossoms 
are pistillate, but extremely 
hardy. I especially recom¬ 
mend this berry to those 
who admire the Bubaeh, but 
want a stronger growing 
plant. I quote from a few 
customers who bought plants 
from me two years ago. 
Peter Leonhiser, of Van- 
derburg Co., Ind., says : “We 
cannot speak too highly of 
the Buster. It is the finest 
berry we have ever grown. 
They were the largest and 
firmest on our market.” J. 
A. Russel, of Beaver Co., 
Pa., says: “The Buster 
seems to be the best of all. 
It made a very strong 
growth and seems to stand 
the dry weather better than 
any of the others. It is an 
immense yielder and the 
fruit is fine flavored and 
firm. The Buster is O. K. 
It took very well with th" 
people and I shall standby the Buster.” George A 
Schurk, of Lee Co., Iowa, says: ‘T got some Buster 
plants from you two years ago when you were out of 
Bubaeh. I am glad now that you were out of Bubaeh, 
as I think Buster far ahead. They seem to be the 
easiest plants to take care of that I ever had. They 
made just enough runners to make a good strong row, 
and you ought to see the berries we got from them.” 
C. W. Patterson, of San Bernardino Co., Cal., says: 
“The Buster does very well in our section.” 
This is a good, reliable variety, and I do not think 
any one will make a mistake in planting it. 
SHIPPING KINGo-Originated by C. W. Scant¬ 
ling, of Albemarle Co., Ya. 
The plants have made a good growth, but seem more 
or less inclined to blight. This variety was highly 
recommended by Mr. Scantling, and he says it was the 
best on his soil. He recommended it very highly. The 
fruit is above the average in size, of fair quality, and 
firm enough to ship well. 
TEXAS.— Introduced by J. C. Bauer, of Judsonia, 
Ark., who sent out the Excelsior. Mr. Bauer died two 
years ago of cancer. I understand the berry was 
originated in Texas, but do not know the originator’s 
name. It is firm enough, but not quite as dark in 
color as the Excelsior, and in many respects it is a 
very desirable variety. No rust or other disease seems 
to affect it. Under certain climatic conditons it has 
a tendency to hear considerable fruit in the fall, the 
same as Senator Dunlap. It has a strong staminate 
blossom, and is a suitable variety to plant with early 
pistillate kinds. 
PRESIDENT.— Originated by Thomas R. Hunt, of 
Hunterdon, Cc>., N. J. It is a 
seedling of a pistillate seedling fertilized with the 
Nick Ohmer, and is a pistillate variety itself, the orig¬ 
inal stock being Crescent. It is a most desirable 
variety, ripening at mid-season. For large size, 
beauty of fruit, great productiveness and high quality 
