2 SQUARE DEAL NURSERY 
DESCRIBING VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES 
This is the catalog writer’s hardest task in 
compiling the book, as there are so many va- 
rieties on the list with almost the same de- 
scription and sometimes just the same de- 
scription will answer for several varieties. It 
is my desire to make the descriptions as brief 
as possible, and give the true description as 
the variety has behaved with me, together 
with reports received from other sources. 
One reading over the lists in the various cata- 
logs is sometimes led to believe that there are 
no bad ones, but all good, better and best. 
There are very few varieties in existence that 
are good in every locality. Thus it becomes 
very important that one should be familiar 
with the variety before setting largely of it. 
Your nurseryman can often be of great bene- 
fit to you in selecting for you. It has been 
my purpose for years to encourage growers to 
grow a small testing plot each season. This 
testing plot proves both profitable and it is a 
great pleasure in growing and watching their 
behavior. I prepare special collections each 
season for this purpose, or one may test out 
my entire list, 25 plants, each with a very 
small cost, and it does not require much space 
to set and grow the plants. My own testing 
plot is my greatest pleasure resort each sea- 
son. It is here that I learn all about them 
and am thus enabled to pick out the favor- 
ites and discard the unfavorable sorts. 
Aroma 
AROMA—A late, perfect flowering variety, 
that has been on the market a long time, and 
seems to be gaining popularity wherever it 
is grown. For the past several years we 
have sold more of this variety in the South- 
ern States for a late berry than all other com- 
bined. It is equally popular in the North, 
East and West. Makes a good number of 
strong, well-rooted plants, is hardy and wili 
grow well on most any soil under ordinary 
conditions. The berries are large, showy and 
firm, and very prolific, and will always bring 
near the top price on any market. We have 
filled orders of this variety for as many as 
4,000,000 plants and have never been able to 
grow as many plants as we eould sell. We 
have a good large stock this season, but do 
not expect to have enough to supply our trade. 
AMERICUS (Everbearing) — About’ the 
third variety of any prominence to be intro- 
duced of the fall bearing varieties. Is consid- 
ered by some to be the best variety of the 
everbearers, but the writer does not think so. 
The plants grow very close to the ground 
and do not have sufficient foliage to protect 
the fruit from the sun. 
AMANDA—A mid-season variety with per- 
fect flower. A good one to grow for fancy 
trade, a strong upright plant grower, vigorous 
and healthy, ranks among the very largest in 
size and is exceedingly productive. 
ADVANCE—An everbearing variety; not 
seen enough of its behavior to recommend it 
at this time. 
BARKLEY (Per).—Early. This is another 
variety that hails from Nanticoke. Md., where 
so many good ones have come from. It was 
given me to test three years ago and I have 
found it as follows: A deep erimson top 
shaped, flavor rich and delicate. produced 
enormous crops of very large berries; begins 
to ripen early and continues until late in 
season, berries hold up in size until very last 
pickings. Foliage strong and healthy. Makes 
an excellent pollenized for any early to me- 
dium early imperfect sort. It is a variety 
that has come to stay, firm enough for a good 
shipper and should be classed with the fancy 
class. Quantity of plants limited. We still 
recommend it. 
BUBACH (Imp).—Fruit large and hand- 
some, roundish, conical, bright scarlet, mod- 
erately firm, of fair quality. Plant a strong 
grower, with 2 large, healthy foliage and 
very productive. Succeeds on light or heavy 
soil. Desirable for home use or near mar- 
ket. One of the best. Season early to me- 
dium. This is an old standby, and is desery- 
edly popular. In plant growth it is vigorous 
but does not throw out exeess of runners, 
hence it is best grown in hedge or half-mat- 
ted rows. 
This variety is perhaps as well known and 
as widely disseminated as any grown, and 
while it is perhaps not as popular as it was 
several years ago, still we always run out 
of stock long hefore the close of the season. 
While it is hardly firm enough for long dis- 
tance shipning, still it will hold up for ordi- 
nary marketing and is one of the largest 
berries grown. 
CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY INSPECTION 
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To Whom It May Concern: 
THES 1S TO CERTIFY, Tat mw the DO ty of (a ithe 
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Ocean County, N. J., April 16, 19145. 
E. W. Townsend. 
Dear Sir—Strawberry plants received O. K. 
AS EVA TS 
