THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 
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BIG LATE. Ranks 
at the top with Pre¬ 
mier and Paul Jones 
in productiveness. It 
is a very vigorous 
grower and a persis¬ 
tent producer. The 
great crop of berries 
averages large in size. 
They are shaped some¬ 
what like Aroma, and 
have a bright glossy 
appearance with prom¬ 
inent seeds. In quality 
it ranks with 
Chesapeake, McAlpin 
and Wm. Belt. We 
unhesitatingly recom¬ 
mend it as one of the 
best late berries grown. Wm. Belt. 
Blossoms imperfect. See description, page 22. 
McAlpin, Big Joe, Ekey or Magic Gem are good varieties to plant 
with Big Late. Price, $8.00 per 1.000. See illustration, page 18. 
CHESAPEAKE. The standard of excellence, by which most 
other fancy berries are compared. With fair growing conditions, 
just about enough plants are produced for a good fruiting bed, 
so that you are at no expense in thinning the plants. 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, altogether, making 
Chesapeake one of the most beautiful and attractive berries in 
the package that we have ever seen. The berries are unexcelled 
in quality. The plants set a good crop and every blossom ma¬ 
tures 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 shipment. One of the 
most valuable features of the Cheapeake, 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 150,000 of these 
this year and their universal popularity makes them go fast. 
Order early if you want Chesapeake. Price, $12.00 per 1,000. 
See illustration, page 19. 
Commonwealth. Needs rich soil and high culture to obtain 
the best results. Berries are of good quality, large size and high 
color. Price, $12.00 per 1,000. 
Fendall. Berries large in size, somewhat irregular in shape, 
light color, with large attractive green caps. Blossoms imper 
feet. Use Aroma or Big Joe to pollenize it. One of our custo¬ 
mers in Indiana claims a yield of 15,000 quarts per acre from 
Aroma and Fendall. Price, $8.00 per 1,000. 
First Quality. At its best in New England and other North¬ 
ern States. Berries large and pointed. Somewhat like Haver- 
land, altho darker in color and of better quality than Haverland- 
Plants vigorous and very healthy. Blossoms perfect. Price, 
$8.00 per 1,000. 
Gibson. Berries large. Beautiful dark red in color. One of 
the most productive. Bears through a long season. Blossoms 
perfect. We believe this to be the same as Parson’s Beauty. 
Price, $8.00 per 1,000. 
Hustler. A vigorous grower, making a few large, strong 
plants, rather than many small ones. The fruit is uniformly 
large in size and firm enough to ship to distant markets. The 
berries are rich scarlet in color, and excellent in quality. The 
blossoms are imperfect and should be planted with some perfect 
flowering variety. We recommend Big Joe and Aroma as beiag 
especially valuable to plant with Hustler. Price, $12.00 per 1,000. 
Late Jersey Giant. Berries very large, almost perfectly 
round. Highly colored and of good quality. Not very produc¬ 
tive, but for fancy specimen berries for show purposes, it is rarely 
equaled. Price, $12.00 per 1,000. 
McALPIN. A very vigorous grower that will do well on light 
poor land, but also responds wonderfully to richer land and great¬ 
er fertility. Will grow anywhere. The berries are medium to 
large in size, brilliant scarlet in color and unexcelled in quality. 
After a heavy rain during planting time the McAlpin will have 
less sand and dirt on the berries than any variety we know. This 
