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BECAUSE — Year by year, small fruits, strawberries in particu- 

 lar, TOWNSEND strawberries above all, are returning large 

 profits for any one willing to devote an acre of ground, 

 more or less, to their cultivation. The market for this fruit 

 grows as each improved variety appears, and Townsend 

 originates many and handles ALL the best varieties. 



By careful selection of plants, by constantly building old 

 varieties to new peaks of productiveness, and originating new 

 patented varieties of our own, we are keeping up with the 

 trend of the modern market for small fruits — keeping just a 

 little ahead of it. Producers, the country over, are 

 beginning to show their recognition of the value of 

 our research work by buying Townsend suggested 

 varieties and by insisting on purchasing Townsend- 

 grown plants. 



We appreciate this attitude on the part of our grow- 

 ing list of customers and will continue in our efforts 

 to help them in every way possible to produce maxi- 

 mum profits consistently from land devoted to 

 strawberry culture. 



Market gardeners and proprietors of roadside stands 

 have not realized the possibilities of producing straw- 

 berries of exceptional size and quality for local and 

 nearby marketing. 



Despite the growing general 

 demand for this fruit, local buyers 

 are not yet being offered the 

 finest and largest strawberries the 

 local producer can grow, because 

 he himself has not yet convassed 

 the possibilities of the field. 



If, by careful selection of va- 

 riety, with* an eye for larger siz® 

 and good quality, the local truck 

 gardener will buy the best of the 

 plants which we recommend, he 

 will soon find that local retail 



Townsend 

 Selected 

 Variety. 



The buyer 

 will pay 

 more for 

 improved 

 quality. 



Commercial Berries. 



buyers will be willing and delighted 

 to pay 50 to 1 00 per cent more for 

 these selected varieties when offered 

 to them, thus jumping his profit by at 

 least 100 per cent. 



We could quote any number of 

 occasions where this has proven to be 

 true, and simply offer this suggestion 

 in the hope that such local growers 

 as receive this catalog will appreciate 

 and take advantage of this growing 

 QUALITY MARKET by ordering one 

 or more of the new, fine Townsend 

 varieties which we are now able to 

 offer. 



^SlB| Farmers, 



Truck Gardeners, 

 and Growers 

 are fast learning 

 that money spent 

 in purchasing 

 Townsend Approved Plants is a 



PAYING INVESTMENT 



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ROADSIDE STAND OFFER 



We select the correct varieties tor 

 your location that will give results. 



This collection requires about one- 

 fifth of an acre, and should yield at 

 least 1800 quarts Strawberries; 400 

 pints Red Raspberries. 



An excellent opportunity to offer 

 fancy varieties at increased prices to 

 your trade. 



When you buy from Townsend you 

 get nothing but the best that grows. 



250 Best Extra Early Strawberry plants 



250 Best Early Strawberry plants 



250 Best Midseason Strawberry plants 



250 Best Late Strawberry plants 



250 Best Very Late Strawberry plants 



50 New Chief Red Raspberry plants 



50 Latham Red Raspberry plants 



ALL 

 FOR 

 ONLY 



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