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THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 
Missionary—A Very Popular Shipping Berry 
SELECTION OF VARIETIES 
The varieties we are growing consist of leading stand¬ 
ard kinds, which have been giving general satisfaction 
for a number of years. We also have some of the 
more promising of the new varieties, and we are still 
carrying some of the older varieties, which have been 
generally dropped for commercial planting, but for 
which there is still a demand, because some growers 
know what they are and had rather plant them, than 
to take a chance on newer varieties. In our price-list, 
we have group 1 the varieties according to their sea¬ 
son of ripening. We have indicated by “per” or “Imp” 
following the name, whether they have perfect or im¬ 
perfect blossoms. In our descriptions, which are based 
on actual observation of the varieties at fruiting time 
and also on reports of our customers, we have tried to 
give as much information as we could in a short, con¬ 
cise, understandable way. That is, whether the berries 
are large or small, light or dark in color, poor or good 
in quality, a good shipper or inclined to be soft and 
(if perfect) whether or not it is a strong pollenizer. 
Another thing we want to mention again, is the im¬ 
portance of ordering early. By November 1, we had 
sold five times as many plants as ever before at that 
time. The demand is the greatest we have ever known, 
due probably, to the high price of strawberries for the 
past year or two, and the bright prospects for the next 
few years. We therefore, strongly advise that orders 
be placed at once, after receiving this catalog, so that 
the plants can be reserved until shipping time. Many 
of those who put it off will be disappointed. 
