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ALLEN’S BOOK OF BERRIES—1921 
is important, especially where mulching materials are scarce 
and high priced. Its excellent quality makes McAlpin a good one 
for the home or local market. It is also an excellent shipper, bring 
ing top market prices. Beautiful in appearance, very productive 
and unsurpassed in quality. Price, $8.00 per 1,000. 
Parson’s Beauty. Same description as for Gibson. Both 
varieties produce a great quantity of berries that are dark in 
color and part easily from the cap. This fact, and their rich 
dark red color make them fine for canning and preserves. Price, 
$8.00 per 1,000. 
SAMPLE. The berries are a perfect strawberry type, bright 
red in color, uniformly large in size, delicious in flavor and very 
attractive in appearance. It is very productive and firm enough 
to ship. Blossoms imperfect. Plant with it Aroma, Big Joe or 
Magic Gem. It is a very hardy variety, making it especially 
popular in the Northern States. Sample has stood the acid test 
of time and found to be pure gold. Price, $8.00 per 1,000. 
WM. BELT. For a long time Wm. Belt was the standard 
of quality—now it shares honors with the Chesapeake and Mc¬ 
Alpin. Wm. Belt berries are large in size and somewhat irreg¬ 
ular in shape. This variety is indispensable and it takes the lead 
whenever quality is important consideration. Wm. Belt is at 
its best in the Middle and Northern States, and in many sections 
it is the only variety wanted for home use or nearby market. 
The berries are large and of a bright, glossy color. When once 
tasted, these berries will sell themsleves. Our plants of this va¬ 
riety are fine, and we believe those in the market who want 
something of highest quality for home use, or local market, can 
do no better than to plant some of our Wm. Belt. Price, $8.00 
per 1,000. See illustration, page 21. 
Very Late Varieties 
GANDY. One of the best known of all strawberries. For 
best results, it should be planted in black swamp land, or in 
springy land with some clay in its makeup. Never plant Gandy 
in dry, sandy soil Gandy has been and still is a great favorite 
on the market. It is not a heavy producer, but the berries it 
does produce are uniformly large in size, brilliant in color and have 
a large, bright green cap, which makes the berries very beautiful 
and attractive. We noticed in some of the Northern markets, 
Gandy quoted at 25c. to 40c. per quart wholesale, nearly all sea¬ 
son, bringing more than almost any other varieties quoted. This 
fact is going to make a big demand for Gandy, and if you want 
some of this variety, get your order placed early. Price, $8.00 
per 1,000. 
Gandy. 
KELLOGG’S PRIZE. The berries are large and beauti¬ 
fully formed. They are firm in texture, which makes them good 
for shipping. Kellogg’s Prize is one of the most productive very 
late varieties we have ever seen and it holds to size well until 
the end of the season. We believe it is fully as good as Sample, 
but a little larger, a little more productive and considerably 
later. Those who know and like Sample will do well to include 
