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THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 
Early Ozark. Almost everybody wants plants after seeing the fruit ol this sort 
Our Varieties 
We are listing this year 86 varieties of Strawberries, most of which are standard varieties of proven 
value. Each year we discard those varieties that seem least desirable and for which there is the least demand. 
While some of these discarded varieties might be of value in some sections, we are sure that there are varieties 
in our list that will do better in those sections than the ones we discard. Likewise, every year we are adding 
new varieties which seem to be worthy of trial, and by this process of selecting and discarding for over 
thirty years, we think that we have worked up a list of exceptional merit.. 
Our descriptions are made up from actual observation of the variety in our fields, combined with the 
reports of our customers, and are intended as a guide to the public in selecting varieties. While they are 
as accurate as we know how to make them, it must be remembered that each variety has its own individ¬ 
uality and characteristics and that, while some varieties will adapt themselves to nearly all soils and climatic 
differences, others will do well only under particular soil and climatic conditions. 
It is for the purpose of having a variety particularly suited to any given condition of soil and climate 
that we have such a large list. If, after reading the descriptions, you are uncertain as to what varieties 
you should plant, write us, giving your soil, climatic, and marketing conditions, and we will use our knowl¬ 
edge and experience as well as that of our customers in advising you what varieties to plant. This is a part 
of the service we render to Strawberry-growers. 
Extra-Early Varieties 
r'finvloc f A new extra-early berry from Mich- 
- * igan. We have not fruited it and 
are quoting from the introducer’s description. 
“Charles I ripens a week before Mitchell’s Early and 
is very productive, yielding more quarts of large, 
fine-looking berries than any other early variety. It 
is a strong fertilizer and a good grower. Berries are 
large, regular in form, and of good color and quality.” 
This is claimed by the introducer to be the earliest 
Strawberry grown. Our young plants this year have 
made a good growth and we recommend it to our 
customers for trial. Price, 40 cts. for 25, 60 cts. for 
50, 80 cts. for 75, $ 1 per 100. 
EARLY OZARK. 
market berries we have. It is a seedling of Excelsior 
crossed with Aroma and it has made a great record 
wherever it has been grown. Growers in many 
sections are very enthusiastic about it. The plant 
is one of the healthiest we have ever seen. The 
growth is luxuriant and thrifty, the foliage stands 
up erect, and the leaves are thick and leathery with 
a healthy, vigorous appearance. The berries are of 
large size, good quality, a beautiful dark red in 
color. Ozark is a perfect variety, strong in pollen, 
and, in addition to being very productive, it is a 
strong pollenizer of imperfect varieties. You will 
like Early Ozark. Price, $4 per 1,000. 
V'-v-colcim* For a long time Excelsior has been 
s u " widely grown as _ a very early 
market berry and it is still popular in some places. 
It is the standard for earliness, by which most other 
varieties are compared. The fruit is of medium size, 
dark in color, firm in texture. The flavor is quite 
tart, but with its high color the berry is especially 
valuable for canning and for syrup. The blossoms 
are perfect. Price, $3.50 per 1,000. 
Mitchell’s Earlv. Such a vi § orous g row , er 
^ mcneil »_that the plants must be 
kept thinned for best results. When it is fully ripe 
there is probably no early variety equal to it in 
quality. It is a very good early variety for the home 
garden and in some sections it is still used as a 
shipping berry. Blossoms are perfect. Price, $ 3 - 5 ° 
per 1,000. 
F^RF'MIF'K We fruited Premier last year for 
rADi the first time and we want to say 
that it is one of the very best very early varieties 
that we have ever seen. It is very productive and 
the fruit is good enough for home use and firm 
enough to ship. The introducer says of it: “Premier 
is distinctly in a class by itself. In productiveness 
it is a wonder. The berries are mammoth in size, 
beautifully formed, bright, rich, red through and 
through, delicious in flavor; and it is a splendid 
shipper. In one word, every berry is a show-berry 
