E. W. TOWXSEXD & 



Soxs 



S t r a IV berry Pla )its 



The New Prince 



— For the south- 

 ern half of the 



c-ouutry the Prince is a grand money making 

 variety. A strong hardy grower of the Mis- 

 sionary type, of whieli it is a seedling. Fruit 

 medium to extra large, very dark red in color, 

 and of excellent quality. Good for home use or 

 market. Exceedingly productive. Not recom- 

 mended for the Xorthern states. 



LORD SALISBURY — This variety was intro- 

 duced by us four years ago under our guarantee 

 that it please our customers who tried it out 

 or mone.v would be refunded. We have never 

 been called upon to refund a single penny, but 

 the demand for plants is increased every .vear, 

 which shows it is making good. Lord Salis- 

 bury is of the Klondyke type, a good plant 

 maker and hard.v grower. Fruit medium to large 

 in size, of good quality for home use or distant 

 market. I might add that it is one of the firm- 

 est berries I have ever grown. Is very produc- 

 tive and fruits over a very long season. Should 

 be grown by every commercial grower in the 

 Southern states as a market variety, and every 

 home gardener will find it pleasing to the taste, 

 as it is very mild and sweet. 



Champion K. 



— This variety hails from 

 Tennessee ; is said to be 

 the earliest berry to ripen there, being ten days 

 ahead of Klondyke. Fruit medium in size, firm 

 and of very good quality for so early a berry. 

 Plants make a strong matted row and should 

 be restricted for best results. "We recommend 

 it for trial where an extra early variety is 

 wanted. 



ST LOUIS — '^^^ largest extra early 

 * *-'^>-^ '^ *'~^ berry grown. A strong hardy 

 grower, and a valuable variet.v for home or dis- 

 tant market. Will grow on just ordinary soil 

 and produce big crops of extra large good qual- 

 ity berries. We recommend it for all sections 

 where such an early variety is wanted. The 

 crop can be harvested and gone before Premier 

 gets imder way. Fruit will average larger than 

 Premier, about same shape, a little lighter in 

 color. 



[cAlplne 



Paul Jones. 



l£xCelsior — This was at one time the most 



popular extra early strawberry. 



A strong hardy grower everywhere north or 

 south. Fruit small and sour. Very productive 

 and a long keeper. Many southern growers still 

 insist on growing Excelsior, as its earliness 

 makes it a profitable berry to grow. 



MITCHELL'S EARLY— Mitchell's is an old- 

 time favorite and one of the finest flavored ber- 

 ries ever grown. The only thing against it is 

 the size. Now planted only for home use as 

 an extra early variety that comes a week ahead 

 of the main crop and is gone and out of the 

 way in a few days. Thousands of home gar- 

 deners buy it every year. 



Townsend's Plants Best That Come to Bushville 



R. Xo. 2, Rushville, 111., June 11, 1928. 

 Dear Sirs: — About four weeks ago I received an order of 

 strawberry plants from you, and they are doing fine. The 

 .^gent here says they were the finest plants that had arrived 

 here this year, and I sure am well pleased with them. 



H.\RRY FRIZZELL. 



TOWNSEirD'S STRAIN OF PREMIEB DOUBXES 

 HIS YIBI.DS 



West Danville, Vt., August 25, 1928. 

 Dear Mr. Townsend: — I want you to know that my Pre- 

 mier Strawberry plants purchased from you in .\pril, 1927, 

 made a yield of 3,570 quarts of berries, or double the crop 

 that I ever got before from the same, number of plants set. 

 You may look for my order next year. 



HARRY YOUNG. 



•WOULD PTTBCHASB NO OTHER PLANTS 

 BUT TOWNSEND'S 



Baden, Penna., April 25, 1928. 

 Dear Sirs: — Our neighbor's plants I ordered for him ar- 

 rived in such good shape; he is sure satisfied, more than 

 he has been with any other plants ever purchased; and 

 for myself would never set berry plants unless they were 

 Townsend's. 



GEORGE McFARLAND. 



