E. W. TOWNSEND & SONS, SALISBURY, MARYLAND 27 
mms 65 «6M Grape Vines “SIZE 
Plant Grape Vines for PLEASURE and PROFIT 
No home planting is complete without Grape Vines, and lots of ready cash can 
be made on the farm by planting a thousand vines in some out-of-the-way place 
that is not paying expenses. Just tryit. The Grape is easily grown and produces 
fplarge returns for the time and effort expended. Our long-growing season here on 
the Eastern Shore produces vines with a vigorous root system, which makes our 
vines transplant easily, and assures our customers of getting strong healthy fruit 
canes in a very short time after setting. 
CONCORD—tThe most extensively planted black grape; bunches compact and of 
excellent quality; a perfect hardy grower and very productive. 
CATAWBA —Late ripening grape; large; firm and very sweet; fruit of copper red 
color; produced on large compact bunches. 
DELAWARE —tThe standard of excellency; ripens early; flesh juicy and sweet; 
berries of amber color; vines hardy and productive. 
MOORE’S EARLY—A seedling of Concord; ripens two weeks earlier; producing 
large black fruit of excellent quality. 
NIAGARA—One of the Jargest white grapes; handsome compact bunches; de- 
licious flavor; a strong grower ripening with Concord. 
WORDEN—Very popular bluish black; ripens two weeks earlier than Concord; 
large compact bunches; excellent flavor and hardy grower. - 
NEW VARIETIES OF GRAPES OF RECENT 
INTRODUCTION 
The following list are new varieties that have been tested for their dependable per- 
formance both.in the home*garden‘and field vineyards. You will find in these va- 
rieties fruit of the highest quality and in more,than one way show supremacy over 
the standard varieties. 
CHAMPAGNE—A delicious white Grape extremely large and juicy; never before 
have we seen as large compact bunches of grapes as this variety produces. Strong 
sturdy grower; one you will be delighted with. 
CACO—This new red Grape that is giving promise of becoming the leading Red 
variety. On our farms this year it was an outstanding variety, both as to flavor 
and size of fruit—holding fruit well after ripening. 
FREDONTIA—Originated at N. Y. State Agr. Exp. Sta. Black; ripens very early; 
berries large, juicy and sweet, borne in large compact clusters; bunches are com- 
pact and very attractive. 
ONTARIO—White—Follows Portland very closely in ripening. An excellent 
Strong 2-Year Stock of blending of acid and sugar; hence the taste is sprightly and yet sweet. Vines strong, 
Highest Quality. vigorous growers and very productive. Another of the N. Y. State Agr. Station's 
originations. 
PORTLAND—New white Grape developed by N. Y. State Experiment Station. Ripems earlier than any 
other known Grape. Berries large and have that beautiful yellow color like the Niagara. Contains so much 
sugar that it can be eaten long before it is fully ripe. 
SHERIDAN—Is the most promising ee ee 
for commercial growers to compete with California : 
vineyards. It is a late bluish black Grape; large For Quick Results Set 
and more attractive than Concord, and is oper ' 
in keeping qualities. Fruit is produced in large 
handsome clusters, and many of them on each vine. BEARING AGE GRAPE VINES 
We recommend this Grape to all our customers in 
fhe Middle Mtlaatic:. We have a considerable number of calls from our cus- 
tomers, wanting larger vines than our regular 2-year size; 
“GRAPE VINES SELECTED FROM VERY something that will give immediate results after planting. 
BEST STOCK” Our Bearing Age Vines are grown from selected 3-year 
Wellsburg, West Va. plants; topped-pruned and reset under irrigation; where 
ne erie Vine ae soe ae ere ae they have grown the past summer, having produced a nice 
real piants. etter tops an roots ave ne ‘. a ¥ _ 
taneiannee J. A. WEST. crop of fruit in the nursery row and heavy set with new 
aa tee, e fruiting canes. This stock will produce results the first 
incinna o. . 
We wish to thank you for the wonderful grade of Grape year set, and we are passing them along under our Bear- 
Vine stock sent us this year. It is a pleasure to do lZ 2. 
business with a firm putting out stock that is graded ing Age Vines at 2/2 times the 2-year prices. 
to such a high point of perfection. 
LEROY WILLIAMSON. For prices 2-year Grape Vines, see page 31. 
