6 E. W. TOWNSEND & SON, SQUARE DEAL NURSERY 
Townsend’s Missionary ° > cayeeg” 
In the past ten years there is no other. varie- 
ty that has gained in popularity faster’ than 
the Missionary. We introduced this... variety 
season 1906, selling our first lot of plants to a 
Missionary ‘Preacher, in Kathlen, Florida. 
It was like zood seed falling’ into rich ground. 
They soon? sprouted and in less than a. year 
from. our. first sale we had sold more than 500,- 
000 plants in. this section. In less than. five 
years we were selling more than _ 5,000,000 of 
Missionary plants into the State of Florida. We 
are not only. still selling them now by the Mil- 
lions to.the Florida Growers, but the Northern 
Commission Merchants soon began to ‘take not- 
ice of-this' grand early variety coming in from 
the South, being ahead of anything like. straw- fh 
berries going to market. They told the North- & 
ern ‘growers to try the variety and they did sop 
and they also found it a. good variety and. they @ 
raised the same high class, big, red, juicy ber- 
riés the: Southern grower was sending to mar-f 
ket, and now our sales in New England States 
and inthe: West, and in the North, is as great 
as in the South. While in Boston some time 
ago I was shown a crate of very fine berries by 
one of the leading Merchants there. He asked 
if I -knew the variety; I quickly told: him. I 
thought: it -was the Missionary. Well he says 
thats what-they call it, and I want to say-it is 
the finest, strawberry I have ever handied and I 
have been.in the business more than 35 years. 
He continued by saying he handled the. berry 
from’Florida up, and-that their-road. men had 
requested -the growers all the way to plant only 
“Missionary. 
Missionary ,is one. of the easy sorts to grow, 
will make-a,.bed‘of plants on a sand hill. But Be he oy 
of course. With such -conditions oné»could not aver an 
expect those. big* large juicy ‘perries from the ee ; Be Meee 
small spindling plants: under: such’: conditions... ‘ ieee “*  (Imp.) 
There is no variety that I know of ‘that. will ie Biker ac 
yield more quickly to good cultivation than the | \id-season: The Haverland needs no des- 
isstonarsy,, One, ean hare, just, about What Ne | cription; is a universal mid-season variety, and 
and juiceiest berry that it is possible to get he | Should-be polenized with Dunlap, or Dr. Burrill 
ae Fee it sede on eben Beka ae for best results. When set equal rows of each 
best of care and cultivation, -an he can ge i 
» about all the yield-he. could wish for under such | the field over, oné has a eld of berries hard to 
‘conditions. We have often topped Missionary | beat when production is the word. Fine stock 
quarts off with -nine -berries; this: is a pretty | teue to nfiame Haverland. 
size and no market or mouth -eould desire a 
bigger-berry than-that. As to firmness, gence 
will “carry across the Continent and_ back. ie -F d ee 
good condition. Color a beautiful red: through oe en a 
and through; flavor a rich aromatic flavor that Seth 
= liked by the eae 5 aus see ae B.. (Imp). ; 
erry. is big and ripe e have succeeded in : 
erowing about 5,000;000 this season of Mission- | | Late; should: be set with such varieties as 
ary plants that willvgive satisfaction to anyone.:| Chesapeake, Ford, ‘Big Joe, Aroma, ete. Fendali 
Gee er pages were all on on high ee | is a large, late, variety, very showy" when placed 
soil anc e heavy 'rains o 1e season* was jus i 
what the. Missionary, was looking fora so.we | 12: crates. Roan sells well, Quality not as good 
have never grown better plants than «this sea- as some varieties, but wonderful produetive of 
son. ” large Showy berries. : » 
As you will see in another column the season 
was ‘both good for'plants and weeds,.and while 
we have never .grown better plants we were |. - acs 
never put to the expense before to grow the: | an y 
- crop, aS high as $5.00 per day we paid for hoe- mie 
ing plants and we have kept our gang in” the 
field from May 1st to Octoker.ist. But we age » pene BEN) 
proud of our, plants that we have . srown for Late.—One of.the very good old varieties when 
you. ~So let your orders eome. 4 soil .is suitable. The quality of the Gandy is 
25 known in’ every berry market: throughout this 
_° | eountry, and it usually brings top prices. The 
Din Sam le é Ai Gandy is at home on loose springy soil, and for 
p tec Rpt Taal fy very best results should,be set with such va- 
vs | rieties as Ford,: Big Joe; or some other good 
iainvip y perfect sorts, as it is ‘deficient in pollen and 
> for -this reason it has been discarded in some 
Late; one of the old popular sorts. Does well sections, but should not be 6m that account. 
when planted with such varieties as Big’ Joe, If set three rows Gandy and One row of either 
Ford, Wm. Belt,.ete...Fruit large, firm, with Ford or Big Joe, the Gandy:will produce won- 
bright red texture, and of fine shipping quality. der crops. We have the largest stock of Gandy 
Very productive. plants for years. 
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Rewastico Kelloggs Big Late 
Per 
: / (Per). A good late berry aS to what we saw 
Late; a variety originated here in Maryland of it the past season we rather liked its be- 
a few years ago. A fine grower and good large havior, and set a good acreage to plants, but 
fine quality berry, that brings fancy price. Very the heavy early rains drowned most our stock, 
productive and a good'easy plant grower, adap- so we have only a small supply to offer; better 
ted to most any soil or climate. give second choice if Big Late is ordered, 
