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W. F. ALLEN’S CATALOGUE, SALISBURY, MD. 
MARSHALL .—Too well known to need any ex¬ 
tended description. This is a 
berry that has been so popular in the New England 
market for years, where the grocers are always de¬ 
lighted to get it on account of its rich, dark red, 
glossy color, that is bound to attract and please cus¬ 
tomers. It is one of the richest-flavored strawberries 
grown. It is a strictly fancy henry, but not quite as 
productive as some other varieties. Its large size and 
fancy quality, however, will go a long way toward 
making up this deficiency. 
ASINGTCN. —I erfect blossoms, vigorous grower, 
moderately productive of large, 
firm, well colored berries, suitable either for ship¬ 
ping or for home use. A good berry that will gen¬ 
erally give satisfactory results. Originated in Massa¬ 
chusetts by lister Blanchard in 1005. It ripens with 
the Bubach. averages fully as large and holds out 
well through the entire season. In color it is bright 
red, with firm flesh and good flavor. With me it is 
moderately productive, hut not immensely so. Mr. 
Blanchard claims, however, to have ■ picked 0.000 
quarts per acre. It is an excellent variety to plant 
with Bubach to fertilize it and, in fact, to plant with 
any of the mid-season varieties. 
ARMSTRONG. —From medium to Iat<* in season ; 
large size, good quality and per¬ 
fect blossom. It seems to be on the New York type 
and somewhat resembles that variety. For several 
years it is claimed that it has been in the hands of 
German fruit growers in New York State, and that 
it was one of the largest and most productive berries 
grown in that section. I find it a very satisfactory 
variety, and, while there is some little difference, the 
description of New York fits this berry very nicely, 
both as to plant and fruit. 
JESSIE. —We usually keep a few plants of Jessie 
in stock for a few of our customers, 
who refuse to give up this variety. Where the soil 
conditions are favorable the Jessie is an exceedingly 
fancy berry for either home use or market. It is very 
choice as to the soil in which it grows, however, and 
for this reason many people have not seen it at its 
best. Where it succeeds it is fine. 
LADY THOMSON.— 
The great North Carolina 
market berry. In the 
great strawberry - growing 
section around Chadbourn, 
N. C\, and other sections 
in the eastern part of the 
State this berry has been 
grown largely to the ex¬ 
clusion of almost every¬ 
thing else, thousands of 
acres of it having been 
grown in that section. 
This does not mean that 
it will not do well in other 
sections, as we ship plants 
of this in many other sec¬ 
tions. It is more par¬ 
ticularly adapted to the 
warmer climates than to 
the North. It makes 
strong. healthy plants 
that produce large crops 
of medium large, firm ber¬ 
ries. A remarkable mar¬ 
ket berry. 
MAMMOTH BEAU¬ 
TY.—This has now fruit¬ 
ed with me for the second 
time and I cannot decide 
positively whether it is 
TTavprland or something 
very near resembling it. 
T cannot say positively 
that there is no difference 
from ITaverland, but If 
th°re is any difference at 
all the average grower 
would never discover it. 
Tt was sent out by C. S. 
Fratt as a new variety. 
Tie claims that a grower 
in Massachusetts recom¬ 
mended the variety and 
claimed it to be one of the 
most profitable varieties 
in that section. We will 
fvrnish this at the same 
pr ? ca that we furnish the 
Haverland. but It is my 
candid opinion that you 
will find it to be identical 
to that variety. 
FEND ALL. —Originated in Baltimore County, 
Md., by Charles E. Fendall. We 
fruited this variety the past season and was very 
much pleased with it. The originator describes it as 
follows: “It is a very strong-growing plant, with 
luxuriant light green forage that is very attractive. 
The berries are as large, if not larger, than any other 
variety and are very fine in flavor. The berries are 
perfect beauties, rich in color, smooth and glossy, 
with long stems and very large caps. The plant and 
fruit are bound to command attention wherever seen. 
It is a good variety that should not be overlooked. 
CLYDE. — Tim Clyde is an immensely productive 
variety, with fruit nearly or quite as 
large as Bubach. It would be a very popular variety 
over a wide range of country but for the fact that 
its foliaso" ' 1 times giv^g away about fruiting time 
and is not sufficient to protect the immense crop of 
fruit. This can to some extent be guarded against by 
an application of nitrate of soda in the spring before 
fruiting. The Clyde has been largely grown in Ken¬ 
tucky and seems to have been a favorite, and is even 
now with many growers. 
EARLY HATHAWAY. —Under favorable con¬ 
ditions I find this 
gives a very good crop of excellent berries early in 
the season. It is a strong staminate variety and Is 
a good one for fruiting early pistillate varieties. 
f ALLEN’S PLANTS GIVE SATISFACTION 
| IN INDIANA. 
£ Floyd Co., Ind., April 25, 1910. 
* Mr. W. F. Allen, Salisbury. Md. 
Dear Sir—I am well satisfied' with straw- 
v herry plants I received of you last year, and 
t have a good prospect for berries. I am well 
nleased with the blackberry plants. You can 
T count me as a customer; when I need plants I 
\ will give you my order. Your plants have given 
% satisfaction all over our county; I have not 
A heard of one complaint. Yours very truly, 
F. L. WATKINS. 
