6 TOWNSEND NURSERIES INC.—SALISBURY—MARYLAND 
MILLIONS OF SELECTED 
STRAIN PREMIER ARE 
GROWN ANNUALLY AT 
OUR PLANT FARMS 
/ Still the Greatest 
Commercial Early 
ao = Berry of Them All 
y PREMIER 
--ONLY : per 1000 in 5000 Lots 
HE Premier strawberry is still the queen, and retains its popu- 
larity with thousands of individual growers because it put a big 
crop of fine appearing berries on the market first every time, and 
does it under climatic conditions that often kill other varieties. 
No other variety can supplant Premier for all around superiority. 
Superiority as a money maker. Superiority inasmuch as Premier 
eliminates crop failure, and by fruiting and ripening days and 
often a week earlier, Premier never fails to command—and get— 
the highest price. Premier has everything that its name implies, 
and by our select strain method of growing, we have maintained 
all of the high qualities that made Premier the immediate sen- 
sation of the strawberry world when it was first introduced, and 
has kept it there ever since. 
NEW 
LOW 
PRICES 
ON 
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SELECT STRAIN 
PLANTS OUT- 
YIELD OTHERS 
“AT NO EXTRA COST’ 
York Co., Penna. 
Oct. 25th, 1949 
Mr. L. Sherman Townsend 
Townsend Nurseries, Ine. 
Dear Sir: 
The five hour trip to your nurseries 
was more than worthwhile, viewing 
over 200 acres of SELECT-STRAIN 
berry plants. Your high quality plants 
have been very well grown, and are 
sure to please your 1950 customers. 
Increase our original order to read 
60.000 PREMIER and 40,000 TOWN- 
KING. Your select strain Premier out 
yields all others, last Spring’s crop 
averaging over 14.500 quarts per acre, 
and bringing top prices. O. R. L. 
is one of the largest in the country—the quality has never been better. 
If you are seeking heavier yielding crops of large fine fruit, plant 
Townsend’s original strain of HEAVY YIELDING PREMIER. We will 
reserve plants for you, digging and shipping whenever you are ready. 
Every bundle of Townsend’s Premier has been double inspected and 
certified by the Maryland State Dept. of Entomology. Our strain of 
Premier is direct from the original planting and has been consistently 
bred each year for heavier yields. Our new ground planting of Premier 
LOR_An attractive, bright, 
scarlet red, capped by a colorful 
green calyx that serves to accen- 
tuate the berries’ color when 
eyed by prospective buyers. 
= Uniformly large. and under 
favorable growing conditions, the 
berries run to extra large sizes, 
holding up well throughout the 
entire ripening season and up 
until the last picking. 
S_Classed as a _ long 
distance shipper where trucks are 
employed, Premier is ideal for SEA - 
the market gardener because of 
its lasting firmness. 
VIGOR—Premier is a_ strong 
healthy grower, making a good 
fruiting bed on a wide range of 
soils and climatic conditions. 
ALITY__A constant demand 
over a period of years serves to 
rank Premier among the fore- 
most for flavor and quality. Rec- 
commended for home use, local 
sales or commercial markets. 
DFASON OF RIPENII +—Premier 
berries are among the first vari- 
eties to ripen, and comes on the 
market when other strawberries 
are practically non-existant or in 
their earliest stages. 
ROST RESISTANT—Premier is 
practically immune to late spring 
frosts. This is due to the peculiar 
plant growth which it makes, al- 
most completely hiding the blos- 
som and protecting it from severe 
cold, 
