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Title: Allen's strawberry catalogue
Identifier: allensstrawberry18alle_0 (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
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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ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE.
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MICHIGAN—Again this superb variety gives us a crop of berries that are second to none in size or yield, and which ripen the latest of any. It is un- doubtedly the best late strawberry ever introduced and lor profitable market growing is unexcelled by any other: coming into market as most other kinds are going out. The berries are large, bluntly conic, as shown in cut. very uniform, of deep crimson color, firm and handsome. The plant is a strong, healthy glow- er, with clean, luxuriant loilage and exceedingly productive. Every gaiden should have it for its supply of late strawberries and it may be depended vip^n to give the most perfect satisfaction. Its high, rich quality renders it of the greatest value in the family garden,and ^ ^ Bradford Co., Flo., Apr. 7,'P7. W. F. Allen Jr., Dear Sir—The plants I ordered of you came to hand yesterday looting as fresh as when Jir.st dug. Every plant teas perfect and your count most liberal J M. Brownlee it is the very finest variety for canning. In it are combined enormous size, high quality great productiveness and ex- ■ j trerae lateness in ripening, a conbi- nation which leaves nothing more to be desired in a family strawberry of its ' season. We are proud of bein^ the I introducers of tr.is noble berry.'"—In- ! troducer"s description. I have not fruitPd this variety as all the plants I had last season were sold. In the summer of "90 its foibige rusted badly on young beds, bu^ the p-.ist sum- mer of -97 its foliage seems to be nearly free from rust. BUBACH—My stock of this well known and everywhere popular variety is the finest 1 have ever been jible to produce. My ))lant8 are very fine and will please all who buy them. Mv stock is strictly ))ure. The variety is too well- known to need description. *

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