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TOWN^ 

 KING^ 



(Copyrighted) 



The New Perfect Flowering 

 Berry Without A Fault 



/^^^HIS great big red delicious strawberry is 

 (O going to be worth millions of dollars to 

 the strawberry world. 



This is what Uncle Tommie Washburn 

 stated when he gave us the entire stock of plants 

 and the sole right to propagate it for sale. 



For the past six years "Town-King" has been 

 tested side by side by the most popular late 

 varieties on the market. And in every section 

 where strawberries are grown it has been sent 

 out as a challenger. Every year we are receiving 

 more and more, and better and better reports. 

 Nothing but praise has ever been said of 

 "Town-King." 



I have never found a berry to compare with 

 it for firmness in quality, for beauty in color, or 

 shape. Has the most Ideal plant of any variety 

 grown. In productiveness it is all any one 

 could wish for. For practically every berry is 

 uniform in size and shape. The large stalky 

 plants are weighted down with the extra large 

 firm blood-red berries. 



Tested by the side of Chesapeake. Proved 

 equally as producrive, and more uniform in 

 size. Made better plant growth, and fruit 

 '■^Id for more money. Tested with Lupton, its 

 closest competitor of the standard varieties. 

 ■* 'Plant growth the same. Quality of fruit same, 

 except "TOWN-KING" better colored and 

 produced one-third more fruit, and sold for 

 more money. Tested with Big Joe — fruit better 

 colored, more firm, yielded more quarts of 

 perfect berries and sold for more money. 



"TOWN-KING" has one real close com- 

 petitor. They have been tested side by side. 

 "MAY-QUEEN" won on points of production. 

 as it produced more quarts to the row. In plant 

 growth the two were about equal. In color and 



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TOWN-KING 



size of fruit there were even test. "May-Queen" 

 has been the only variety to hold down "TOWN- 

 KING" on every point and to beat it on any 

 point. And that a very valuable point. Pro- 

 duction. For this reason we have named our 

 new originarion, and introduction. "MAY- 

 QUEEN" and have selected it as a mate for 

 the "Town-King." 



These two varieties should be worth millions 

 of dollars to the strawberry world. They stand 

 as King and Queen over all standard varieties 

 today. No matter where you are situated, I 

 unhestitatingly recommend this pair to you. 

 Either for home use, market gardening, or long 

 distance shipping. 



You will always be protected on these two 

 valuable varieties, as they are copyrighted 

 productions and no one is allowed to buy these 

 plants to resell again, or give away, or dispose 

 of them in any way, shape or form. You can 

 buy them from the Townsends Nurseries only. 

 And with their Guarantee that they prove as 

 represented or money refunded. 



