THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 
BLACK AND PURPLE RASPBERRIES 
BLACK DIAMOND. Black. This is a good one. 
Sweet and sugary in flavor, with fruit almost as 
large as Kansas. An extremely popular variety in 
western New York, where it is largely grown. Al¬ 
together this is a very superior blackcap, producing 
fruit of large size, firm and of high quality; with 
prolific canes of strong growth, iron-clad hardiness 
and great resistance to anthracnose. The fruit is 
said to be the sweetest of all black Raspberries. It 
is a good shipper, and for evaporating, canning and 
home consumption it ranks very high. 
CUMBERLAND. Black. This is the largest of 
the Raspberry family, surpassing that of any other 
variety that we know of, often measuring J/& 
inch in diameter; sweet, firm, of good quality, 
and is of such handsome appearance that it is 
sure to bring the top of the market. The bush 
is healthy and vigorous, throwing out stout 
canes in abundance; it is in every way one of the 
best blackcaps and, perhaps, the most popular at 
the present time. Its season is medium early, and it 
is unexcelled in hardiness and productiveness. 
GREGG. Black. This is one of the best-known 
late Raspberries. It is a very good shipper and is an 
excellent variety for evaporating. Berries are very 
large, regular, glossy black with grayish bloom, 
quite firm, sweet and of best quality. Season is late 
and extended. It is very productive and has proved 
itself quite a valuable variety. 
Plants Arrived in Good Condition 
I am a little slow in acknowledging receipt of my berry 
plants. I have been somewhat busy and I take 
the time to thank you kindly for the interest 
you have taken in filling my order. The 
plants arrived in good condition and 
am very much pleased with same. 
Thanking you for all favors. 
Harry N. Williams, 
Marion Co., Ind., April 
24, 1914. 
Munger. Firm and of very good flavor 
KANSAS. Black. Ripens midseason and, like 
the Cumberland, is one of the heaviest croppers 
and strongest growers, branching freely; is hardy 
and productive of large-sized, glossy jet-black 
berries. The fruit is nearly as large as the Gregg, 
with much less bloom and ripens a week earlier. 
Handsome, firm and of fine quality, it possesses all 
the valuable attributes of a profitable market sort, 
and its large size and attractive appearance insure 
ready sales at good prices. 
MUNGER. Black. Canes upright in growth, 
vigorous and apparently hardy. Fruit of 
large size; ripens a few days earlier than 
Gregg. Fruit firm, of excellent quality and 
very good flavor. The Maryland and 
Virginia Experiment Stations ap¬ 
preciate this variety. 
Finest in the City 
Cumberland. The largest of all Raspberries 
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