SALISBURY, MARYLAND 



St. Louis 



ST. LOUIS (Per.). A good early sort for home 

 market or northern parts of the United States. 

 A free plant maker with extra long root system 

 and stands the drouth well. A sure cropper. 

 Fruit light scarlet, size extra large, but not firm 

 enough for a shipping berry only to close mar- 

 kets. Very productive. 



NEW SUPERIOR (Per.). This is of the old Su- 

 perior type, a great plant maker and in fact 

 must be kept cut out to give best results. If 

 not allowed to grow too thickly in bed is one of 

 the very best varieties to date. Fruit large and 

 fine quality, always reaching market in splen- 

 did condition, no matter how the weather. This 

 is one of the productive sorts and should be 

 grown in all sections where the early frost is a 

 danger. It is a continuous bloomer and if killed 

 down will then bear a full crop. Recommended 

 especially for the North, although will carry 

 well from Florida to Boston, and is doing well 

 in Florida. 



Haverland 



Haverland (Imp.). A well known variety and 

 one that has proved itself very popular. The 

 Haverland has one serious fault — that is, the 

 fruiting stems are unable to hold its immense 

 crop of fruit from the ground. For this reason 

 it is advisable to mulch the beds in winter; if 

 not the fruit is always very sandy. Makes an 

 excellent mate for Dunlap and is still grown in 

 some sections more than any other variety. 



Flushing, Mich., June 28th, '14. 

 E. W. Townsend. 



Dear Sir: — How is the Joe Johnson done 

 with you this season? Best here in plants of 

 any I have. 



Yours. 



N. FIELDS. 



Mooros, Ind., Mch. IStli. "1 I. 

 Mr. Townsend. 



Dear Sir: — Enclosed please find another order 

 for plants. Your plants are certainly fine; can 

 recommend them. 



C. KETCH KM. 



Mid-Season to Late Varieties 



BUBACH (Imp.). Fruit large and handsome, 

 roundish, conical, bright scarlet, moderately 

 firm, of fair quality. Plant a strong grower, 

 with a large, healthy foliage arid very pro- 

 ductive. Succeeds on light or heavy soil. De- 

 sirable for home use of near market. One of 

 the best. Season early to medium. This is an 

 old standby, and is deservedly popular. In piant 

 growth it is vigorous but does not throw out 

 excess of runners, henee it is best grown in 

 or half-matted rows. 

 This variety is perhaps as well known ai 

 widely disseminated as any grown, and while it 

 is perhaps not as popular as it wa 

 years ago, still we always run out of stock long 

 before the close of the season. While it is 

 hardly firm enough for long distance shi; 

 still it will hold up for ordinary marketing, and 

 is one of the largest berries grown. 



Townsend's Late 



This is one of my very best money makers. 

 As a late variety it has now been tried in a 

 great number of states and has proven profit- 

 able in every direction. Season comes in just 

 ahead of the Gandy and other late variet 

 a strong, hardy grower, making plenty of 

 strong deep rooted plants. Will stand more dry 

 weather than any late variety I know of. 

 Fruit large to very large, round, uniform in 

 size, color deep red to the center, no green tips, 

 flavor fine, very mild. Is considered one of the 

 very best varieties for family use and as a com- 

 mercial variety I know of nothing better. Only 

 this week a large grower of strawberries from 

 Bridgeville, Del., called on me in request of 

 these plants, and after looking over my fields 

 placed an order for 50,000 Townsends Late. He 

 informed me that the past season at Bridge- 

 ville, Del. (which is the largest shipping point 

 for strawberries in the country) that he had 

 seen them sell for twelve cents per quart when 

 other late varieties such as Gandy were only 

 selling for seven and eight cents. A letter 

 from Pedricktown. N. J., from one of my cus- 

 tomers states that their profits were $750.00 

 per acre from the Townsends Late, which was 

 by far more than the average variety paid. 



laud 



Tice Nine 



