E. W. TOWNSEND, Strawberry Specialist 



Ernest 



Ernest (Imp.). This is another one of my own 

 introductions sent out with a guarantee to please 

 or refund the money. I have never been asked 

 to return one cent, but hundreds of repeat orders 

 have come back in the last two seasons. The 

 Ernest is a mid-season to late variety. Is one 

 of the most productive varieties I have ever 

 seen and is a sure cropper. Fruit large as 

 Sample, firm and of good quality, slightly 

 pointed and colored, all over. My stock of plants 

 this season is not as large as usual and I will 

 not be able to supply the wants for this variety, 

 so if you want this one send early. Remember, 

 your money back if not as represented. 



Parsons Beauty. 



FOR PRICE LIST SEE PAGE 30. 



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TWILLEY (Per.). Medium to late. Introduced 

 by W. F. Allen, 1311. Good plant maker. Seems 

 to do well on most any soil. Very productive, 

 fruit firm and of good flavor, size medium to 

 large. 



GANDY (Per.). Has always been popular as a 

 late market variety; does not do well on lig-ht 

 sandy soil, and is apt to be disappointing when 

 planted in such location. I have no hesitation in 

 recommending this to all as one of the best late 

 sorts for home use or market. The only fault 

 that I ever heard found with it was its "shy 

 bearing" when planted on uncongenial soil. 



GOLDEN GATE (Per.). MMseason. Introduced 

 by S. H. Warren, Esq., the grand old strawberry 

 man of Massachusetts. It is a strong plant 

 maker, entirely free from rust or any other 

 disease. Seems to .do well on any soil; always 

 brings forth a large crop of well-matured and 

 fancy fruit. If you are undecided what to plant, 

 take this one. I guarantee them to please you 

 if it is a fancy berry you want. 



PARSONS BEAUTY (Per.). Midseason. This is a 

 tremendously productive variety of the Haver- 

 land type and will do well for any local market, 

 but not recommended for distant markets unless 

 grown in the North. It is a general favorite in 

 the Northern states, being one of their heaviest 

 croppers and is one of my best sellers; plants 

 strong and vigorous, free from rust, and berries 

 average large and flavor fine. I have known 

 them to pick 12.000 quarts to the acre. 



Messrs. E. W. Townsend, 

 Salisbury, Md. 

 Gentlemen: — The 5,000 Dunlap plants I got 

 from you opened up fine, so did the 2,500 Klon- 

 dyke, and the 2,500 Gandy were the strongest 

 that I have ever seen. Indeed you are to be 

 congratulated on sending such thrifty plants to 

 your customers. 



BERT E. WHITAKER, 

 Pa. 



Kathleen, Fla., April 30. 

 E. W. Townsend & Co., Salisbury, Md. 



Gents: I have sold your plants to the grow- 

 ers here for three years and have always got 

 first-class, well-rooted plants. I can recommend 

 E. W. Townsend to anyone wishing to buy first- 

 class strawberry plants. 



Yours very truly, 



J. Z. KNIGHT. 



