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W. F. ALLEN, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 
LATE JERSEY GIANT. This 
is another of Dr. Walter Van Fleet's 
productions. It grows nicely here 
and has made a splendid showing; 
but, not having fruited it, I will 
quote from the introducer: “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 bril¬ 
liant in color; it is also more pro¬ 
ductive. The berries are truly 
mammoth, heart-shape with blunt 
apex, and exceptionally uniform in 
shape and size.” 
MANHATTAN. Large to very 
large in both fruit and plants; blos¬ 
soms perfect, berries somewhat ir¬ 
regular in shape. While taking notes 
last spring, I picked twenty-seven 
berries that filled a quart heaping 
full, and I recommend this to those 
who wish to grow exceedingly large 
berries. The introducer claims that 
nine berries have been selected that 
would fill a quart, and he also claims 
that he has grown many two-ounce 
berries. 
MARSHALL (Norwood) . A 
well-known fancy market berry in 
New England. Our stock of plants this season is 
quite short. 
MASCOT. I do not know much about the history 
of this berry further than that it comes from Vir¬ 
ginia. It is a strong competitor to the Gandy. The 
berries are big, glossy red, good quality and borne 
profusely. The plants make a strong, healthy growth 
with plenty of runners. I personally have 'picked a 
number of quarts of this variety, twenty-seven filling 
a quart basket heaping full, the accompanying 
illustration being one of them. It is a good one, and 
I think you will be pleased with it. 
MISSIONARY. While this variety is distinct 
from the Klondyke, so far as I can see the descrip¬ 
tion of one will answer very well for the other. It is 
a popular variety with the market on account of its 
firmness and good shipping qualities. It is highly 
recommended by a number of New York produce 
men on account of its hand¬ 
some appearance in the pack¬ 
age 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. In¬ 
troduced about twenty-five 
years ago, originating, I think, 
in Arkansas. For eating from 
the vines after it is full-ripe, 
there is probably no variety of 
the early class that is better, 
and, until the Excelsior came, 
it was the leading early market 
berry in this section, as well as 
for home use. It is a very rank 
grower, and a persistent plant- 
maker, and, if planted on good 
soil, must be kept thin for best 
results. It is still a favorite 
with many growers, and is 
planted very extensively in 
many sections. 
MONROE. A New York berry, 
originated by Mr. Morgan, who 
claims it to be a seedling of the 
Sample. It is extra firm and of good 
quality; the fruit is large and smooth, 
dark red, with healthy green caps 
firmly imbedded in the fruit. The 
plant is a good one, making plenty 
of runners that develop into large, 
stalky plants which yield equal to 
Sample. 
MODEL. An entirely new one, 
originated by Mr. Hubbell, of Ohio, 
and my stock was procured from 
M. Crawford, Ohio, who speaks of 
it as follows: “Mr. Hubbell sent us 
plants for testing, with a description 
giving the berry high praise which 
it has fully justified. It is a seedling 
of Wm. Belt, and bears resemblance 
to that famous berry in both plant 
and fruit. It is a thrifty grower, 
with large foliage, and sends out 
plenty of runners. It is a generous 
cropper, and has bright red, hand¬ 
some berries of good size, which 
excel in firmness and are delicious 
in flavor. The first to ripen are 
cockscombed like the Wm. Belt, and 
after that they are conical.” This 
berry has made an excellent growth 
here, the foliage shows very distinct relation to the 
Wm. Belt, and I consider it, so far as I have seen, 
very promising. 
MYRTLE. Originated in Somerset County, 
Maryland, by Mr. S. S. Murrell, and the plants 
were sold last spring for the first time. It produces 
an excellent growth of very vigorous plants of bright 
green that have the appearance of being varnished. 
I have seen the Myrtle in fruit on Mr. Murrell's 
land, and it was making an excellent showing. Mr. 
Murrell describes his new berry as follows: “Prob¬ 
ably a cross between the Hoffman and Heflin, the 
two leading Strawberries of this section. The berry 
is very firm, has large, perfect blossoms full of 
pollen, and is a great plant-maker; foliage is rank 
and vigorous, and the fruit is bright red clear through 
and solid to the core. Two years ago, during the hot 
wave and drought, when practically all other berries 
withered and died on the rows, 
the Myrtle withstood all, and 
ripened its great load of fruit. 
In this section it stands with¬ 
out an equal, and holds up 
clear through the season; one 
of my neighbors who has seen 
the plants and fruit every year 
was one of the first to buy 
plants.” (Seeillustration,p. 15.) 
NEW YORK. This variety 
was introduced by me several 
years ago, and has had a large 
sale and has proved satis¬ 
factory as a home and local 
market berry. It is especially 
valuable for the home garden 
and home market; the foliage 
is light green; a luxuriant 
grower and free from diseases; 
it is very prolific and bears 
through a long season. The 
berries are large, some rather 
pointed, while others are thick 
and broad. The seeds are so 
Mascot 
Missionary is good size all the season 
