One of Our Best Late Varieties 



For many years, we have been making Chesapeake one of our big 

 specials. We feel that we can always afford to grow a big crop of Chesa- 

 peake plants, because if we ever have any stock left over, we can always 

 make more money on the fruit than we do on the sale of plants. Chesa- 

 peake is a moderate plant maker, making just enough plants for a good 

 fruiting row. Therefore, it is not a big money maker for the Nursery- 

 man. BUT, CHESAPEAKE IS A MONEY MAKER FOR THE 

 GROWER. Chesapeake is a sure cropper, seldom known to miss a crop 

 on account of late frosts. It blooms exceedingly late and the blooms are 

 hardy, rarely ever killed by late frosts. The size of the berries are 

 always above the average and the shape and uniformness is almost ideal. 

 Chesapeake is known almost everywhere strawberries are grown for its 

 quality. Commanding highest prices on local markets and will ship well 

 to the most distant market. 



We have hundreds of customers in the Northern States that won't buy 

 any other variety of plants. They say that Chesapeake is good enough, 

 that it's the heaviest producer of late berries, and that it brings in the 

 dollars. 



This year we have grown the largest acreage we have ever grown of 

 Chesapeake plants. I have been all afternoon looking them over and 

 I never saw finer, healthier plants, and every row seems perfect. I feel 

 that we will have plenty Chesapeake plants this year to take care of all 

 our orders, and this is about the first time in years that I have felt that 

 we would be able to fill all our orders for Chesapeake. You will find our 

 prices reasonable and we absolutely guarantee entire satisfaction, and 

 we do not believe that you will go wrong in planting a good acreage of 

 CHESAPEAKE this year. 



OUR CHESAPEAKE PLANTS BEAT ANY HE EVER BOUGHT 



Greencastle, Pa., Feb. 5th, 1932. 

 I have been growing Strawberry plants for 20 years and Mr. Townsend, the Chesa- 

 peake that you sent me last year grew fine and made a nice thick bed. They beat 

 any Chesapeake plants I ever bought from other Nurseries. S. J. FOREMAN. 



Mechanicsburg, Md. 

 I want to thank you for the fine plants 

 you sent me — 5000 Premier and 5000 Chesa- 

 peake. It looks to me that every plant 

 will grow. I don't believe I ever received 

 plants more uniform in size. Wishing you 

 abundance of success. J. L. WEITZEL. 



Niagara County, New York. 

 Dear Sirs: — Have been handling straw- 

 berries for the past 50 years — and no man 

 can raise better plants than the 30,000 

 Chesapeake you shipped me. Please ac- 

 cept my thanks for the fine plants and 

 good treatment received from you. My 

 friends will give you some nice orders 

 next year, as they all admired my plants. 

 I remain yours, 



R. H. YOUNG. 



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Give BIG ]0E 



A Trial 



This Year 



As the name Implies, is a berry of extra 

 large size. Color very bright with an attrac- 

 tive green cap. The texture is one of the 

 best, giving excellent shipping results. For 

 the home or commercial purposes BIG JOE 

 will be found giving satisfaction. For over 

 20 years BIG JOE has been the leading 

 medium late strawberry in the eastern half 

 of the country, and has produced record- 

 breaking crops wherever grown. In size and 

 productiveness BIG JOE is second to but 

 very few varieties, always bringing top price 

 on the market. It is a strong hearty plant 

 grower and free from disease, such as rust 

 or leaf spot, and a great money maker for 

 most growers. Likes a mellow springy soil. 



Hagerstown, Maryland. 

 June 9th, 1932. 

 GENTLEMEN :- 



I have been purchasing your Big Joe Plants for 

 several years. As I think it one of the best mid- 

 season to late varieties. Our crop this year was 

 extremely nice, picking over 7000 quarts, which 

 we sold on the Washington Market for as high as 

 30c a quart, netting us a good profit on the acre 

 that we picked from. WM. SLEIGHT. 



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E. W. TOWNSEND & SONS . SALISBURY . MARYLAND 



