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E. W. TOWNSEND SONS • SALISBURY • MARYLAND 



Checking and making records of 

 a bearing Yellow Delicious tree, 

 an important part played in our 

 bud selection program 



Sealing a Lobo apple tree that 

 has passed our rigid inspection, 

 propagating wood will be used 

 from this tree 



Head propagating foreman seal- 

 ing buds taken from an in- 

 spected tree. Buds will go direct 

 to field under this seal for 

 propagating use 





TOWNSENDS Certified Select Strain APPLES 



SEALED around each tree shipped by Townsend's is a 

 Certified Seal with name of variety. This is your protec- 

 tion for True To Name Quality Trees. These trees are 

 propagated from scions or buds taken from BEARING TREES that 

 have shown by careful records kept over a period of years to have 

 outstanding merits in Hardiness; Healthy Growth, and producing 

 Heavy Yields of True To Type and Color fruit. Nothing but choice 

 whole-root seedlings are used for propagating. Thus insuring our 

 customers of getting strong fibrous rooted trees that will trans- 

 plant easily and make quick growth in a wide range of soils and 

 climates. A carefully planned system is used in keeping records, 

 handling propagating wood from these select strain recorded trees, 

 and labeling in the nursery rows. For commercial or home plantings 

 you will find our list complete and up to date. We ask for your 

 order "fully confident" that nowhere in the country can you secure 

 better stock regardless of price. 



PRICES 

 TOWNSEND'S CERTIFIED APPLES 



EXTRA HEAVY 



5-6 ft. size 

 LARGE SELECT 



4-5 ft. size 

 FANCY 



3-4 ft. size 

 MEDIUM 



2-3 ft. size 



Write for Wholesale Prices on Larger Quantities 



1—9 



10—49 



50—100 



rate 



rate 



rate 



$0.50 



$0.45 



$0.40 



.45 



.39 



.32 



.40 



.34 



..28 



.35 



.30 



..25 



SUMMER VARIETIES 



ANOKA. Is a new, natural dwarf apple noted for its early bearing (often 

 producing apples first year set). It has splendid eating and cooking 

 qualities. Color, beautiful striped red. 



DUCHESS. Unusual heavy producing variety of semi-dwarf habits, 

 requiring small space to grow in. Fruit of good flavor, white flesh. Color, 

 brilliant red with paled stripes. 



RED ASTRACHAN. Trees very hardy, vigorous. Flesh decidedly acid 

 and juicy. Recommend only for home plantings, except in Middle West 

 where it is grown on commercial scale. 



WILLIAMS EARLY RED. Hardy, heavy-bearing, early variety. Bright, 

 attractive red. Good quality. Medium to large in size. A good com- 

 mercial variety, fine for home plantings. 



YELLOW TRANSPARENT. Ripens early, skin clear yellow. Trees 

 semi-dwarf, fruits at an early age. Requires very little planting space. 

 Perfectly hardy. Thrives in the North, and a good southern variety. 

 EARLY MclNTOSH. A handsome, red, large, fancy apple with tender, 

 juicy, white flesh. Trees vigorous and very productive. 



AUTUMN VARIETIES 



CHENANGO. Valuable variety for home use. Trees bear at early age. 



Fruit yellowish-white, striped with red. 



JONATHAN. An excellent eating or cooking red apple. Flesh tender, 



juicy, and crisp. Very hardy and productive. One of the best commercial 



apples, and popular with the growers in the North and Northwestern 



States. 



KENDALL. Is of the Mcintosh type, very attractive, dark red, good 



size, and of excellent quality. One of the best of recent introductions. 



LOBO. Large, full red apple, of Mcintosh type. Trees fruit at an early 



age, quality of the best. We consider Lobo one of the best varieties of 



the Mcintosh family for the Eastern, as well as Southern, growers. 



MclNTOSH "Xtra-Red". A selected bud strain of the famous Mcintosh 



apple. If you are not getting full color from your Mcintosh, we recommend 



planting this variety. An exceedingly hardy and valuable apple for 



northern growers. 



NORTHWESTERN GREENING. Hardy, vigorous, growing good quality. 



Fruit large to extra large. Color, green becoming yellowish -green when 



full ripe. Trees fruit very young. 



BIG BARGAIN 

 APPLE OFFERS 



1 Certified Sealed Tree 



Each Variety— 5-6 ft. size 



Wealthy — Jonathan — Chenango 



Rome Beauty — Yellow Delicious 



Xtra Rod Stayman and Red Delicious 



7 If£ $2-85 



AUTUMN VARIETIES (Continued) 



WEALTHY. Very hardy, withstands cold temperatures. Trees moderate 

 dwarf, fruiting at early age. One of the best of its season. Color, 

 brilliant red. Flesh tender and juicy. 



YELLOW DELICIOUS. The King of all yellow apples. Trees fruit at 

 an early age and a heavy yielder. Flavor of the very best. Fruit attractive, 

 golden-yellow. Large to extra large in size. 



WINTER VARIETIES 



BALDWIN. One of the leading commercial apples of the northern states, 



yields large crops of fancy, bright red apples. A good late keeper. 



CORTLAND. A fine, new, handsome, large red apple of high quality. 



Clings to tree until fully ripe. Of the Mcintosh family. 



DELICIOUS. Being a heavy producer, of large size, excellent quality, 



red apples. Delicious ranks with the best, bringing top prices on markets. 



DELICIOUS "Xtra-Red". A sport of the Delicious. Apples are of the 



same type and quality. Colors on trees much earlier than Delicious and 



of solid red. Ideal for home or commercial purpose. A variety that is 



widely planted. 



GRIMES GOLDEN. Rich, golden yellow, firm, rich, and tender. A 



sure cropper, and possibly the best flavored apple on our list. Fine for 



home or commercial purposes. 



GALLIA BEAUTY. Has proven its superiority over other types of Red 



Rome in hardiness, productiveness, and earlier coloring qualities. Fruit, 



bright, rich red. 



MACOUN. Of the Mcintosh type and quality. Ripens late in season, and 



valuable to the eastern and southern growers to extend their Mcintosh 



season. 



MAMMOUTH BLACK TWIG (Paragon). An important commercial 



variety for eastern planters, extra large, dark red, heavy yielder. 



RED ROME. A Rome Beauty type of apple, having all the qualities of 



this variety. Fruit is much darker and more solid red, producing large 



crops of fiuit at an early age. 



ROME BEAUTY. A very large, mottled and striped, red apple of 



excellent quality. Fruits heavily every year. Adapted to wide range of 



soils and climates. An excellent commercial variety. 



R. I. GREENING. A very attractive, dark green apple, tinted with 



yellow, with an excellent flavor. 



STAYMAN "Xtra-Red". This strain has given to the growers of Stayman 



the ideal apple. The quality, hardiness, and sure cropping, so well known 



in the Stayman, is incorporated in this strain, plus a beautiful, solid 



red color. We recommend it highly. 



STAYMAN WINESAP. The most widely planted apple in the eastern 



section of U. S. A. Fruit is firm, tender and juicy. Demands top prices. 



Trees yield heavy at an early age. 



WINTER BANANA. Extra large, golden yellow apple, striped with red, 



quality of the very best. . , .^ ... , 



YORK IMPERIAL. A fine, large, greenish-yellow, overlaid with red. 



Apple a good keeper, and heavy producer. Fruit large. One of the leading 



commercial varieties. 



• CRAB APPLES 



HYSLOP. A 



for jelly. 

 TRANSCEND 



large, well shaped, brilliant colored apple in dark purplish red, excellent 

 ENT. Clear yellow with bright red cheek. One of the best. 



8 Certified All Red Apples 



4-5 Ft. size — Fruiting All Season 

 Wm. Early Red Red Rome 

 Early Mcintosh Cortland 

 Jonathan Gallia Beauty 



Mcintosh Xtra Red, Lobo 



8S B £$2-95 



• OTHER VARIETY APPLES WE CAN FURNISH 



Crimson Beauty - Carlton - Milton - Red Sauce - Secar - Sharon - 

 Sweet Delicious - Ben Davis - Fameuse - Joan - Medina - 

 Northern Spy - Turley. 



FREE — Descriptive apple folder and culture guide, valuable 

 to commercial growers and home planters. A postal will bring it. 



