THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 
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BIG LATE. Next to Paul Jones, Big Late was the 
heaviest cropper we had last year. It is a very vigorous 
grower and produces a very large crop of berries that 
are shaped like Aroma, and have a bright, glossy appear¬ 
ance, with prominent seeds. In quality, it ranks with 
Chesapeake, McAlpine and Wm. Belt. It is quite firm and 
will stand shipment. We planted about 25,000 the last 
year for fruiting purposes, and we recommend it very 
strongly to our customers. The blossoms are imperfect 
and must be planted with some perfect flowering variety 
for good results. We have used McAlpine, but Big Joe, 
£ . ey ’*?^ asic Gem are a lso excellent to plant with it 
Price $8 per thousand. 
CHESAPEAKE. The standard of excellence, by which 
most other fancy berries are compared. With fair grow¬ 
ing conditions, just about enough plants are produced 
for a good fruiting bed, so that you are at no expense in 
• mt? 1 ® P lants * The foliage is very strong and 
healthy. The plants are very strong and robust and have 
very long roots, which make it one of the best drought 
resisters. Berries are uniformly large, with prominent 
yellow seeds and an attractive bright green cap, alto¬ 
gether, making Chesapeake one of the most beautiful and 
t a i tra p tlve berries in the package that we have ever seen. 
The berries are unexcelled in quality. The plants set a 
good crop and every blossom matures a berry, the last 
ones being just as large as the first. The flesh is very 
firm in texture and the berries will keep for many days 
in excellent condition, so that altogether it is an ideal 
berry for home use, for local market, or for distant ship¬ 
ment. One of the most valuable features of the Chesa¬ 
peake, especially in the north is that the blossoms don’t 
start out until quite late, which makes it practically 
frost-proof. We have only about 500,000 of these this 
year and their universal popularity makes them go fast. 
Order early if you want Chesapeake. Price $12 per 
thousand. v 
Commonwealth. Needs rich soil and high culture to 
obtain the best results. Berries are of good quality, 
large size and high color. Price $12 per thousand. 
Chesapeake—-None Better 
