THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 
Missionary. Popular with marketmen 
LATE JERSEY GIANT. Another of Dr. 
Walter Van Fleet’s productions. _ It grows nicely 
and has made a splendid showing. Not having 
fruited it here, we will give the introducer’s de¬ 
scription: “A very late variety, the largest and best 
late Strawberry. It is undoubtedly related to the 
Gandy, but superior in every way. The berries are 
larger, superior in quality and more brilliant in 
color; it is also more productive. The berries are 
truly mammoth, heart-shaped, with blunt apex and 
exceptionally uniform in shape and size. 
McALPINE 
This new variety was originated in New Jersey, 
not far from Newark. We heard about it, and one 
of the largest growers in that section was visited 
last spring during fruiting season. It was found 
producing one of the finest crops of Strawberries 
ever seen. The berries are a beautiful scarlet in 
color, very large and very fine in quality. Does up 
well in the package and brings the top of the market. 
We immediately placed our order for a large lot of 
plants which we now have growing, and it is one 
of the best growers on the place. The plant is 
perfectly healthy, and makes runners freely. We 
are glad to be able to offer this new berry as we 
feel that it will be a money-maker. Under date of 
June 9, 1913, W. O. & H. W. Davis, commission 
merchants of New York City, wrote us as follows: 
“We had three shipments of the McAlpine Straw¬ 
berry this morning, and sold them for 23 cts. a 
quart wholesale. We think this is the finest berry 
that we have seen for a good many years, and the 
trade is carried away with this berry. This is the 
third season this berry has been fruited, and we 
think it is far superior to any berry that we have 
ever sold; it is large in size, a heavy yielder and 
holds up in size until the very last picking. In our 
judgment it is one of the finest berries we know of.” 
(See front cover page for colored illustration, and 
be sure to include this in your order.) 
MARSHALL (Norwood). An old and known 
variety of excellent quality. One of the largest 
^Strawberries on the market; it is a strictly fancy 
berry, not quite so productive as some other va¬ 
rieties, but its large size, fine quality and handsome 
appearance will go a long way to make up this de¬ 
ficiency. It is a berry that finds a ready sale at top 
prices in the market. 
MASCOT. Berries 
large, glossy red, of good 
quality and productive. 
The plants make a strong, 
healthy growth, with 
plenty of runners. We have 
picked several quarts of 
this variety, twenty-seven 
filling a quart basket 
heaping full. It is a good 
variety, and most cus¬ 
tomers will be 
with it. 
MISSIONARY. While 
this variety is distinct 
from the Klondyke, so far 
as we can see, the descrip¬ 
tion of one will answer 
very well for the other. 
It is a popular variety 
with the market' on ac¬ 
count of its firmness and 
good shipping qualities. 
It is highly recommended 
by a number of New York 
produce men on account of its handsome appear¬ 
ance in the package and its good carrying qualities. 
It makes a vigorous growth, and produces large 
berries that hold their size well through the season. 
MITCHELL’S EARLY. For eating from the 
vines after it is fully ripe, there is probably no va¬ 
riety of the early class that is better, and, until the 
Excelsior came, it was the leading early berry in this 
section, for market as well as for home use. It is a 
very rank grower and a persistent plant-maker and, 
if planted in good soil, it must be kept thin for best 
results. 
MODEL. A new one from Ohio, and introduced 
by Mr. Crawford, who describes it as follows: “A 
seedling of Wm. Belt, to which variety it bears a 
strong resemblance both in plant and fruit. It is a 
thrifty grower, with large foliage, and sends out 
plenty of runners; 
a generous cropper, 
and has bright red, 
handsome berries of 
good size which ex¬ 
cel in firmness and 
delicious flavor.The 
first to ripen are 
coxcombed like the 
Wm. Belt and after 
that they are coni¬ 
cal; this berry has 
made a very good 
showing here, and 
we confidently re¬ 
commend it. 
Raspberry Plants All 
that One Could Wish 
St. Regis plants came 
yesterday. They are all 
that one could wish as 
to thriftness of appear¬ 
ance. I hope to send 
an order in the spring. 
—(Miss) Susan A. 
Jerome, New London 
Co., Conn., Oct. 28, 
1914 
Bermuda 
I received the Straw¬ 
berry plants in good 
condition.—C. Ernest 
H. Davis, Bermuda. 
December 8, 1914. 
Mascot, an extra-large berry 
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