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W. F. ALLEN’S CATALOGUE, SALISBURY, MD. 
NORTH SHORE. —This is another of Massa¬ 
chusetts origin by the well 
known and noted strawberry grower, Benjamin A. 
Smith. It is an exceedingly hard berry, one that 
will ship almost any distance. It is of fair quality 
.and large size. It makes a splendid growth of large, 
broad leaves, healthy plants, which bear a fair crop 
of fine berries. Season is very late. Those who are 
looking for a very fine shipping berry very late in 
the season will do well to try this. I would recom¬ 
mend planting it in heavy, rich soil, as T do not 
think it would give satisfaction in thin land. 
KE VITT’S WONDER. —Originated in New 
Jersey. This ripens 
about the same time as Glen Mary. Plants short 
.and stalky. Berries bright red. with a long neck. 
Very firm and of long shape. The originator recom¬ 
mends it especially for home use. It does not do 
well at all with me; makes a poor growth and pro¬ 
duces a poor crop. 
TENNESSEE PROLIFIC.— 
Perfect blossoms, line grower^ 
productive ; large size, moderately 
firm and popular with many 
growers. One of the best stami- 
nate varieties to plant with me¬ 
dium early and medium pistillate 
kinds. A good, reliable sort that 
has many friends. 
SILVER COIN. — I have not 
• fruited 
this variety yet, but it has made 
an excellent growth and promises 
well. The introducer speaks of 
it as follows: “The most pro¬ 
lific, large strawberry: the larg¬ 
est, very prolific strawberry. The 
quality is grand; rich, full, su¬ 
gary and very aromatic. Its 
brilliant fiame-red color remains 
unchanged after the berries 
soften. It is very firm, keeps in 
good condition from three to five 
days. The plants are strong, free 
from rust and blight. The bios 
soms are large, wjth lots of pol 
len. It has been thoroughly 
tested for several years and its 
merits proved by actual, prac¬ 
tical tests. Originated in New 
Jersey, and coins gold for those 
who plant it for market.” 
BLAINE. —This variety is 
mid-season to late 
and hails from Iowa. It produces, strong healthy 
plants, with rank foliage, a liberal number of run¬ 
ners, and large berries of fine color and flavor and 
very firm. The New York Experiment Station report 
says “that it retains its size well throughout the 
season and has a marked, desirable character.” I 
have heard it claimed that the Blain-' was similar 
to Gandy. Not having fruited the variety here, I 
would not like to express an opinion at this time. 
The foliage has very much the appearance of the 
Gandy, but it has made double the growth the Gandy 
has made in an adjoining patch under similar con¬ 
ditions. One grower, who claims to have fruited it 
two years, says: “It is as large as late and twice 
as productive as Gandy.” It is claimed to be a cross 
of the Bedar Wood and Lovett. 
JOHNSON EARLY. —Medium early, very fine 
a , quality, but will not suc¬ 
ceed on light, sandy soil. It seems to be at its best 
in stiff clay land. 
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McCracken Co., Ky., March 22, 1010 
t Dear Sir—I received the strawberry plants 
and I am well pleased with them. I have been 
buying berry plants for twenty years, and have 
none as fine as yours; they could not be beat. 
The expressman made the remark that they 
were the best-packed plants he ever saw, and 
wants to see some of the berries when they bear. 4* 
I will always buy from you and recommend you 
to my neighbors. The plants certainly were fine. 
Very truly, FRANK SANDERS. 
STEVENS’ LATE CHAMPION. —Evidently a 
d escendant 
of the Gandy, which originated in New Jersey. It is 
a much better grower than the Gandy and will thrive 
on a greater variety of soils. In some sections it is 
a great favorite and largely grown. In a recent trip 
to Connecticut I found a great many acres in this 
variety, and it seems to be giving general satisfac¬ 
tion. On my light land it is not a favorite with me, 
although it has done much better the past season 
chan formerly. 
EXCELSIOR.— A standard for earliness by 
which all others are compared. 
The berries are about medium in size, very produc¬ 
tive and firm ; one of the best shipping berries on the 
list. If given half a chance, it will take care of 
Itself and bring splendid returns. It is too sour to 
suit the taste of the average person and has, there¬ 
fore, never been popular for the home garden. As a 
first early shipping berry it has few equals and is 
• decidedly the best of the old standard extra early 
market sorts, and if there is a variety that will give 
ripe fruit earlier in the -season, year after year, I 
1 have not yet found it. 
