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WHAT THE INTRODUCER SAYS OF THE 

 MATTHEWS. 



Dear Sir— In introducing the new early straw- 

 berry "Matthews," will say that in my judgment 

 and also, I believe, in the judgment of everyone 

 else who has seen it fruiting, it will fill a long 

 felt want as it is extremely early, ripening at the 

 same time as the "Excelsior." It is of large size 

 and of a beautiful deep red color with large green 

 cap. It is also immensely productive. The foli- 

 age is large and healthy. The berry is also a 

 good seller as is evidenced by the fact that 11 

 cents per quart is the lowest price they brought on 

 the market last season. 



I am olfering the plants for sale the first time 

 this spring and at a price all can afford to pay. I 

 am sure out of the hundreds who have seen it 

 fruiting, there is not one but will agree with me 

 in this statement. 



This is no falce, but a variety of genuine merit 

 and I only wish that every berry grower in this 

 section could have seen it growing for I feel con- 

 fident that they would bear me out. 



I have been fruiting it for four seasons, and 

 during this time many persons have seen it ripen- 

 ing. I do not know of one that was not deeply 

 impressed with its earliness, size and the immense 

 amount of fruit set. 



I am putting it on the market with the utmost 

 confidence that it will both please and pay any- 

 one who plants it. 



Please read a few testimonials of persons whose 

 judgment means something. 



Respectfully, 



F. E. MATTHEWS. 



Peninsula Produce Exchange of Maryland. 

 Mr. F. E. Matthews, 



My Dear Mr. Matthews— Referring to your re- 

 quest for an expression of my judgment of the 

 new strawberry "The Matthews" propagated by 

 you and which you have been growing for several 

 years, I beg to say : 



As you know I have a number of times visited 

 your farm and closely examined the said berry 

 plants and their fruit. I have also a number of 

 times noticed them in our local market. 



I must state that my observations fully con- 

 vience me that you have an unusually valuable 

 berry, a berry which is certainly the earliest berry 

 I know, ripening fully a week ahead of the Mis- 

 sionary and being a much larger and prolific 

 berry than any other early variety. It also seems 

 to be a berry that will carry good. Indeed I 

 think your experience with it in putting it on the 

 markets the past year shows that it is a good 

 shipping berry. 



If you propose to market the plants this season 

 and wish to refer any prospective buyer to me 

 I shall take pleasure in giving the above opinion 

 as to its merits. 



With best wishes, I am. 



Very truly yours, 

 COLMORE E. BYRD, Cashier, 



The Citizens' National Bank. 



(Mr. Byrd, although a bank cashier, owns and 

 operates one of the best farms in this section and 

 is also one of its best farmers. — F. E. M.) 



The new strawberry which Mr. Frank E. 

 Matthews, of Somerset county, propagated a 

 few years ago has attracted much attention 

 this season and has so won public favor as 

 to be reckoned as the best early berry that 

 has ever been seen in this section. Mr. Mat- 

 thews has quite a number of them on his farm 

 on the Pocomoke river this year and during 

 the past week farmers, as well as others inter- 

 ested in strawberry culture, have visited his 

 farm to witness the results obtained from his 



patches. The fact is that the results obtained 

 from this berry have to be seen to be ap- 

 preciated and it would be impossible to de- 

 scribe it on paper. It is beautiful in color, 

 handsome in size and delicious in taste. In 

 fact it is all that could be asked of the berry 

 family. — From the Worcester Democrat, 

 Pocomoke City, Md., issue of May 15th, 1915. 



MARYLAND AGRICTLTURAL EXPERIMENT 

 STATION. 



College Park, Md., 

 Mr. E. W. Townsend, 



Dear Mr. Matthews — I am very glad to have the 

 opportunity to see your new strawberry in fruit- 

 ing. I was very agreeably surprised to find such 

 a promising variety. Its earliness, size, attractive 

 color, good quality and productiveness should go 

 a long ways towards making this a profitable 

 first early sort. 



Everyone who saw the berries which you so 

 kindly gave me, praised them highly. 

 Very truly yours, 



W. R. BALLARD, Pomology- 



Pocomoke City, Md. 

 Mr. F. E. Matthews, 



Sir — My several visits last Spring to your farm 

 to view your early Strawberry patch was a revela- 

 tion to me. I never saw such pretty berries nor 

 quite so large, especially so as to their uniform- 

 ity. The vines seemed to be loaded almost to the 

 point of groaning and were all of such uniform 

 size and such beautiful color. I am no farmer, 

 but I am deeply interested in farming and I hope 

 your new berry may prove successful for you. 

 Very truly yours, 

 .JOHN W. ENNIS, Cashier, 

 The Pocomoke City National Bank. 



Mr. F. E. Matthews, 



Care of OflSce of County Commissioners, 

 Princess Anne, Maryland. 

 Dear Sir— I am pleased to tell you that I had the 

 pleasure of seeing your new Strawberry. "Mat- 

 thews," growing for three seasons and found it to 

 be the finest Extra Early berry that ever came 

 to my notice. It was about the first to ripen and 

 what was better, the berries were large, of good 

 color and you were able to market all of your 

 crop before the mid-season varieties were Vipe- 

 Yours very truly, 



W. C. CULLEN, 

 Secretary-Treasurer and (Jen'I Manager, 



NOT WHAT WE SAY BUT WHAT OTHERS 

 SAY ABOUT TOWNSEND THOROUGHBRED. 

 Zion City. 111., Mav 4, 191G. 

 Mr. E. W. T. Dear Sir— The S.OOO strawberry 

 plants received in first class condition. They are 

 without question the best lot of plants we 'have 

 ever received from any grower. 

 Yours truly, 



N. A. v"t >[. ^r. R. 



Franklin County. Ohio. 

 Mr. E. W. Townsend, 

 Salisbury, Md. 

 Dear Sir— I received the plants O. K. and they 

 were certainly fine plants and big count. You 

 may look for a big order next spring. I am a 

 satisfied customer. J. C. WALTERS. 



Note— This was Mr. Walters* first trip, and he 

 is already a satisfied customer. 



