8. Is). '^OWNSEND & 5oNs' Jtrawberry Tlants 





Southern and Eastern States, 

 where shipping quality is neces- 

 sary. 



MISSIONARY (per) Town- 

 sends Missionary, is without ex- 

 ception the best known variety 

 of strawberries in 'existence. And 

 is more largely planted than an 



FORD, The Universal Strawberry 



of our customers knows just what it is. 85% of all 

 the strawberry plants we sold in the Northern 

 half of the country last season was this variety. 

 Our sales amounted to nearly ten million 

 Premier plants. For the new beginner, we will 

 say Premier is very early, of extra large size, 

 bright red in color and excellent quality and one 

 of the most productive varieties grown. Season 

 starts with the earliest and lasts until most 

 varieties are gone. Has never been known to 

 miss a crop in any section on account of late 

 frost. Plant Premier and you have the biggest 

 money maker and crop insurance. 



Our present crop is more than 20 millions of 

 plants of this grand variety. 



other in Florida and other Southern states. A 

 strong, hardy grower, and very productive of 

 medium to extra large firm bright red berries 

 with excellent quality. 



We have specialized on this variety for twenty 

 years and today have it more perfect than at 

 any time since we have been growing it. Town- 

 sends Select Missionary is the Ideal early straw- 

 berry for the South. And always remember 

 Townsends Nurseries are headquarters for 

 Missionary plants. We grow these plants by the 

 millions on new light soil and can always make 

 shipment during winter months. 



Besides we ship every fall commencing Oct. 

 15th, many millions to the Florida growers. 

 Our stock is fully up to the stand- 

 ard. And prices reasonable. If 

 it's Missionary plants you want 

 don't fail to send Townsend your 

 order. Such Growers as the 

 Plant City Growers Assn., Plant 

 City, Fla., will have nothing else. 

 There must be a reason. 



Mitchells Early (per) This 

 is an old time favorite. One of 

 the finest for home use as an early 

 berry, .where small size is not 

 objecrionable. It is more like the 

 wild strawberry in taste than any 

 other berry on the market today. 



PREMIER (per) It would take 



a book ten times as large as this 



to tell one-half the good things 



that might be said about Premier. 



As an early variety. Premier stands in a class by PRINCE (per) For the Southern half of the 



itself. And it is hardly worth taking the space country the Prince is a grand early variety 



to say much about it here, for nearly every one nearly as good as Premier is for the Northern 



Townsend' s Plants in Netv England 



