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Title: Allen's catalogue for 1906 : choice strawberry plants and hundreds of other good things for the farm and garden
Identifier: allenscataloguef19alle (find matches)
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Allen Co. (Salisbury, Md. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs
Publisher: Salisbury, Md. : Allen Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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W. F. ALLEN'S PLANT AND SEED CATALOGUE.
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HUMMER. Hummer.—My attention was brought to this new berry "by a customer in Michigan, Mr. John Kolyoord. He writes as follows: "Kalamazoo County. Michigan. January 21. 1904. W. F. Allen. Dear Sir:—On my grounds is a new strawberry that is a "Hammers Understand me while I am not its originator, it has been grown for several years by a man who lived about ten miles from here. He always refused to sell plants, notwithstanding as high as *2.00 each were offered for them, but two Or three years ago he sold some by mistake for Snarpless. After finding it out he tried to induce the buyer to take up the plants; the buyer mistrusted what he'had received and said he thought those would do. We growers have not been able to compete with said berry in the Battle Creek market. One of the merchants had its exclusive sale and shipped it as a fancy berry to Kalamazoo. Jackson. Lansing, etc. The original owner has sdd out and moved to the West. I know of but one besides myself who has this variety. He is an old man from whom I got my plants. I do not believe any introducer has it: It is my opinion that it is an Eng- lish berry, because the man above alluded to is an Eng- lishman.' The originator Ct) being out of the field and out of the business. I feel at liberty to let von have same of the plant.-. Yours truly. " John Kolyoord. It followed that in the spring of 1904 I re- ceived 500 plants from Mr. Kolyoord, of this variety. It was late when the plants came, and being very dry we did not get a big growth, notwithstanding the plants he sent were as fine as I ever saw. From the 500, I 'made something like 3,000 plants. These were plant- ed last spring and have resulted in one of the most beautiful blocks in my field and have made close to 100,000 plants. The plants are very large and healthy and give promise of a large crop of very fine fruit A few specimens were picked from the young plants which were very satisfactory. I shall plant quite largely of this variety as I feel that it is going to, be one of the good ones, and as I have put the price quite low I think no one would make a mis- take in giving it a trial. I think I can truth- fully say that out of 100 varieties, there is none that make larger plants or a more beauti- ful appearance in the bed, and it is seldom that growers have an opportunity to buy so promis- ing a new var>ety at so low a price the first time offeied. Do not fail to include this in- your order. I'UlIu,.,,!,:,!..!! , ... 1 ................ ^ ........ 1. . »i_4_i_i AiXXAJF 3 Union Co.. X. J.. April 3 1905. t h Dear Sir:—the plants arrived in fine condition, and »- ^ am very much pleased with them: they are fine plants ^ 3 and I hope to have something nice "when they get t 1 started. Yours. Mrs. H. J. Holmes. Wild Wonder.—Originated and introduced by John Shank, of Illinois. The superlatives claimed for this berry would almost exhaust the dictionary, there are entirely too many to be repeated; among others claimed are that it is such a rampant grower that it will kill out blue grass, white clover and other grasses. It makes an abundance of runners and large quan- tities of rather small, though long rooted plants; I notice some rust, but probably not enough to do it much harm. I have not fruit- ed this berry bat have a small stock of very nice plants. It is claimed that this variety will grow wild and produce a crop of berries- A regular lazv man's berrv.

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