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W. F. ALLEN, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 
BRADLEY. Perfect blossom. Splendid in growth, health and vigor of plants. The berries are 
—------ good color, uniform, conical in shape, with some of the largest slightly flattened *at 
the tip. Large in size and moderately firm, making it a good shipping berry. This berry is exceedingly 
productive, yielding with me over 5,000 quarts per acre on thin land without fertilization. All points 
considered, it is one of the very best on my list. It is entirely distinct from any other berry, and I believe 
it will be a long time before we get anything to surpass it. I shall plant five acres or more for fruit and 
this means that I have great faith in it. 25 cts. per doz., 40 cts. for 25, 60 cts. for 50, oo cts. per 100 Si ^o 
per 250, S2.25 for 500, I4 per 1,000. * ’ * 
Chipman. This variety has been attracting quite 
a good deal of attention in the Strawberry sections 
of Delaware. The plants are strong, upright in 
growth, large and healthy, with tall, broad, bright, 
glossy green foliage, and have never shown any 
signs of rust or disease. It succeeds equally well 
on light or heavy soil, and it is predicted that it 
will soon become one of the leading commercial 
varieties. It has strong, perfect blossoms and is 
a good variety to plant with pistillate sorts. The 
fruit is large, medium-early, with large green caps 
of even size and shape. The berries lay close to the 
ground under the foliage, and it is one of the best 
medium earlies. I am not giving a long description 
of the Chipman, but suffice it to say that I am 
planting it for market. 
Climax. This variety has been planted over a 
wide range of territory, and has given general 
satisfaction. It is a berry that no one need hesitate 
to plant for second early, although, like all other 
varieties, there may be some sections where it will 
not do so well as some others. This is undoubtedly 
one of the best second-early varieties, coming three 
of four days aftei^such varieties as Excelsior, Mitch¬ 
ell’s Early, etc. It is very productive and holds 
on for a long season. The foliage is of a light green 
color that can be distinguished from other varieties 
for quite a distance. The plants are strong and 
vigorous, making an upright growth, and show no 
sign of rust. But few varieties ever put on the 
market have sprung into prominence quite so fast 
as Climax. Our sales for three or four years have 
tomers called our attention to this new 
berry, and we were surprised to learn, 
after careful inquiries in the neighborhood 
where it was originated, that it would be 
impossible to attempt to introduce a new 
variety among the people. They were 
planting Darlington and would plant nothing 
else. They had been planting it for 
several years, and had guarded it so care¬ 
fully that it had never, so far as we could 
learn, passed beyond the boundary of that 
immediate vicinity, therefore, we can promise 
our trade that this variety will be entirely 
new to them. We believe the Darlington to 
be a seedling from Gandy. It has a deep 
red color and is a good shipper. A variety 
that grows a large plant and makes a fine 
bed. It is far more productive than Gandy; 
to condense the facts, it leads the Gandy 
a long chase in size, vigor and yield.” Con¬ 
sidered very promising; try it. 
Pleased With The Plants 
Received plants yesterday in fine condition, 
and very much pleased with same. They are 
the finest plants, on the whole, that I ever re¬ 
ceived. I thank you very much for prompt¬ 
ness and when I need more plants I will write 
you.—W. A. Case, Sullivan Co., N. Y., April 
26, 1911. 
From My Own State 
The Fay’s Prolific arrived in good condition. 
Thank you.—M. Lingstedt, Montgomery Co., 
Md. 
run from 600,000 to 800,000 plants annually, which 
indicates the general popularity of the variety. 
Colossus. Imperfect blossom. To those who 
remember the Bubach as it was when introduced 
twenty-five years ago, it will be sufficient to say 
that the Colossus is all that the Bubach was in 
its vigorous growth, when first put on the market. 
It bears large,, evenly-colored, handsome berries, 
literally lying in piles around the large, healthy, 
vigorous plants, which are produced in sufficient 
abundance to make wide matted rows where they 
are desirable. It is a berry that is bound to please 
all who wish to grow a large crop of large, rich, 
handsome berries. 
Crescent. For many years this was to Straw¬ 
berry culture what the Early Rose potato has been 
to potato culture. There are quite a good many 
grown yet, but not so extensively as formerly. 
About twenty years ago it was the most largely 
planted of any variety in this section, but later 
has given way, to a great extent, to other va- 
neties. Many growers in the West, however, are 
still planting the Crescent. It produces great 
crops of fine berries, and those who have never 
grown it have missed one of the best medium-to- 
late varieties. 
D^lington. This new variety comes to me 
from New Jersey. I do not know who originated 
it or where it came from, as the party from whom 
I obtamed the plants did not feel disposed to give 
this information,, if he knew. The following is 
borrowed from his description: “One of our cus- 
