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GREATEST VINE BERRY FOR HOME—MARKET 
USTLY reputed to be the largest and finest berry ever produced, the Boysenberry is a grower’s answer to 
certain profits. This newest addition to the berry family came as a result of crossing blackberries, raspberries 
and loganberries. Posses-ing the best attributes of it= parents, the Boysenberry is a veritable giant—often 
growing more than 2 inches in length, and 1 inch in diameter. Its flayor is a subtle and absolutely delicious 
blending of its parent berries. and the tremendous yields. plus its excellent crop. spell success for the Boysen- 
berry in a big way. And, tremendously important also is the fact that—it comes into bearing the next year after 
planting and one planting lasts for many years. 
Commercial growers share with home gardeners their enthusiasm and delight in the abundant growth and 
remarkable quality of Boysenberry.. The fruiting season generally lasts for as long as two months and it is not THORNLESS 
unusual to pick 20 baskets of berries to the plant the second year after planting. We strongly recommend 
that you give this extraordinary berry a trial. You’re bound to be amazed at the results. 12 BOYSENBERRY 
12 YOUNGBERRY 
By Far the Largest and Heaviest Producing Berry of the Blackberry or Dewberry [3m one 
Family. Berries Often Exceed 2 Inches in Length. 2200 Pints Picked From 100 Special Price $3.45 
Two-Year-Old Plants! Average —35 Berries Per Quart Box! Gross Returns — 
$1760.00 From One Acre! : 
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PROFIT ABLE 
ARKET prices in recent years are reasons why every commercial grower 
should plant Dewberries. Townsend’s Select Strain Dewberry stock is 
in fine shape this year and just waiting to turn themselves into ready 
profits for thousands of market growers and home gardeners. The Dew- 
berry is a trailing blackberry and a little less hardy. However. Dewberries 
ripen much earlier than blackberries, are a much larger fruit, and they have a 
finer flavor. It has been successfully grown on a large scale in the central and 
southern states, however since the advent of the Youngberry, the Boysenberry 
and the Nectarberry varieties, the planting section of the Dewberry has been ad- 
vanced some two hundred miles north. Growers have been reporting excellent 
results as far north as Rhode Island and western New York. Due to the very 
fine texture of Dewberries, long hauls should be avoided and they should be 
placed on the market soon alter picking. 
YOUNGBERRY LUCRETIA 
2 Collections for $6.25 
A new trailing variety of the Dewberry family. Kemarkably productive and exceptionally hardy, 
Combining all of the best features of the Rasp- : cS es ; . this 
berry, Blackberry and Dewberry, this new variety this variety is reputed to be the best of this 
has a rich, spicy flavor that is delightful to the class of fruit. Lucretia ripens early and its fruit 
taste, and unsurpassed for sheer productivity. Its 
large, uniform, and practically seedless fruit place 
it among the highest price drawing fruit on any successfully and on a large scale in the south, 
market. Excellent for jellies, canning, or eating 
fresh, Youngberry is tops for either commercial 
growers or home gardeners. northern states. 
are large. firm and meltingly delicious. Grown 
this variety has also been a profitable winner in 
Lancaster County, Pa 
Gentlemen: 
Picking large crop of berries 
from your Thornless Boysenberry. 
Same type of berry as its off-spring, the Thornless Boysenberry the old type does have thorns. Our field is talk of the community. 
Where the planter does not care about picking berries in thorns, then he can save a little in Dated June 30th, 1949 
purchasing plants of the thorny type. We have plenty plants. Charles R. Devore 
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