. Allen's descriptive catalogue of choice strawberry plants : grown and for sale by W. F. Allen, Jr. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. -Originated in southern Illinois, by D. L. Bisel. It is ling of the Wilson. It has become noted as a market berry. I might eas- ily print a few pages of testimonials, but will not. It has fruited here once and the following is its measure, taken in the field when the fruit was ripe: "Healthy, vigorous plant, and very productive. Fruit large, conical, re
. Allen's descriptive catalogue of choice strawberry plants : grown and for sale by W. F. Allen, Jr. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. -Originated in southern Illinois, by D. L. Bisel. It is ling of the Wilson. It has become noted as a market berry. I might eas- ily print a few pages of testimonials, but will not. It has fruited here once and the following is its measure, taken in the field when the fruit was ripe: "Healthy, vigorous plant, and very productive. Fruit large, conical, reg- ular, glossy red. Seeds red, slightly imbedded. Flesh light red, of good fla- vor and quite ;" GANDY,—a good reliable standard lats variety, the most largely cultivat- ed of all the late kinds. Fruit large, very firm, and an excellent market ber- ry. It is productive under good cul- bisel. ture. While it is one of the best when .properly fed and cultivated it will not thrive under neglect. BELLE.—About five years ago a single plant of this variety was sent me for tri il, by the originator. Mr. M. T. Thompson. (Cleveland Nursery Co.) I was so well pleased with it that I purchased the plants and and increased the stock. In the spring of '93 I sent it' out on trial, as "; Several hundred persons bought one or two plants each, agreeing to report upon it after the fruiting season this year. These reports are now coming iu. Sjrue lost their plants by last years drouth and some their fruit crop bv freezing weather thisj spring, but many had a fair chance to judge of its merits. Most of these think it promising, and some' are enthusiastic in its praise. It h?,s a perfect blosom and is late in ripening. It is very productive and the fruit is large. The best specimens are long, but many of the largest are fair shaped and from two to three inches across.—M. Crawford. This has not fruited here yet except on a very small scale. The fruit is large but wha
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