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W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
SWEET POTATO SLIPS. 
There is probably no section where better sweet 
potatoes can be grown than here on the Eastern 
Snore of Maryland. My sweet potatoes took first 
prize at the Maryland Horticultural Society in De- 
cernber, 1906, the only time I have ever made an 
snmlDlt. 1 have an extra fine lot of slips for sale 
tois spring which will average about 1 to 1% inches 
in diameter and about 4 to 5 inches long, which I 
will furnish f. o. b. railroad station at $3.00 per 
flerrel, (1 do not sell potatoes in less than barrel 
iota.) I desire those living at a distance to buy 
potato plants instead of seed or slip potatoes 
Plants can be shipped anywhere in this country by 
express. I have the following varieties : 
IMG STIo’M JERSEY.—This is very popular 
with many growers, especially those who wish to 
KOfc their crop in the market before others begin to 
01*. This variety is a very heavy yielder and very 
desirable either for home use or market. 
GOLD SKIN .—This is a beautiful yellow po- 
t#.tQ*u®n&lly growing very chunky. It has a pecu- 
Ifarlty of being almost a golden yellow inside ; many 
•teicribe it as being all heart, and it does so appear, 
iffce quality of the variety is very line, and one of 
ne best grown in this section. 
3t<p]D tf AltSSHttOlO). 1 — This variety has a 
blood-red skin, but inside it is yellow and dry. It 
cooks very tine, and many think it to be one of the 
©esfc on the market. Red Nansemond is especially 
popular in the West. Some may mistake for a Red 
lam, bnt I wish to state that this is a distinct 
sweet potato and is not related to the Red Yam in 
#ny respect. Those who like a dry sweet potato 
cannot fail to be pleased with this variety. I! is 
also an excellent keeper. 
YELLOW MSEMOKD- This is a chunky, 
smooth, yellow sweet potato. It is perhaps one of the 
otoat popular varieties grown. Yields heavy, and for 
ail purposes one of the best. 
CEDARVILXJE.—■ Similar in many respects to 
Yellow Nansemond ; it is said to lie an improvement on 
that variety. 
ISOUTHERN aUEEN. — This variety is white 
and of very fine quality. It belongs to the yam family. 
Many prefer it to any other variety for the home table. 
It is not a popular variety for market. Plants only. 
Slips or seed potatoes of all the above varieties ex¬ 
cept Southern Queen at $3.00 per bbl., f. o. b. Salis¬ 
bury. Special price on 10 barrels or more. 
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GOOD ORDER AND PROMPT. 
Jefferson Co., Ky., April 15, 1908. 
W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir — Received the potatoes in good order. 
Thanks for prompt shipment. 
With respect, M. D. LUTHER. 
POTATO SEED IN FINE CONDITION. 
Washington Co., Pa. April 24, 1908. T 
& W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. S 
A Dear Sir—Sweet Potatoes received in fine con- Jg 
A, dition. Yours respectfully, 
* J. G. S. CHALFANT. | 
FARM SPEEDS. 
AIX FARM SEEDS SUBJECT TO FLUCTUATION IN PRICES. 
CRIMSON OR SCARLET CLOVER. -A 
w^Il-known and favorite winter crop and soil on richer, 
sSording excellent early forage. Seed should !>o sown 
In August or September, 15 to 25 pounds per acre, de 
pending on the soil—the thinner the soil the more seed 
sthottlc! be used. It grows all winter when the ground 
la not frozen. I handle large quantities of crimson 
clover seed and can give you best prices. By express 
or freight, pk., $1.50; bus. (60 lbs.), $5.50. For large 
quantities ask for special prices. 
ALFALFA.— Strictly No. 1 seed. Quarter bus.. 
$2.75; bus. (60 lbs.), $10.00. 
JLLSYKE.— No. 1 seed. Quarter bus., $3.00; bus. 
im ibs.), $11.00. 
WHITE CLOVER.— Fine for lawns or pastures. 
First-class seed. Quarter bus., $3.00; bus. (60 ibs.), 
-J 11.00. 
MEDIUM RED CLOVER.—The standard every¬ 
where. First-class seed. Quarter bus., $2.75 ; bus. (60 
lbs.), $10.00. 
TIMOTHY.— No. 1 seed. Bus. (45 lbs.), $2.75. 
ORCHARD GRASS --Bus. (14 lbs.), $2.50. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.—15c. to 30c. per 
pound, as to quality. The standard seed all weigh 14 
pounds per bushel. Our extra fancy recleaned which 
we sell a.t 30c., will weigh about 40 lbs. to the bushel. 
GERMAN MILLET.— Choice. Bus. (50 lbs.), 
$ 1. i 5. 
COW PEAS.— Whippoorwill or Clav. Bus. (60 
lbs.), $2.50. 
CANADA FIELD PEAS—Bus. (60 lbs.), $.175. 
SPRING VETCHES OR TARES—Bus. (60 
lbs.), $3.00. 
SAND HARRY, OR WINTER VETCHES. 
Bus. (60 lbs.), $5.00. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE.—Lb., 15c.; quarter 
bus., $2.00; bus. (60 lbs.), $7.50. 
SPECIAL NOTICE.—As the prices of farm seeds are 
continually changing, owing to fluctuation in the mar¬ 
ket. I specially invite those who want a quantity to 
write stating just what they want and I will be pleased 
to make special quotations by return mail. 
CHOICE FLOWERJSEED 
Through lack of space our descriptions of flower seeds 
are necessarily short. I wish to say however that the 
flower seed that I will send you will compare favorably 
with the best that you can buy and will give as beauti¬ 
ful blooms and as many of them as though ordered from 
the gorgeously illustrated catalogue. 
NOTE .—All Flower Seeds five cents per packet except 
where price is given. 
1. AMARANTHUS.—An annual plant with highly or¬ 
namental foliage; three to five feet high. 
ASTERS, VICTORIA.—Bear from ten to twenty-nve 
beautiful flowers in an elegant pyramid about e ighteen 
inches high. Pkt., 10c, 
"TTaSTERS, GIANT COMET.—The most artistic flower 
of all the asters. Very beautiful, mostly white. 
" 4.rASTERS, QUEEN OP THE nARKET.—The best early 
aster; two weeks earlier tban most other varieties: of 
graceful, spreading habit. Pkt., 10c. 
5. ASTERS, niXED.—Different varieties and colors. 
