20 THE IV. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 
o. i • If this variety were a little more 
Ol. LOUIS. would take first place as an 
extra-early shipping berry, but it is quite soft and 
will not stand distant shipping. For the home table 
or local market it is a dandy. This is a native of 
Arkansas, and as grown here it makes a strong, 
healthy plant, which is productive of large berries 
that ripen just as early as Excelsior. About the 
same shape and color as Haverland, they are of large 
size and excellent quality, and should not be left 
out of any home-garden collection. 
p i This variety was originated in Massa- 
oampie. c husetts and has been grown here ever 
since it was introduced. Our Mr. W. F. Allen paid 
$200.00 for 1,000 plants the first year it was 
offered. It has given such universal satisfaction 
with growers everywhere it has been tried that the 
demand for plants has increased steadily ever since 
its introduction. Few varieties have made larger 
profits to the grower than the Sample. It is a perfect 
Strawberry type, bright red in color, large in size, 
delicious in flavor and very attractive in appear¬ 
ance. It is very productive and is quite firm, which 
makes it possible to ship the fruit to distant markets. 
For the commercial grower, Sample is a reliable, 
standard variety that can be planted with confi¬ 
dence of success. The blossoms are large and 
strong; it is one of the largest of the pistillate va¬ 
rieties that we have. Of the many millions of 
Strawberry plants of many varieties that we have 
sold to thousands of people, we do not remember 
ever receiving, or hearing a complaint about Sample. 
The beautiful appearance, size, shape, pro¬ 
ductiveness and color of this variety are 
shown on 
cover. Our 
Sample 
plants is 
very large 
and very 
fine, and 
we hope to 
be able to 
the back 
stock of 
supply all orders. Sample has stood the test of time 
and still ranks among the leaders. The blossoms are 
imperfect and must be planted with some staminate 
variety, such as Three W’s, Tennessee Prolific, 
Senator Dunlap, Ekey, Big Joe, Aroma, etc. 
q_linr)arc Of Canadian origin, with perfect 
■jaunaero. blossoms. This is one of the few 
varieties that give best results on medium or light 
soils. It is a good berry, and no one would go far 
wrong in planting it. The fruit is large and a dark 
glossy red, very firm and of good flavor. 
SENATOR DUNLAP. ™f 
early to midseason varieties that we have ever 
grown. The fruit is bright red, with a glossy finish, 
shading to a deep scarlet on the under side; its 
prominent yellow seed resemble gold imbedded in 
highly colored wax. The meat is bright red all 
through and exceedingly juicy. We always count 
on a heavy demand for this valuable variety, and 
so far have always had a heavy demand for it. In 
many sections where Strawberries are grown exten¬ 
sively Senator Dunlap is the leading variety, because 
the growers have learned that it is about the surest 
variety to produce a crop that they can get, and 
the crop it produces is very, very large. The quality 
is good and it is a fairly good shipping berry. If 
you are in doubt about what to order, and especially 
if you are inexperienced in berry-growing, Senator 
Dunlap is the variety to plant. It has an extra-long 
flowering season, the flowers being exceedingly rich 
in pollen. This makes it valuable to plant with 
pistillate varieties, and Sena¬ 
tor Dunlap and Sample, or 
Senator Dunlap and Haver¬ 
land are good combinations. 
If you have failed on all 
other varieties, try this 
one; if you have not 
failed, try this anyway; 
it is worthy of your best 
efforts. See illustration in 
natural colors, page 16. 
Sample . We do not remember of ever hearing a complaint about this variety 
