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^W. F. ALLEN'S CATALOGUE, SALISBURY, ID. 
SAMPLE. —Or ginated by J. D. Gowing, of Read¬ 
ing. Mass. It has become one of the 
standard berries throughout the country. As I have 
stated in my previous catalogue, I was favorably im¬ 
pressed with this berry the first time I saw it and 
unhesitatingly paid $200 for 1,000 plants. I have 
never been sorry for this purchase, as I was one of 
the first to get it, and it has become a great, standard 
variety, one that seems to give satisfaction over the 
whole* country. It is a good berry for the experi¬ 
enced grower and a safe one for the inexperienced. 
It has been termed by some as a mortgage lifter ; at 
any rate, it is too good to be omitted by large or 
Bmall growers. It has extra large blooms for a pis¬ 
tillate variety, and it is so hardy it is seldom dam¬ 
aged by frost. The berries are large, bright red and 
have a smooth, glossy appearance. The Sample is 
not only one of the most beautiful late berries, but 
one of the largest and most prolific. The berries lie 
in piles along the row, and are so uniform that it is 
seldom necessary to sort them even by those who 
practice doing so. It is an excellent shipper, a good 
canner and a good, all around berry. One grower 
writes: “The Sample is as near my standard of 
large, fancy berries as can be grown.” Another says : 
“The Sample and Glen Mary were a little the best 
of any on my place.” Another customer from Massa¬ 
chusetts writes : “I am trying to grow the best ber¬ 
ries that can be put on the Milford market, and I 
am coming pretty near doing so with the Sample.” 
SENATOR DUNLA*. —This is unquestionably 
the very best of its 
class. Originated in Illinois by J. R. Reasoner and 
named for Senator Dunlap, of the same State. Mr. 
Reasoner claims that the Dunlap has started to en¬ 
circle the globe, and from the demand that we have 
had for plants for two or three seasons past I guess 
he is about right. My own trade on this variety 
extends from Canada to Cuba and from ocean to. 
ocean. I fruited the berry for several years and 
find it one of the best medium size, mid-season vari¬ 
eties. The Dunlap is one of those healthy plants 
that, if given half a chance, will look odt for itself 
wherever you plant it. It is a variety that beginners 
that know practically nothing about strawberries can 
depend on. The berries resemble Warfield in color 
and ripen about the same time. It has a perfect 
blossom and is a better berry than the Warfield, 
better able to resist drouth and less liable to be in¬ 
jured by continued rainy weather during picking 
season. The foliage is tall, upright, with a long leaf, 
and has more than the ordinary power of developing 
a heavy crown system. It has an extra long flower¬ 
ing season; the bloom is handsome and exceedingly 
rich in pollen, which makes it very valuable to plant 
with such pistillate kinds as ripen in its season. Its 
long roots go down into the sub-soil for moisture, 
and a severe drouth has less effect on this berry than 
any others. The fruit is dark red, with a glossy 
finish, shading to a dark scarlet on the under side, 
with prominent yellow seeds that look like gold 
embedded in highly colored wax. The meat is bright 
red all through and is exceedingly juicy. For a 
medium size, very productive, mid-season berry, if 
in doubt do not hesitate to plant Senator Dunlap. 
PAUL JONES. —This is a pistillate variety, and 
is claimed to be a seedling of 
the Ilaverland and Brandywine. This is certainly a 
parentage that should produce a first-class straw¬ 
berry. It is said to have originated ten years ago, 
and has been thoroughly tested in different soils with 
all kinds of treatment and has never been found 
wanting. It is claimed to be wonderfully productive 
of beautiful berries, and the most wonderful of all 
will keep a week and be just as handsome as when 
first picked. Of a brilliant, glossy color, which seems 
to have a varnished surface, and is claimed to be an 
excellent shipping variety. It is claimed that berries 
kept a week in a common house cellar were exhibited 
at the Worcester County Horticultural Society by the 
side of fresh-picked berries, and the only difference in 
appearance was the added richness in coloring of the 
week-old berries. It is said to be fully as productive 
as Haverland or Sample. I have not fruited the 
variety yet, but it has made an excellent showing in 
the field so far as growth is concerned, making a good 
quantity of strong, healthy plan s. 
THE RESULT OF TRYING TO PLEASE. 
& Dear Sir—I received the Glen Mary plants 
4* yesterday. They were the finest plants and put ^ 
^ up in the very best condition of any I ever re- 
Y ceived. Yours, .TABED FOTJLKE. T 
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