E. W. TOWNSEND SONS • SALISBURY • MARYLAND 



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Blackberries 



ALL GROWN FROM ROOT CUTTINGS 



THE same high standards that have made Town- 

 sends famous for strawberry plants are carried 

 over to the care of our blackberry plants. These plants are 

 grown from strong root cuttings because we know, from ex- 

 perience, that this method of propagation is far superior to 

 sucker plants — it gives a much more fibrous rooted plant than 

 sucker plants; and the plants grow off much quicker after 

 setting. By this method our blackberry plants transplant very 

 easily and produce larger canes and superior fruit than the 

 average nursery grown plants. During the first year, the varieties listed 

 on the page grow mostly on the ground; but after the first crop, grow 

 upright, standing in bunches, obtaining a height of 4 to 6 feet. One 

 planting will last you several years. While we sell several hundred thou- 

 sand plants every year to commercial growers, we believe that no home 

 garden should be without at least a few of these easily grown plants. 

 You'll find them delicious for cobblers, wines, jams andjellies. 



For 



PRICES 



BEARING 



AGE 



Blackberries 



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A/tw Alfred Blackberry 



Large, Sweet and a Heavy Producer 



A recently introduced, sweet, juicy, extremely large berry, 

 coreless and practically free from seeds. Alfred is grown 

 throughout the Northwestern States, and is heavily planted 

 in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, New York and 

 Pennsylvania. For a fine midseason variety we recommend 

 Alfred. A j 



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THE MOST WIDELY 



PLANTED OF ALL 



BLACKBERRIES 



Fallbearing Blackberry 



This new berry has proven to be a 

 profilab:e fallbearing varietv, '.- 

 during August and September, also 

 producing an excellent crop of extra 

 large, fine quality berries alor.c 

 other midseason varieties in the Spring 

 and early Summer. For a long season 

 of blackberries, include Robinson in 

 your planting. 



Eldorado, the most widely planted blackberry on the market, is of fine 

 quality with glossy, black berries and very little core, and is unexcelled for 

 making jams, jellies, and pies. Because of its hardiness, it does well in the 

 extreme North. You can depend on Eldorado to give you satisfaction as a 

 midseason to late variety. 



EARLY HARVEST 



Earliest of all Blackberries 



One of the earliest ripening — mo 

 productive of the early varieties. Fruit 

 very firm, medium large. Growth 

 ous and canes hardy. For a verv earlv 

 blackberry, plant Early Harvest. 



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DEWBERRIES 



The Dewberry fruits about two weeks 

 earlier than the Blackberry, although 

 a member of the blackberry family, is 

 of trailing habit, and can be planted 

 in any soil with good results. They 

 are planted extensively in the 

 Southern States, trained to trellis or 

 tied to stakes set 4 to 5 ft. apart. 

 For garden culture, we recommend 

 setting them along side the fence or 

 boundary line 3 ft. apart. Their large 

 size and sweet flavor make them an 

 unexcelled table fruit. A few vines in 

 your garden will furnish the table 

 with plenty of fresh fruit, with a 

 surplus for canning or making jams. 

 LUCRETIA. Exceptionally hardy 

 vines that may be successfully 

 planted in the Northern States, also 

 grown on large scale in the South — 

 large, firm, juicy fruit. 

 YOUNGBERRY. The Youngberry. 



BOYSENBIRRY 



This new dewberry is fully 



described on page 30. Don't fail 



to include some of these plants in 



your order this year. 



a trailing variety of the Dewberry 

 family, has built up for itself a 

 reputation for size and eating qual- 

 ities, which make it highly prized 

 bv growers everywhere. For sheer 

 productivity and high market prices, 

 it's tops. For the home gardener, 

 the Youngberry offers real pleasure 

 from a small investment. It needs 

 no sugar and may be eaten directly 

 from the vines. Youngberry can be 

 grown successfully as far North as 

 Massachusetts. 



ACME THORNLESS YOUNG- 

 BERRY (Patented Plant Patent 

 — 4). The only strain of Youngberry 

 without thorns. The Thornless is 

 equally as productive as the parent 

 thornv tvpe — in some cases has ex- 

 ceeded it. matures fruit few days 

 earlier and continues its season 

 slightly longer, foliage vigorous. Its 

 outstanding point is in the fact that 

 no thorns appear on this variety, 

 making picking very easy. Price of 

 Thornless Youngberry — 1 plant S.SO. 

 Three. (Tic. Six. 90c. Twelve. S1..VV 

 Twenty-five. S2.7."». Write for special 

 prices on larger quantities. 







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YOUNGBERRY (Dewberry) 



# COMPLETE PRICES DEWBERRIES ON PAGE 47 



