E. W. TOWNSEND SONS • SALISBURY • MARYLAND 



STARBRIGHT 



STARBRIGHT 



THE NEW BIG LATE STRAWBERRY 



This NEW, splendid variety, was originated by U. S. 

 Dept. of Agri., and sold on the market in 1940-41 at a 

 premium. We sincerely recommend this new variety, 

 and advise our large berry growers, as well as the home 

 gardener to plant this strawberry this SPRING. A cross 

 of Fairfax and Chesapeake, good shipper, fruiting sea- 

 son little earlier than Chesapeake and better plant 

 maker. The berry is lighter in color than Fairfax, very 

 glossy skin, a truly extra fancy strawberry on any 

 market. Prices on page 47. 



We Are Mighty Proud Of The Record Yields Being Made By Our Customers 

 With Townsend's Select Strain Premier 



GETS 1400 QUARTS LARGE BERRIES 

 FROM 1,000 PREMIER SET 



DEAR SIRS: St. Lawrence Co.. N. Y. 



I have wonderful success with your Select-Strain Premier, 

 strawberry plants. I average about 1400 quarts of large berries 

 to 1,000 plants that I set, so I am planting again this vear. 



MRS. FRANK FULLER. 



LARGE BERRY GROWER GETS 16.000 QUARTS PER 

 ACRE FROM TOWNSEND'S SELECT-STRAIN 



GENTLEMEN: Cumberland Co.. Penna. 



Enclosed vou will please find our order for 20.000 TOWN- 

 SEND'S SELECT-STRAIN PREMIER, strawberry plants. We, 

 are sure that vou would like to know that we are well pleased 

 with your strain of plants, which yield about 16.000 quarts 

 berries per acre for us. L. L. WILLIAMS. 



TOWNSEND CUSTOMER FOR OVER TWENTY YE.\RS 



GENTLEMEN: Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. 



For over twenty years I have used your plants, with great 

 success. They produce good fruiting beds — with big crops of 

 nice large berries which sell readilv on the market. The past 

 season we picked over 50.000 quarts off of about 3U acres. We 

 have never found any Premier plants to come up with yours 

 and vou might alwavs expect our future orders. Please find 

 order enclosed for this years planting. F. R. NELSON. 



TOWNSEND'S PREAHER OUT YIELDS ALL OTHERS 



GENTLEMEN: Barnstable Co.. Mass. 



Attached you will please find order for 15.000 Select-Strain 

 Premier plants — for which kindly book order and ship at 

 proper planting time. 



Your plants always out yield all others and the berries are 

 larger and we get larger crops — which mean more profit to 

 us. You can expect many new orders from this neighborhood 

 this year, as growers are turning to your plants all the time. 



M. O. RAPOZA. 



New Varieties Strawberries SivT raKE'' TtVa^ 



FAIRMORE 



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IHIS variety was origi- 

 nated by the U. S. Dept. 

 *.^4.«« » , ^ . , — °^ Agric. and has been 



extensively tested in Nortti Carolina and other leading 

 berry growing states of the South It was selected from 

 thousands of seedlings and has been outstanding in the 

 tests made by these colleges. In plant growth it is more 

 vigorous than Blakemore, Klondvke, or Missionary It 

 ripens about with the Blakemore and earlier than Fairfax. 

 The berries are as large or larger than Blakemore and is 

 considered to be a better variety for markets that pay a 

 top price for extra large size, quality berries. A fine va- 

 riety for southern plantings. 



MIDSEASON varl- 



NORTH STARiaa 



ety introduced by 



AgTlc. and recommended for'^^mercial Ind home^ga?- 

 den plantings in all leading berry growing sections. It 

 Y^J^^^^^^^^T^s'-^'ely tested in New England States, also 

 flivnr o ^^'fi^ ^^^ Pennsylvania. The berries are of high 

 Vi^° ^^^ ^^^ quality, especially recommended for sec- 

 « Ho! ^^/re Dorsett is killed by early frosts. Berries have 

 L^fty J ^^ bright red color which extends through to the 

 ?^^ I keeping its bright color for several days after pick- 

 e^f^^fi^^^^ri^ ^'^^y ^^^ ^^d will withstand long-distant 

 ^<-i£R^^^;.^^^^' ^^P^^ evenly all over, therefore making 

 picking very easy, and when placed on the market makes 

 yeli^^ ^ ^^^ package. Give North Star a trial this 



DAYBREAK ^Ti 



|HIS is the earliest berry 

 grown in the southern 

 _ states. It is about a week 



or ten days earlier than the Missionary and several days 

 earlier than Blakemore, usually producing a heavy first 

 crop, producing fruit for the early market when prices 

 are usually highest. It is as productive as Missionary- or 

 Blakemore. Fruit equals that of Blakemore and of bright, 

 glossy, crimson red. Can be classed as a good shipper and 

 one worthy of a planting in the southern states. Of U. S. 

 Dept. of Agric. origination. 



PFRROM The fruit of this berrv Is bright, glossy 

 4lJ-iUll.Vi^i^. red. It is of delicious flavor, having 

 strong, heavy stems which hold their fruit well up from 

 the soil. It is a good yielder and one which, we feel, will 

 produce excellent results in the New England States and 

 should be given trial in other berry growing sections. 

 Fruit ripens about the same time as Chesapeake and 

 other late varieties. 



CIJT7T Tr^M This is an early berry, ripenine: about 

 OnLjJ-il V^il* the same time as the Premier (Howard 

 17). It is almost as good a producer. Fruit is very firm 

 and has many of the qualities of such high priced mar- 

 ket favorites as Chesapeake and Catskill. It is similar in 

 flavor to Chesapeake. Tested in 24 sections of the state 

 of Connecticvit before introducing. 



FAIRMORE Sold for Highest Prices on New Yorlc Market of Any Variety Shipped Out of N. C. in 1940 



