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ALLEN’S BOOK OF BERRIES 
all thru the summer and early fall months. Given good 
land, good treatment and good growing conditions, every 
plant of Progressive will produce a quart or more of 
berries. While food prices are so high, it will pay you 
to plant the everbearers, thereby saving on your grocery 
bill and enjoying some of the best fruit you ever ate. 
PROGRESSIVE. The very best of all the fall-bearing 
varieties and has been successful wherever planted. 
It is the only everbearer yet found, which does 
well in the south. There are a few places in the north, 
where Superb seems to do better, but our advice to the 
great majority is stand by the Progressive. It leads them 
all, because of its remarkable yielding qualities. The 
richer the land and the more manure you apply, the 
more good fruit you will get. The berries are medium 
in size, possibly not quite so large as Superb, but they 
are produced in great abundance and the berries are 
simply delicious in quality. If kept closely picked, the 
berries are firm enough to stand shipment. The most 
striking feature of the Progressive, is that you will get 
fruit a few weeks after the plants are set and that they 
continue to bear until freezing weather. The stock of 
Progressive is the shortest since the everbearers were 
first introduced and our advice is that you order early and 
have them reserved. Price $12 per thousand. 
SUPERB. The fruit of Superb is large, firm and of fine 
quality, resembling the Chesapeake in many ways. It is 
not so productive and requires more care and attention 
than the Progressive, but is larger in size and hand¬ 
somer in appearance. In addition to its value as a fall 
bearer, Superb will bear an excellent crop of berries in the 
spring. They look well, ship well and sell well. Price 
$12 per thousand. 
Peerless. A new everbearing variety, claimed to be 
better than Superb, which it resembles. It is a more vig¬ 
orous grower and more productive of somewhat larger 
sized fruit and fully as good as Superb in quality. Price 
$12 per thousand. 
Americus. Unexcelled in quality by any of the ever¬ 
bearers. In many places this variety is very thrifty and 
has given excellent results, but with us, it is hard to 
grow and a rather shy bearer. Price $12 per thousand. 
SELECTION OF VARIETIES 
We have grouped the varieties as to season of ripen¬ 
ing and in the price-list, we have given the page on 
which each variety is described and also whether it has 
perfect or imperfect blossoms. In selecting varieties, 
it is well to consider the purpose of growing the ber¬ 
ries. That is, home use, local market, or commercial 
shipment. Our descriptions are made up from actual 
observation of the varieties in our field and are as ac¬ 
curate as we can make them. If you are uncertain as 
to what varieties to plant, write us, giving your condi¬ 
tions of soil and climate and market and we will help 
you make a good selection. 
EXTRA-EARLY STRAWBERRIES 
CAMPBELL’S EARLY. The plant is a strong, healthy 
grower and very productive of large, rich red berries that 
have a bright green calyx and are very high in quality. 
On our own place, Campbell’s early is not as good as 
Premier, but in New Jersey, parts of Delaware and other 
sections, growers are very enthusiastic about it. We 
have a nice stock of large, well rooted plants. Get your 
order in early and be sure of some of them. Price $6 per 
thousand. 
EARLY OZARK. As an extra-early market berry, 
Early Ozark stands very near the top, surpassed only by 
Premier and possibly by Campbell’s Early. The plants 
are very tall, green and absolutely healthy. The berries 
are o flarge size, good quality, dark red in color. The 
plants are very productive; the blossoms are perfect and 
make a good pollenizer for imperfect varieties. Price 
$8 per thousand. 
Excelsior. An old standard. Fruit is medium size, dark 
in color, firm enough to ship. The flavor is quite tart, but 
is liked by some for canning and for syrup. Price $6 
per thousand. 
Mitchell’s Early. A very vigorous grower. Blossoms 
