PREMIER (Howard 17) No variety ever introduced in the public has 

 received as much praise as the Premier. No variety has ever been grown 

 in such quantity, and no variety has made anything like as much money 

 for the growers. And while there are now being introduced some marvelous 

 varieties, which are almost sure to take the place of the Premier, it is going 

 to be hard parting between growers and their old friend Premier. 



Premier has paid off thousands and thousands of old mortgages, purchased 

 and paid for new homes, new barns, automobiles, and many other needy 

 things too numerous to mention, and we predict that it will be grown in a 

 large way for a great many years to come. For the past (14) fourteen 

 years we have made Premier plants our specialty. We have grown them 

 in larger quantities than any other nursery. We have shipped them to 

 more than fifty thousand different customers, and over and over year after 

 year these customers come back for more. 



While Premier is too well known by the leading growers to need a descrip- 

 tion, however, for the new beginner we will say that Premier and Howard 17 

 are one and the same variety. The variety was originated by Everett C 

 Howard of Belchertown, Mass., and has become known by manv as 

 Howard 17. 



Premier begins to ripen early. Covers a very long season. Unusually 

 large crops of large to very large berries, uniform in size and color. Foliage 

 strong and healthy, and not subject to disease. Grows well on any good 

 rich garden soil in any part of the country. 



Last, Premier has never been known to miss a single crop from late frost 

 Blooms seem to be more hardy than most varieties. When you plant 



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Townsend's Premier Are Noted for Large 

 Yields 



Salem, Va. 

 We consider your Premier plants to be of the 

 highest quality, and a number of folks are still 

 commenting on the yield that I have made on your 

 Premier, which was 300-32 quart crates from one 

 acre. I had the finest bed of Strawberries I have 

 ever grown and I believe the best I have ever seen. 



LEVI GARST. 



Premier you plant frost protection also. 



When you send Townsend your order for Premier 

 plants you get the best it is possible to grow. 



To show our abiding faith in Premier, we have 

 grown this year 1933 the largest acreage of Premier 

 plants that we have ever grown. We have good 

 Premier plants, enough to fill every order that 

 comes to us. 



During our day's digging we run over on some varieties that we have 

 dug to fill orders, and as we do not ship anything but fresh-dug stock, 

 carrying no plants over from one day to the next, we use these plants 

 to fill Surplus Plant Orders. Customers who are not particular about 

 varieties will find these plants a real bargain, as every plant is strictly 

 fresh-dug, labeled, and true to name. Please do not ask for any par- 

 ticular variety when ordering these plants. With the price we are 

 offering them at, it would be impossible to comply with this request. 



1 000 Plants $2.75 per 1 000 



5000 or more $2. 50 per 1000 



See Price List Page 30 for Complete Surplus Prices 



Letart, W. Va., April 13th, 1932. 

 DEAR SIRS:- 



Our shipment of surplus plants arrived in excellent condition, and we are well 

 pleased with them. Am enclosing another order. 



Indianapolis, Indiana, April 10th, 1932. 

 GENTLEMEN :- 



We received our shipment of Surplus plants yesterday, stock arrived in line 

 condition, and we are more than pleased with them. You can look for another 

 order from us. R. M. WILLIAMSON. 



E. W. TOWNSEND & SONS • SALISBURY . MARYLAND 



