Allen's junior berry book : 1916 . ave ever seen. It has characteristics thatshould make it a valuable sort. Lea. An excellent early market variety, especiallyrecommended for the South. Makes a healthygrowth, has perfect blossoms and the fruit ripensevenly. Deserves to be widely grown. Longfellow. Very valuable as a good all-roundberry. Ripens medium early, has perfect blossoms,and is very productive; the berry is long-conical inshape and has an ample cap which makes it show upwell in the package. McAlpin. Originated inNew Jersey. Very vigorousgrower, in fact, so vigorousthat the plants have t
Allen's junior berry book : 1916 . ave ever seen. It has characteristics thatshould make it a valuable sort. Lea. An excellent early market variety, especiallyrecommended for the South. Makes a healthygrowth, has perfect blossoms and the fruit ripensevenly. Deserves to be widely grown. Longfellow. Very valuable as a good all-roundberry. Ripens medium early, has perfect blossoms,and is very productive; the berry is long-conical inshape and has an ample cap which makes it show upwell in the package. McAlpin. Originated inNew Jersey. Very vigorousgrower, in fact, so vigorousthat the plants have to be keptthinned out, or they will get too thick to be at their best for fruit. Plants are very productive of large size, beautiful scarlet ber-ries that are especially fine in quality. W. O. & H. W. Davis, commission merchants of New York City, say of it: We think this is the finest berry we have seen in a good many years, and the trade is carried away with it. We had three shipments of McAlpin this morning and KELLOGGS PRIZE. M Y WIFE says the only trouble with your Strawberry plants was that the crowns were so big one wastedtoo much time in stopping to admire them.—H. E. Nutt, Illinois. McALPIN, continued sold them for 23 cents a quart wholesale. Be sure to include some of these in your order. Marshall. An old standard, fancy variety thatNew England market-gardeners grow for their veryfanciest trade. While not quite so productive assome others, its large size, fine quality and hand-some appearance find ready sales for it at topprices. Mascot. A good lateberry; large and firm. Missionary. Grownextensively as a ship-ping berry all throughthe South and especi-ally in Florida. It isan excellent shipperand is highly recom-mended by a numberof New York com-mission merchants onaccount of its hand-some appearance in thepackage and its goodcarrying qualities. Itis a vigorous growerand the berries holdtheir size well throughthe season. Mitchells Early. One of the very best-flavoredb
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