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E. W. TOWNSEND SONS • SALISBURY • MARYLAND 



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ISSIONARY is the unquestioned leading 

 southern variety. The fact that during the 

 past 27 years the Townsend nurseries have shipped 

 over one hundred million Missionary plants into the 

 state of Florida alone is proof in itself that for a main 

 southern crop, the Missionary is unexcelled. The Town- 

 send standards for the Missionary has been continually 

 raised by our method of "up-breeding" (continually im- 

 proving on the old variety) , so that today, southern 

 planters acknowledge the superiority of this variety be- 

 cause of its leadership in production and therefore 

 brings consistently larger profits than any other Mis- 

 sionary plants on the market. These planters realize 

 this fact and by ordering only Townsend's Missionary 

 are well repaid for their confidence in our product. 



HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FLA., GA., N. C TENN., S. C„ TEXAS 



EARLY AND MEDIUM EARLY STRAWBERRIES OF OUTSTANDING MERIT 

 Varieties marked • are outstanding in several berry sections 



BEAUTY (Medium Early). Robust grower, produces 

 abundance of high class berries, round bright red and 

 of excellent quality, firm enough to ship a long dis- 

 tance. Fruit is borne well up off of the ground. It is 

 well worthy of a trial. 



BEAVER (Early). The fruit of this variety is large, 

 bright red of very firm texture and an ideal variety 

 for long distant shipping. It is a cross of Dr. Burrill 

 and Premier (two well known heavy yielding varieties). 

 Our Western customers, who have tried Beaver, have 

 found it to be an outstanding early variety for their 

 section. 



BEZiZiMAB (Early). Bellmar is recommended for the 

 Southern states, including Texas, Missouri, Kansas\ 

 and Nebraska. It ranks high as an early berry be- 

 cause of its bright, rich red appearance and heavy 

 crops produced, even in dry regions. 



COOPER (Medium Early). A berry of large size, coarse 

 In texture, running very uniform in shape. It is grown 

 extensively in Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and 

 Western New York. 



GIBSON (Medium Early). This variety is also listed as 

 Parson's Beauty. It is an extra heavy producer, well 

 shaped berries, but the fruit has just a little too soft 

 a texture to carry well on long distant hauls. It is 

 adapted to practically all types of soil, very easy to 

 grow, and market gardeners find GIBSON produces 

 excellent profits for roadside sales as the flavor and 

 appearance is very good. 



% JOYCE (Medium Early). Large, firm, bright berry 

 with attractive green cap, can be classed as a fairly 

 heavy producer of mid-season berries. This variety 

 has made quite a name for itself in certain sections 

 of Penna., New York and New England States. We 

 believe it worthy of a trial where Big Joe and Catskill 

 are planted. 



^ JUPITER (Patented) (Medium Early). This variety is 

 being grown extensively throughout the leading straw- 

 berry sections and is found to give better results in such 

 berry growing states as Nebraska, Iowa, and other 

 northwestern states. Color: Glistening red with ex- 

 cellent shipping qualities. It is one of the largest mid- 

 season varieties on the market. The berry that the 

 fancy trade would take at a good price. We would 

 advise giving JUPITER a fair trial in your planting 

 this year. 



r KLONDYZE (Early). This is an old variety being 

 grown quite extensively now in North Carolina, South 

 Carolina, Southern Illinois, Tennessee, and Alabama. 

 The berries are very bright, round, firm, and an ex- 

 cellent shipper. TOWNSEND'S strain of KLONDYKE 

 is being used by the largest associations in the South. 



Complete Prices Strawberries on page 38 



CULVER (Medium Early) — This grand variety hails 

 from the N. Y. State Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 The plant itself is a vigorous and healthy grower. Berries 

 are large and very attractive, having a varnished gloss, 

 and dark red, fairly firm and a very good variety for 

 preserving. Fruiting season can be classed as a long mid- 

 season variety, fairly heavy producer. 



Every commercial grower expressly, should try a few 

 plants of this variety along with his favorite. 



Popular Late Varieties 



BIG LATE — A Townsend introduction, known as the 

 Aristocrat, for dessert qualities found in this grand 

 berry. A money maker for the average market gardener, 

 as it produces well on most any ordinary soil. Fruit 

 medium to large, bright glossy red, fruits well off the 

 ground. 



% BRANDYWINE. It is an old favorite being grown 

 extensively in N. Y., Calif., Fla. at the present time. 

 Fruit is large, dark red with excellent quality and 

 very heavy yielder. Should not be planted on low soils. 



% IiUPTON — A favorite late variety for New Jersey and 

 Penna. Berries are large attractive in appearance and 

 an excellent shipper. It is not as good a plant maker 

 or producer as Town King; not as heavy producer as 

 Chesapeake. If you have a trade that wants berries 

 with a fancy appearance, Lupton will serve you well, 

 although the eating quality is not as good as some 

 of the other late varieties. 



PEARL. (Very Late). This variety does best on 

 springy type or heavy clay soil. The season of PEARL 

 is very late and there is very little danger of late 

 frosts getting any of the blossoms or berries. Fruit: 

 rich red, good size, and fine quality, grown extensively 

 in North and Eastern states. 



• SAMPLE (This is IMP.). This variety is still a 

 favorite in some sections of the country especially 

 Ohio and West Virginia, but is fast giving away to 

 other late varieties such as Town King, Chesapeake 

 and Xtralate. Fruit is very firm, bright red in color 

 and usually very productive and grown on rich soils. 

 We grow sufficient stock each year to take care of our 

 customers who wish to order best strain SAMPLE 

 plants. 



WORLDS-WONDER 



•The largest berry grown — fruiting season late 



The greatest asset to Worlds Wonder is its size. We 

 know of no other berry that will equal it in this 

 respect. We have picked these berries out of our 

 test plots, when nine berries filled a quart. Quality 

 good, moderate firm and fairly productive, suitable 

 for home use and nearby market. Our supply of 

 this grand variety is limited, so if you are in need 

 of a fancy large berry, order early. 



