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TOWNSENDS' 

 SELECT STRAIN 



are 

 Vigorous Growers 



Several years ago when 

 Chesapeake was originated, 

 it was noted to be a shy 

 plant maker; however 

 through our method of 

 "plant selection" we have 

 built up the strain of this 

 fine variety to such a high 

 degree of plant making 

 quality that a good fruit- 

 ing bed under ordinary 

 growing conditions is as- 

 sured; — meaning larger 

 yields and profits; as Chesa- 

 peake is a sure cropper if 

 weather conditions are at 

 all favorable. 



Townsends' Plant Farms 

 have become headquarters 

 for Select Strain Chesa- 

 peake of outstanding qual- 

 ity, and this year, as always 

 we have a nice stock on 

 hand to take care of your 

 order regardless of whether 

 It be for one hundred or 

 one million. 

 All Plants Double Inspected 



DOMINATES THE 



A — Sure Cropper. 



B — Bright rich red color. 



C — Doesn't discolor after 



picking and retains 



bright red color for 



several days. 

 D — Average size, 20 to 30 



berries to a quart. 



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• LATE BERRIES BRING HIGHER PRICES 



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HERE'S WHAT 



'R. W. BRUBAKER THINKS 



>F CHESAPEAKE STRAWBERRIES 



tENTLEMEN: Lancaster Co., Pa) 



For twenty-five years I have used your\ 

 ilants for setting my berry fields. The! 

 Chesapeake have always made me money. 1 

 iBut I must say that your new Select-Strain ] 

 [Chesapeake, have been more than satlsfac- 

 itory. They make better fruiting beds — fruit 

 I is larger — more attractive — and certainly 

 we have larger yields than ever before, 

 making more profit per acre. After com- 

 paring your Chesapeake with some 

 others, and seeing them growing in 

 your fields, you may be assured 

 that Townsend will get all our 

 plant orders from now on. 

 Yours Sincerely, 

 W.BRT 



VARIETIES Becaum 



E —Exceptionally late and a good shipper. 



F — ^Doesn't come into bearing until all 

 the early varieties are practically 

 through and extends berry season 

 fully two weeks. 



G — ^Distinctly a high quality berry, which 

 brings top market price. 



'N sections where late berries command higher prices than 

 early varieties, we recommend Chesapeake as a well-known 

 profit-maker. In most sections Chesapeake begins to ripen three or 

 four days after Townking. 



Best results can be obtained on rich loam or springy type soil, 

 where Chesapeake produces excellent yields of fine, beautiful berries 

 — attractive in size, color and 

 shape. There is always a ready 

 market for berries of this 

 nature and good prices can 

 easily be obtained. 



Enthusiastic growers 

 throughout the Northern 

 States, Illinois, Indiana, Mich- 

 igan, Wisconsin, Ohio, West 

 Virginia, North Carolina and 

 Virginia report annually in- 

 creasing demands for Chesa- 

 peake. To meet these demands 

 we constantly devote more 

 and more acreage to this fine 

 late variety. 



If a superior late fruiting va- 

 riety is needed in your section 

 be sure to order and set Chesa- 

 peake — You'll be deUghted with 

 the results. 



