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W. F. ALLEN, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 
LONGFELLOW. 
This variety has a perfect blossom and 
the season is claimed to be from early to 
late. The introducer describes the Longfellow as “very large and 
producing the largest number of uniform big berries of any variety of 
its season. In form it is very long and of a perfect Strawberry type. 
In color it is dark red, the rich, deep redness extending from cir¬ 
cumference to center. The flavor is rich and sweet, texture firm, 
making it an excellent market variety.” 25 cts. per doz., 40 cts. 
for 25, 60 cts. for 50, $1 per 100, $2 for 250, $4 for 500, $8 per 1,000. 
SAMPLE. Originated by J. D. Gowing, of Reading, Mass. 
-- It has become one of the standard berries through¬ 
out the country. I was favorably impressed 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 experienced 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 small growers. It has extra-large blooms 
for a pistillate variety, and it is so hardy it is seldom damaged 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 rowp&nd are so uniform that it is seldom necessary 
to sort them, dven by those who practise doing so. It is an excel- 
Longfellow. Excellent for market 
lent shipper, a good canner and a good, all-round berry. 20 cts. per doz., 30 cts. for 25, 40 cts. for 50, 
60 cts. per 100, $1 for 250, $1.60 for 500, $3 per 1,000. 
Mellie. This is an Arkansas variety, and is 
claimed to be a cross of the Warfield and Lady 
Thomson. It <I's described by the originator as 
being early to midseason, and a pistillate. “The 
Mellie is a great midseason cropper.” “A giant in 
filling crates and one of the most productive va¬ 
rieties.” At the Ohio Experiment Station on the 
test plot it ranked second in productiveness and 
only missed first place by one-eighth of a quart out 
of over a hundred kinds. It resembles Warfield in 
color and sh^pe, but is superior in size, and has not 
the defect of too short fruit stems, like the Warfield, 
which makes hard picking. The Mellie is an 
immense yielder of fine berries. On account of its 
large size, pickers are always eager to pick it. 
Mitchell’s Early. Originated in Arkansas. • For 
eating from the vines after it is fully ripe there is 
probably no better variety, and until the Excelsior 
came ; it was the leading early market berry in this 
section, as well as for home use. If grown on good 
soil, it must be kept thin or it will go too much to 
vines. Too well known to need further description. 
Missionary. I have put this in stock at the 
urgent request of a number of my customers and 
also because it was highly recommended to me by 
some of the most prominent produce merchants in 
New York City. It has a very vigorous plant, 
healthy, medium large, with berries large, holding 
their size well through the season. In season it is 
early, but not quite so early as Excelsior and Hoff¬ 
man. It. is quite productive, firm and a good 
shipper, and is becoming quite a popular market 
berry with growers here on the Peninsula. I 
have a very fine stock of plants this season and 
shall be pleased to supply all desiring this variety. 
Monroe. Originated at Scottsville, N. Y., by 
Mr. Morgan, and is said to be a seedling of the 
Sample. A large, very smooth, dark red berry with 
healthy, green calyx firmly embedded in the fruit 
which is extra firm with high qualities. Much like 
Wm. Belt in flavor and color, but firmer and more 
uniform in shape. The blossoms are perfect and 
they continue to bloom through a long season. The 
plant is a good one making plenty of runners that 
develop into large stocky plants which yield with 
the Sample and Clyde. I have grown them on a 
stiff gray gravel, also on light and heavy loam, 
and they did well on both. The above descrip¬ 
tion is borrowed from the introducer. 
Thanks Us for Favors 
Received plants in fine condition Saturday night. 
Thanking you kindly for favors, I remain.— Alfred 
Holznagle, Monmouth Co., N. J., April 24, 1911. 
Plants, Growing Nicely 
I have received my plants all O. K., and they are 
growing nicely. Thank you.— Joseph Kay, Mason Co., 
W. Va., May 8, 1911. 
Sample. The mortgage-lifter berry 
