ALLEN'S STRAWBERRY CATALOGUE.
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NEW YORK— This is the big fellow that won the SlOO gold prize last year
over the Glen Mary. After fruiting the berr^ another year we And it still in
the lead for 1 irge size, productiveness and hpalth and vigor of plant. The
above illustration is a true copy of a photograph taken the past summer and
splendidly illustrates its immense productiveness.
Miss Martha G Yates of Tompkins county, N. Y.. an ex-school teacher
who prefers fruit growing to teaching was th*- lucky winner of the slOO in
gold. The following is her description of the berry: "The strawberry plants
I sent you to compete with Glen Mary were seedlings of a large Bubach No, 5
strawberry, circumference 7i inches, fertilized with Jessie. We always call
these The big berr I/.'" Every one who sees them is astonished at their size
and productiveness. We always sell of these berries at a fancy price to people
who board her 3 during the summer."
As fruited htre the berries are large to very large, season of ripening med-
ium; color dark scarlet, changing to crimson when fully ripe; colors all over
at once, no green sides or ;:;reen tips When the berry commences to ripen
on one side you will find it in the same stage of ripening all over The qual-
ity is good In growth of plant it is very large and stalky, equaling in this
respect the very largest ever grown, and for health and vigor of plant 1 have
yet to see one that would surpass it, though I have grown hundreds of va
rieties It makes a moderate amount of plants. One row ot this variety
through a field can easily be distinguished from other varieties 100 yards be-