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E. W. TOWNSEND, c. sbury, Md. 



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KING OF AUTUMN, Photographed Sept. 29th. 



King of Autumn 



King (of the autumn). — We originated the 

 King from a cross between the Autumn and 

 Chesapeake. We have had this under test 

 for seven years, two years before the Superb 

 came out, but as we had to sLart with one 

 plant and then did not have very favorable 

 success, the first two years we have been un- 

 able to raise sufficient plants to get it fully 

 established. However, we have had some 

 very highly complimentry reports on the 

 King. 



We expect to see the King rank with the 

 very best of the ever bearers, as soon as the 

 plants ca-i be grown. Some of our customers 

 claim that it surpassed both the Progressive 

 and Superb, both in amount of fruit produccc 

 and quality, for the past two years. 



Mr. S. W. Townsend, of Delaware, while 

 on a visit to our place the past Spring, stated 

 that the King was leading both the Progres- 

 sive and the Superb, and that he should plant 

 more of it and less of the others. Mr. Town- 

 send is the largest grower of ever-bearing 

 iberries in the State of Delaware, and is con- 

 sidered a good judge of fruit. We consider, 

 as grown on our grounds, that the King is the 

 largest of the ever-bearing varieties, the 

 Quality ranks with the Superb, being mild 

 and delicious, color, bright red all over, about 

 same color as its parent, the Chesapeake, 

 which it really resembles in shape and size. 

 Plants large and stalky like the Chesapeake, 

 makes a goodly number when allowed to. 

 While we have never grown it under hill sys- 

 tem we think this the ideal way to grow it 



for fruit. 



We have about 50,000 plants this season 

 and shall be pleased to have them as widely 

 distributed as possible. We recommend it to 

 all for a trial. 



WAS WELL PLEASED AND TOLD HIS NEIGHBOR, 



Montgomery County, Pa. 

 Mr. E. W. Townsend, 

 Salisbury, Md. 



Dear Sir — I pureliased from you in the spring 

 100 King (of autumn) plants. They have done 

 splendid. I am well pleased with them. They 

 will certainly be a good advertisement for you 

 here. My neighbor wants some of them. 



Very truly yours, 



JOHN K. WILFONG. 



Mr. E. W. Townsend. 



Franklin Co., Ohio. 

 The 500 Progressive plants purchased from you 

 in April has removed all doubts as to the merits 

 of the ever-bearing strawberry. Everybody de- 

 lighted with them here. You will get lots of 

 orders next vear. I wish I had bought more. 



IRA W. BETTS. 



EVER-BEARING STRAWBERRIES. 



Until recently most people have been skep- 

 tical about the ever-bearing strawberry. They 

 have classed it with other horticultural sen- 

 sations that have had dazzling careers in ad- 

 vertisements, but a disappointing one with 

 growers. The unanimous opinion now is that 

 this class of strawberries has now come to 

 stay. — Editors, Country Gentleman. 



