Beauti 



BEAUTY i medium late > We have hesitated 

 in adding Beauty to our list of plants for 

 several years. We have grown it on dif- 

 ferent soils for the past five years, and it 

 has always made a fair showing. While 

 we still believe there are other medium 

 late varieties just as good as Beauty, we 

 feel that it is a very valuable variety, and 

 can be grown by the average grower prof- 

 itably. Beauty is a strong, robust grower 

 on the average soil. It produces abund- 

 ance of high-class berries that are medium 

 to large; round, bright red, and of excel- 

 lent quality, and firm enough to ship long 

 distance. Beauty has been highly adver- 

 tised and recommended by most of the 

 leading growers throughout the country. 



Cive Beauty a trial 

 in your garden this 

 year, or include 

 some in your test 

 plot. 



NEW VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES FOR TESTING 



WIL-SON (late) a new late introduction from Michigan. 

 Said to be a cross of the Wm. Belt and Gibson. It greatly 

 resembles the Wm. Belt in color, shape and is about the 

 same in quality (which is the very besti. Growers, who 

 have fruited it, state that it is not subject to rust. The 

 fruit is large to extra large, firm, sweet and the color is 

 deep red to center. Very productive and ripens for a long 

 season. Highly recommended. Prices — 25 plants, SO. 60; fifty 

 plants, S0.90; one hundred plants, SI. 60. For prices in larger 

 quantities, see price list on page 30. 



MILLER (medium early) a new introduction from Ohio, 

 originated by Mr. V. W. Miller, of Athens, Ohio, and very 

 highly recommended to us. Mr. Miller is one of our old 

 customers and knows what good strawberries are. He states 

 that the Miller is a strong, vigorous grower, produces a 

 heavy crop of large to extra large, rich, bright colored 

 berries. Quality and production ranks with any other va- 

 rieties ever tested by him. Also states that his pickers prefer 

 it to any of the older varieties on his farms. Mr. Miller 

 sent us a small amount of these plants and gave us the 

 sole right to propagate them for sale. We have not fruited 

 them yet on our own farms, but we had such a fine stock 

 of the plants and they come so highly recommended that we 

 were persuaded to offer them to our customers this season. 

 Prices — 25 plants, S0.60; fifty plants, SO. 90; one hundre'd 

 plants, SI. 50. For prices in larger quantities, see price list 

 on page 30. 



MARCUS (mid-season) This is a valuable new mid- 

 season variety that we are offering for the first time. We 

 have fruited it several times in our trial plots, and it has 



Strawberry Testing Grounds on our farms, where several 

 hundred varieties are being grown. 



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always made a good showing among the best standards. 

 Fruit is large, bright red. and quality is very good. firm, and 

 productive. It will keep on the vines several days after 

 being ripe. Suitable for home or market use. and should, by 

 all means, be given a trial. Prices — 2-5 plants, SI. 00; fifty 

 plants, $1.75; one hundred plants, S3. 00. 



McCOWAN (mid-season) This variety was sent to us 

 by one of our Pennsylvania customers, stating that he had 

 found it the best variety for his local market. We have 

 fruited it twice, and find it to be a very High Quality berry. 

 A large bright red, moderately firm, quality excellent, and a 

 strong hardy grower, very productive. We recommend it for 

 a trial. Plants limited. Prices — 25 plants, S1.00; 50 plants, 

 S1.75; 100 plants, S3.00. 



Varieties Originated at the New York Agriculture 

 Experiment Station 



The following new varieties of Strawberries offered by us this 

 year for the first time, are all from a cross between Marshall 

 and Howard 17 (Premier). The plants of these three va- 

 rieties are very vigorous, productive, hardy and healthy. The 

 vigor and plant making ability exceeds that of any standard 

 varieties in the Station collection. All are mid-season except 

 Culver, which is late. These three varieties are perfect 

 flowering. 



CAMDEN Was named because of its extreme vigor and 

 planting making qualities. The fruit characters are 

 factory for a good market berry. The fruit is large 

 glossy and very attractive. Prices — 25 plants. >!."•<»: fifty 

 plants, SI. 75; one hundred plants. S3. 00. 



._. , CLERMONT This varietv is offered as a general 

 market berry. The fruits are very large and hold 



SMj up well in size throughout the season. The t 

 ■H are regular, very glossy and attractive, do not b: 



easily, and the qualitv is verv good. Prices — ■.'.-> plants. 

 S1.00; fifty plants, SI. 75; one hundred plant- | 



CULVER This is a late mid-season berrv. rather 

 dark in color, and well adapted to preserving. The 

 berries are large, regular, and br u The 



flavor is sprightly and the quality very good It Is 

 excellent for preserving, for mark 



use. Prices — 25 plants, SI. 00; fiftv pints, si."; one 

 hundred plants. S3. 00. 



OUR TEST PLOTS 



Constantly on the alert to keep a step ahead of our 

 nearest competitors in the way of better, and im- 

 proved varieties — The Townsend's \ 

 past quarter of a century 



grounds (like the scene shown at left I: :s here 

 that we are able to establish :; 

 quality of each variety that we offer Not OB 

 but we carry on tests at the lead iltural 



Stations, throughout the country, and from :: 

 ous reports received fr 



a position to check up id thus 



give our customers intelligent advice. 



