E. W. TOWNSEND SONS • SALISBURY • MARYLAND 



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•S^gPftRAGUS 



All Roots Grown from Highest Grade Seed 



25 50 100 250 1000 



1 Year $0.40 $0.65 $1.00 $2.00 $6.00 



2 Year '. .55 .85 1.20 2.35 7.50 



3 Year 1.00 1.50 2.00 4.00 12.00 



500 plants at 1000 rate. 

 Write for Quantity Prices on Lots of 3000 or More. 

 If Asparagus is wanted by Parcel Post Add 8c each 

 25 Roots. 

 • Asparagus— always an important market gardening crop— has been 

 used extensively as a trucking crop in the North as well as the bouth. 

 This vegetable is very easy to grow, and remains in good producing 

 condition for years. Experience has taught us that there is no 

 economy in planting asparagus roots grown from seed that has been 



harvested from large, 

 run-down plantings that 

 are offered on the mar- 

 ket at a cheap price. 

 Such plantings produce 

 low yields, small stalks 

 and unmarketable grass. 

 Townsends' seeds are 

 purchased directly from plant- 

 ing that have been bred up 

 through selection, and are now 

 cutting good yields of large- 

 size stalks. Harvested under 

 our supervision, planted on 

 ideal soil with proper cultiva- 

 tion and plant food, these roots 

 are of the very finest strain ; 

 consequently, we are able to 

 otter you outstanding values. 

 The following three varieties 

 are the leaders. Townsends' 

 Asparagus planting is one of 

 the largest in the country; we 

 can take care of your order 

 no matter how large or small 

 it is. Place order now — we'll 

 ship when you're ready to 

 plant. 



• MARY WASHINGTON. 

 A heavy yielding strain, 

 producing uniform, long, 

 tender, rapidly growing 

 shoots ; an excellent variety 

 for market or home garden- 

 ers. 



• MARTHA WASHING- 

 TON. A selected strain 

 from the Washington vari- 

 ety, much heavier stock 

 and a greater producer 

 than the original Wash- 

 ington variety; practically 

 blight resistant. 



• PEDIGREED 

 WASHINGTON. A new 

 RoOtS / lip, variety, the first results 



■ of a blister proof cam- 

 paign for the eradication 

 of asparagus rust, is a 

 JPj.# vigorous and heavy yield- 



iing asparagus with uni- 

 M ■'" l- | ..;*.■■ I foim, good tight buds 



M, {^JM$^ P * r ^ of bluish purple. Ten- 



der and delicious, it 

 makes an attractive ap- 

 pearance when bunched. 



"TtfttlBARB 



« Following our policy 

 of meeting customer de- 

 mand, we are offering 

 Rhubarb roots grown 

 from selective pink 

 stock. Clear pink rhu- 

 barb is always in greater 

 demand, so by buying 

 Townsends' Rhubarb 

 you will assure yourself 

 of getting as near 100% 

 pink stock as it is pos- 

 sible to grow — and with 

 a minimum of effort on 

 your part! May we have 

 your Rhubarb order 

 now? We'll ship when- 

 ever you are ready. 



• Mcdonald, a new 



early producing Rhu- 

 barb of exceptionally 

 fine quality, originated 

 in Canada, a true pink 

 variety, and a good 

 forcer. 

 Price .30 each; 6 for $1.25 



• MYATTS LINNAEUS. 

 Produces large, tender 

 stalks, flavor sprightly; 

 fine for pies and sauce. 



• QUEEN. Extra strong 

 grower with extremely 

 large stalks; color, dark Pink Rhubarb brings 

 pink; a good commer- top prices at any 

 cial variety. market 



RHUBARB PRICES— ABOVE VARIETIES 



Each S0.10 25 Roots S1.50 



6 55 50 Roots 2.50 



12 85 100 Roots 4.00 



Rhubarb by parcel post add 3c each root to 

 cover postage. 

 Write for Our Free Folder on Growing Rhubarb 



NORTHERN GROWERS 



PLANTING 

 MARYLAND GOLDEN 



Maryland Golden is 

 the earliest variety 

 grown — and adapts it- 

 self to a wide range of 

 soils. Our northern cus- 

 tomers in Conn., 

 Eastern Penna., Long 

 Island section N. Y., 

 Mass., and R. I. are 

 getting excellent yields 

 from this fine variety. 



MARYLAND (2o&U*iSwCet 



POTATOES 



THIS year, as in the past — we are offering one of the 

 most outstanding sweet potatoes on the market — 

 famous Maryland Golden. Judging from reports received from cus- 

 tomers and from the general market, these sweet potatoes seem to 

 have more money-making potentialities for the commercial grower: 

 and greater profits and more satisfaction for the small grower than 

 any other variety ever grown! Maryland Golden is colored according 

 to its name, with a slight pink cast — and this color is not affected by 

 cooking. This variety is neither dry (like Little Stem Jersey) nor 

 wet (like Nancy Halls or Yams) — but is only slightly moist at any 

 state of its maturity. 



• We have a lot more to tell you about Mary- 

 land Golden Sweet Potatoes. Write for our 

 free illustrated folder, describing goldens and 

 other leading varieties. 



Above field: Maryland Golden averaged 415 bushels U. S. No. 1 to the Acre 



Prices of 



MARYLAND GOLDEN 



Sweet Potato Plants 



Ready After May the 25th 



100 Plants SO. 75 



250 Plants 



500 Plants 2.00 



1000 Plants 3.00 



CERTIFIED SEED STOCK 

 For Growers who wish to grow 

 their own plants, we offer this 

 stock. Delivery anytime from our 

 storage house. 



Per Bushel 

 Write for special prices on lots 

 of 10 bushels or more. 



