E. W. TOWNSEND SONS • SALISBURY • MARYLAND 



(HOWARD 17) 



Our strain of Premier is direct 



from the original planting and 



has been consistently bred each 



year for heavier yields. 



We started using your Premier 

 plants several years ago, they pro- 

 duced such extra heavy yields we 

 have naturally continued purchas- 

 ing your plants. Past season 1500 

 Premier set yielded 116 bushels or 

 3,712 quarts, which equals about 

 19.000 quarts per acre. Our clear 

 profits from the 1500 plants was 

 $285.00. 



The Townking and Mastodon, 

 purchased from you the past season 

 look awfully good now. 



W. P. SHANK 

 Lewis County, W. Va. 



I have used your plants for 12 

 years and recommend them to my 

 neighbors as "the best of all". 

 Attached you will please find my 

 order for 9.000 TOWNSENDS' 

 SELECT STRAIN PREMIER. 



MR. B. C. LAWSON 



Putman County, W. Va. 

 The 10,000 plants received from 

 you last year (1937) were just fine, 

 they grew well. I want to plant this 

 year 15,000 Townking and 20,000 

 Dorsett, please quote delivered 

 prices. (Mr. Leadman purchased 

 49,000 plants from us in 1938). 

 MR. J. E. LEADMAN 

 Schuyler County, N. Y. 

 In 1933 I received 5,000 Premier 

 plants from you and in 1934 they 

 yielded 5,944 quarts, in spite of the 

 dry weather, when no one else 

 around me had any berries to 

 speak of. I am ordering 3,000 

 Premier from you. 



MR T TUTON 



1 fjiemM 



THE MOST WIDELY PLANTED &W0$ 

 STRAWBERRY EVER PRODUCED 



THE Premier strawberry is really premiei 

 because (1) No other early variety has ever 

 received so much praise, enjoyed such universal acceptance under 

 all possible growing conditions. (2) No other variety has made 

 as much money for growers. There may be others that will supplant 

 Premier in certain localities, but for good all-around consistency 

 we predict that Premier will continue to lead for years to come. 



By careful plant selection and our select strain method of growing, we have 

 maintained all the high qualities that made Premier the immediate sensation 

 of the strawberry world when we first introduced it to our trade. Millions oi 

 select strain new ground grown Premier plants are grown and shipped an- 

 nually from our nursery to the Largest Berry Growing Associations and 

 thousands of individual growers in every section of the country. These growers 

 realize the heavy yielding quality of our strain of Premier plants, and todaj 

 Townsend's are recognized as headquarters for the original strain of HEAVY 

 YIELDING PREMIER. 



Our new ground planting of Premier is one of the largest in the country 

 and have made a nice growth. The quality was never better. If you are looking 

 for a heavy yielding strain of Premier, send along your order after receiving 

 this catalogue. We will reserve plants for you, digging and shipping whenever 

 you are ready to set. 



While Premier is well known by the majority of berry growers, for the benefit 

 of the new planters we describe Premier as follows: 



Color — Medium bright red and very at- 

 tractive with its large green cap that 

 shows off the berry to advantage when 

 placed on the market. 



Size — Under favorable growing condi- 

 tions the berries will run large to extra 

 large and very uniform size, holding up 

 well to the last picking. 



Firmness — Premier can be classed as a 

 long distant shipper where trucks are 

 used. For the market gardener its firm- 

 ness will be found to be very satisfac- 

 tory. 



Vigor — Premier is a strong, healthy 



grower, making a good fruiting bed on 

 a wide range of soils and climatic con- 

 ditions. 



Quality — Stands out as one of the best 

 flavored berries grown. 



Season of Ripening — In the North 

 Premier is one of the first varieties to 

 ripen. It can be put on the market from 

 a week to ten days ahead of the mid- 

 season varieties. 



Frost Resistant — Premier has long been 

 noted for its frost resistance and I 

 have never heard tell of a Premier crop 

 failure due to late frosts. 



A Premier and Howard 17 are one and the same variety. The variety was 

 originated by A. B. Howard Sens of Belchertown, Mass., and in many sec- 

 tions 'Premier is known by the name, Howard 17. 



£ YOU! can increase your yields and profits at "No Extra Cost" by plant- 

 w ing Townsend's Select Strain New Ground Grown Premier "Known in 

 every berry growing section as the heaviest yielding strain grown." 



