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E. W. TOWNSEND, SaUsbur-. Md. 



Dewberries 



We grow only two varieties, the Austin 

 (Mays) and the Lucretia. We have tried 

 others, but they have all been failures and we 

 have settled on these two varieties until we 

 see something better. 



The Austin ripens about one week earlier 

 than Lucretia with us. But is not as good a 



shipper as the Lucretia, but for home markets 

 it is a fine variety and can be recommended; 

 but for long distant shipments I can only rec- 

 ommend the Lucretia as the most profitable 



dewberry ever grown. 



For best results plants should be set in rows 

 five feet one way and four feet the other and 

 at the end of the first year's growth tied to 

 stakes about three and one-half feet above the 

 ground; the tips cut back about one foot. TMs 

 keeps the fruit clean and when given thia 

 pruning makes the berries of better uniform 

 size. They are also much easier picked wlien 

 thus tied. We recommend light soil for dew- 

 berries and a Southern slope when possible. 

 Our plants are all hand-tipped in the early fall. 

 This insures extra strong roots. Owing to tlie 

 labor troubles we are compelled to ask our 

 customers this season a trifle more for our 

 dewberry plants than has been our custom. 

 The tipping and also digging of the dewberry 

 plants is a very sticky job and we were com- 

 pelled to raise our former wages whicli we 

 had been accustomed to pay. But at our 

 present prices you will find them as cheap as 

 the cheapest and far below many. We begin to 

 ship dewberry plants in November, and can 

 make shipments any time in Winter. It is 

 usually the cheapest way to have them go by 

 freight if in lots of four to five thousand. 



Austin (Mays) 

 Lucretia 



25 50 100 1,000 

 .50 .75 $1.00 $6.00 

 .50 .75 l.OO €.00 



GET THE BOYS INTERESTED 



GET THE BOY INTERESTED. — A small 

 patch of berries in the garden may be the 

 very means of keeping the boy on the farm. 

 I have no doubt that I would have been in the 

 city today shut up in some office or work- 

 shop if it had not been for a little berry patch. 

 This being the first crop ever cultivated for 

 myself to have for my own. And I remember 

 today how proud I was of this little patch. 

 I remember that the first money realized from 

 it was a few hundred plants taken up from 

 between the rows and sold to neighbors. We 

 lived a good distance from town and I never 

 made very much money from my berries. But 



they were a pleasure to me in working and 

 growing them for myself, and led me each 

 year to increase my little plantings until I 

 was a group-up man. About this time a large 

 commercial house, of Boston, was lookiiag for 

 a man to take charge of the growing end of a 

 large number of acres of strawberries. I was 

 recommended by some of my neighbors as a 

 man up-to-date in berry growing. I accepted 

 the position, having under contract as much 

 as 300 acres of berries at one time. After five 

 years I resigned this position and went into 

 the growing of plants for sale on my own ac- 

 count. Our present business now speaks for 

 itself. 



SWEET POTATO SPROUTS. 



We usually have these sprouts in any quantity, from May 1st until July 1st. 



BIG STEM JERSEY (our leader) 50 2.00 



Gold Skin (beautiful yellow chunky) 50 2.08 



Nancy Hall (extra early, yellow chunk) 50 2.00 



Yellow Nansemond (heavy yielder, yellow chunk) 50 2.00 



Potato sprouts may be sent by parcel post, prepaid, for 10c. per 100 extra. 



Ask for special price on large lots. 



CABBAGE PIvANTS. 



Price of all varieties, $1.25 for 500; $2.00 per 1,000; 10,000 or over, $1.50 per 1,000. 



Varieties. 



Southern Grown. Winter Hardened. 



Early Jersey Wakefield. Autumn King (late). 



Large Charleston Wakefield. Surehead (late). 



Early Summer. St. Louis (late market). 



Early Flat Dutch. All Seasons (late). 



Late Flat Dutch. Volga (late). 

 Large American Drumhead. __ Early Winningstead. 



