E. W. TOWNSEND & SONS, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 15 
‘“Let Townsend take the 
worry off your mind”’ 
It is a pleasure for us to make selections of 
varieties for our customers, We have been doing 
this for over twenty-five years for thousands of 
our customers every year. Usually we are better 
acquainted with local conditions in your own sec- 
tion, than the average grower there. I say this 
because we not only get the reports from all the 
leading growers throughout the country, but from 
all the leading State IXxxperiment Stations. We 
know the soil, and climate, in practically every 
strawberry section in the United States. We 
have been making variety tests in most of the 
important strawberry sections for a good many 
years. Generally before a variety is ever offered 
by us for sale, it has had years of tests right in 
your own locality. In this way we are better 
qualified to make selections of varieties for you 
than you would be yourself. We are not asking 
for the privilege to do this in every case, but 
simply offering our services to those who are 
not exactly familiar with what varieties to plant 
that will make them the most money. 
This service is absolutely free. I am always ready 
to take up your proposition, and make out your list, 
just as particular as if I were preparing my own 
plantings. If you were to pay me $100 I could not 
render you a more valuable service than I give to 
thousands every year free. I always exert every 
effort to make your experience in growing straw- 
berries profitable. 
Our Ready Made Strawberry Gardens have been a 
wonderful success to most of our customers who 
grow strawberries for home use, and local markets, 
but we have not stopped there. We have made Se- 
lections for many of the largest growers and asso- 
ciations in the country and have received praise 
after praise from these managers. 
One large Cooperative Association wrote us a few 
years ago as follows: ‘‘When we decided to have 
Townsend make the selections of varieties for us, 
and to follow his plans, we were astonished when 
we received the plans and varieties selected. Some 
of our growers were quick to mention when the 
proposition was being talked over that Townsend 
would be most likely to select to higher priced 
plants in order to make the most profit for himself. 
But to the surprise of such growers, the list was 
entirely different. Selections were made, we found, 
to suit our requirements regardless of cost, and the 
reductions given us in price was highly appreciated 
by our whole membership. This fact speaks for 
itself, as you have been given the liberty to sub- 
stitute varieties for us for the past several years.” 
In writing our descriptions we try to make them 
as plain as possible in order that our customers can 
make their own selections, but there are so many 
factors that enter into the strawberry growing that 
it is not possible for us to write descriptions in a 
catalogue that will fit for every section. There are 
many sections in every State that are as different 
as the East is from the West as to the behavior of 
varieties. This is even so many times in some coun- 
ties. In order to be sure of what a variety will 
do in a particular section, it is necessary to have it 
tested there first. This is our way, and the only 
way. There are some varieties known as universal 
varieties that do well in practically all sections and 
in all soils. We name below a few of these favorites. 
PREMIER has been found to do well in most sec- 
tions except the far south. 
MISSIONARY has proven a valuable variety for the 
entire south. 
AROMA is profitably grown in every state of the 
Union. 
BIG JOE has proven profitable in 90% of all straw- 
berry sections. 
DUNLAP is more profitable in the western states 
(but not the best). 
TOWNSEND’S BIG LATE has proven a universal 
variety. 
FORD has done well wherever Premier has been 
grown successfully. 
GANDY has generally filled the bill where an ex- 
tremely late is wanted. 
CHESAPEAKE is a favorite wherever soil conditions 
are right, except in the far south. 
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LUPTON has proven a money maker in all the east- 
ern states. 
MASCOT grows well in all sections of the country; 
extremely late. 
WM. BELT has been a favorite for market garden- 
ers in all sections north of the Mason-Dixon line 
for the past twenty-five years or more. 
“TOWNKING” has made good as a late variety in 
every state in the Union. There are but very few 
sections in any state that it has not made a bet- 
ter showing than any other late variety. 
“MAYQUEEN”, while not as well known to the pub- 
lic as “'Townking”’ or some other varieties of more 
recent introduction, is a valuable variety for home 
uSe or market in practically every state and sec- 
tion where tested. 
ABERDEEN has been sent to practically every state 
and has been tested by thousands of horticultur- 
ists. It is almost a 100% perfect. A valuable va- 
riety for market purposes on account of its hardi- 
ness in plant growth and great productiveness. 
HOWARD’S SUPREME, while of recent introduction, 
it has been tested in most of the strawberry sec- 
tions by the State Experiment Stations, and has 
been found the nearest ideal strawberry ever origi- 
nated, and no grower should hesitate to plant free- 
ly of Howard’s Supreme. 
“JUPITER” has made good wherever tests have been 
made. It is valuable as a commercial variety or 
for home use. It is of the Gandy type except that 
it is among the first to ripen and is predicted by 
all who have seen it in fruit or grown it to become 
bs leading standard market variety in a short 
ime. 
EVERBEARING VARIETIES 
MASTODON, on account of its size and hardiness, 
has become the leading everbearing variety. 
“LUCKY STRIKE” is of a better quality than Mas- 
todon, and the best for home use. 
PROGR ESSre (or Champion) is surpassed by the 
above. 
ALDRICH promises to be a good variety for the 
northern states. Quality excellent and a good 
producer. 
The above mentioned varieties are the cream of 
the list, while there are some other varieties not 
mentioned in this list that are good in some certain 
sections and some growers still plant them because 
they have not grown the better varieties. 
JUST ONE OF THE REASONS WHY TOWNSENDS 
HAS BECOME THE LARGEST STRAWBERRY 
PLANT GROWERS IN THE WORLD 
North Collin, N. Y. 
Your firm was highly recommended to me by a close 
friend of mine; informing me that you are growers of 
fine healthy berry plants. I shall greatly appreciate 
receiving one of your catalogues. 
R. MASTERS MUTE. 
