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W. F. ALLEN, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 
and sometimes slightly creased, but generally 
smooth; the color is bright red and the flesh is also. 
The flavor seems rather acid, but it is generally 
counted a good berry. It ripens late and makes a 
season of medium length. A very popular variety 
with many growers, and especially so with the New 
England states; it has extraordinary vitality and is 
one of the most productive of the late varie¬ 
ties; it blossoms late, which makes it practically 
immune to late spring frost. We have an espe¬ 
cially fine stock of this variety this season. 
SWEETHEART. This new variety hails 
from northern New York, and was planted 
here for the first time last spring. Not¬ 
withstanding the very dry weather during 
the first half of the summer, it has made 
an excellent showing of vitality and, from 
present indications, I am led to expect much of it; 
but, as it has not fruited here, I will give you the 
originator’s description of it, which is, 4 ‘The peculiar 
characteristics of this new Strawberry are as follows: 
It is of a beautiful, bright carmine-red, as handsome 
in color as the most beautiful rose. It is solid in 
flesh and a long keeper. A tray of these berries was 
sent to my city office, thirteen miles from the fruit- 
farm, and presented to me the second day after the 
berries were picked. One week after picking, these 
berries, kept in an ordinary room in my house, 
were in prime condition without the slightest indi¬ 
cation of molding or decaying. It is the best-keeping 
berry I have seen, and must become a good shipper 
on account of its firmness of flesh and ability to 
stand up under hard usage. The flesh inside of the 
Sweetheart is as handsome as a rose berry is reddish nearly to the center, which I con¬ 
sider a valuable characteristic. The plants are 
remarkably vigorous and productive. It is the earliest berry to ripen at Green’s Fruit Farm, being ear¬ 
lier than Senator Dunlap. It is of high quality, not sweet, but of a sprightliness of flavor that is enticing.” 
Prof. H. W. Van Deman, who saw the Sweetheart in fruit near Rochester, says: ‘‘It appeared to me to 
be one of the very best in vigor and productiveness of plant, and the berries were well shaped, of good 
size and high quality. Of all the old and new varieties that I know this is surely one of the best, and is 
well worthy of extensive trial.” 
TENNESSEE PROLIFIC. As indicated by its name, it is very prolific. Large size, bright crimson 
and for the most part long and corrugated in shape. The berries of this variety present a picture most 
attractive. The flesh is fine-grained and makes a good shipper; it is equally popular as a canner. The 
Prolific has been on the market twenty-six or twenty-seven years 
and the demand for it seems to be greater today than ever be¬ 
fore. The blossoms are perfect, and it makes one of the best 
staminate varieties to plant with medium-early, or mid-season 
pistillate varieties. 
THREE W’S. This variety took first prize at the World’s 
Fair at St. Louis, and made a record of keeping ten days. A 
very popular, perfect-blooming, midseason variety; plants large, 
robust and amply able to produce big crops. The foliage is a 
beautiful, dark green in color and very attractive. The fruit is 
large, of fine quality and produced very freely, covering a long 
season from medium-early to late. This and the Tennessee 
Prolific are among the best to plant with pistillate varieties. It 
is firm in texture and a good keeper; it is also very resistant to 
late frosts, seldom being affected by them. 
TWILLEY. This is a variety for which I paid $200 for 
one dozen plants. This was the Prize for the best unintroduced 
variety sent me, which fruited in 1909. The size is large; the 
berry is well colored and, what is very important to the com¬ 
mercial grower, is exceedingly firm; in fact, I know of no berry 
that is firmer than the Twilley; the eating quality also is very 
good. Ripens medium late and makes plenty of healthy, vigorous 
plants. A variety that will give general satisfaction to growers 
who want a large, fancy, shipping berry. It is a persistent grower, 
almost covering the ground with plants during the hottest and 
driest seasons, while many other varieties in the same field suffer 
severely. If you want a fancy berry that will stand long ship¬ 
ment, and will reach market in the finest condition, you can’t 
afford to neglect the Twilley. 
Three W’s. Of firm texture 
