MITCHELLS EARLY, (Per) 
Extra Early, Good Quality, Small. 
Michaels Early (or Mitchell’s Early)—This is an- 
other old time favorite, and still a favorite with most 
gardeners as it is one of the very best berries for table 
use. Very mild and sweet, needs but little sugar. Only 
fault—too small for commercial use except where its 
quality is known. Every garden should have a few of 
this grand old sort. 
} WAR-DYKE, (Imp) 
~ Medium Early. (A Townsend Introduction 
For many years the great commercial centers have 
been looking for a berry with the Klondyke qualities 
that will yield big crops of the same shape and same 
quality. Thousands of seedlings has been tested with 
this in view. Our last cross was made with the War- 
field and Klondyke and we believe that we have suc- 
ceeded in part in getting what the commercial growers 
have been looking for 
I described it as follows—Season same as the Klon- 
dyke and Warfield. We have tried it on different soils 
and it seems to do equally well on any soil and has never 
failed in the three years we have tested it to produce a 
large crop of extra fine medium to large size berries. 
Color bright red same as Klondyke, and about same size 
eee start but holds its size much better than Klon- 
dyke. 
In rows fruited with the Klondyke being three rows 
of each, War-Dyke yielded just three quarts to the 
Klondyke one, the season thru. Fruit was taken in to 
the Loading Station and sold as Klondyke until the Buy- 
YBER 
This variety has been 
ers were told the difference. 
tested out as a shipper and found to be equally as good 
a shipper as Klondyke and in no instance has any one 
been able to tell the difference after it was picked and 
crated. Our only regret is that it is an imperfect flow- 
ering variety and will have to be fruited by a perfect 
flowering of same season. To bring this about we have 
tried a plot each year with five rows War-Dyke, and two 
rows Klondyke and in this way we have produced a 
wonderful crop each time, and the berries are all same 
quality. I fully believe that this will be the proper way 
to grow them and by doing this, one is able to produce 
about 7,000 to 8,000 quarts per acre against about 2,500 
to 3,000 quarts of the Klondyke alone. I am certainly 
pleased to be able to offer this grand variety to our cus- 
tomers, especially in the South and Southwest where 
the Klondyke has been the old favorite for years and its 
set back being non-productive. Another thing in the 
favor of the War-Dyke that was against the Klondyke 
is the fact that the strawberry beetle does not harm an 
imperfect flowering variety and if given perfect ferti- 
lization it is sure to produce a crop in any section. 
Orders should be placed early for War-Dyke as our 
stock is limited and will be sold in small amounts this 
season. 
E. W. Townsenp & Sons, Plant City, Fla., 
Salisbury, Md. Dec. 27, 1922. 
Gentlemen: We wish to express to you our sincere appreciation 
for the way you have handled our plant orders. We hope to be able 
to send you another nice lot of plant orders again this season. You 
are certainly giving us good plants, and this is having a great deal 
to do with the success our people are having here with berries.. We 
never hesitate to recommend Townsend’s plants. Again thanking you 
for your favors, we beg to remain, your very truly, : 
. M. ANDERSON, 
Sec’y Plant City Growers’ Ass’n. 
WAR-DYKE 
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