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Our strain of Premier is direct 
from the original planting and 
has been consistently bred each 
year for heavier yields. 
DOUBLE INSPECTED— 
STATE CERTIFIED 
Every bundle of Townsend’s Prem- 
ier has been double inspected and 
certified by Maryland State Dept. 
of Entomology. Why take a chance, 
Order your premier from Town- 
send. They cost no more than just 
ordinary plants. 
TOWNSEND’S PREMIER IN 
PENNSYLVANIA 
For 19 years we have purchased 
our strawberry plants from Town- 
sends; never a crop failure from 
your Premier plants. They always 
produce extra-heavy crops, your 
Select-Stra‘n Premier are produc- 
ing even larger fruit, better quality 
and averaging 18,750 quarts berries 
per acre the past season off of 
about four acres. We received for 
this fruit $.20 to $.25 per quart, 
and did not have enough berries 
for our trade, when my neighbors 
who bought some plants elsewhere 
could not sell their berries for even 
ten cents. OLIVER J. WEAVER. 
Columbia County, N. Y. 
Quote me prices on 30,000 Pre- 
mier, 20.000 Catskill. I bought over 
40,000 strawberry plants from you 
last year and had fine results, even 
in dry weather. 
JOSEPH KUZYNA. 
(Mr. Kuzyna purchased over 
77.000 Select-Strain plants from 
Townsends’, the rae year.) 
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PREMIER ARE GROWN 
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HE Premier strawberry is really premier 
because (1) No other early variety has ever 
received so much praise, enjoyed such universal acceptance under 
all possible growing conditions. (2) No other variety has made 
aS much money for growers. There may be others that will supplant 
Premier in certain localities, but for good all-around consistency, 
we predict that Premier will continue to lead for years to come. 
By careful plant selection and our select strain method of growing, we have 
maintained all the high qualities that made Premier the immediate sensation 
of the strawberry world when we first introduced it to our trade. Millions of 
select strain new ground grown Premier plants are grown and shipped an- 
nually from our nursery to the Largest Berry Growing Associations and 
thousands of individual growers in every section of the country. These growers 
realize the heavy yielding quality of our strain of Premier plants, and today 
Townsend’s are recognized as headquarters for the original strain of HEAVY 
YIELDING PREMIER. 
Our new ground planting of Premier is one of the largest in the country 
and have made a nice growth. The quality was never better. If you are 
looking for a heavy yielding strain of Premier, send along your order after 
receiving this catalogue. We will reserve plants for you, digging and ship- 
ping whenever you are ready io set. ; 
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While Premier is well Known by the majority of berry growers, for the benefit 
of the new planters we describe Premier as follows: 
Color—Medium bright red and very at- 
tractive with its large green cap that 
shows off the berry to advantage when 
placed on the market. 
Size—Under favorable growing condi- 
tions the berries will run large to extra 
large and very uniform size, holding up 
well to the last picking. 
Firmness—Premier can be classed as a 
long distant shipper where trucks are 
used. For the market gardener its firm- 
ness will be found to be very satisfac- 
tory. 
Vigor—Premier is healthy 
a strong, 
grower, making a good fruiting bed on 
a_ wide range of soils and climatic con- 
ditions. 
Quality—Stands out as one of the best 
flavored berries grown. 
Season of Ripening—In the North 
Premier is one of the first varieties to 
ripen. It can be put on the market from 
a week to ten days ahead of the mid- 
season varieties. 
Frost Resistant—Premier has long been 
noted for its frost resistance and 
have never heard tell of a Premier crop 
failure due to late frosts. 
Premier and Howard 17 are one and the same variety. The variety was 
originated by A.B. Howard Sons of Belchertown, Mass., and in many sec- 
tions Premier is known by the name, Howard 17. 
YOU! can increase your yields and profits at "No Extra Cost” by plant- 
‘* ing Townsend's Select Strain New Ground Grown Premier “Known in 
every berry growing section as the heaviest yielding strain grown.” 
ALL DOUBLE INSPECTED—STATE CERTIFIED 
WE SELL ANNUALLY MILLIONS OF TOWNSEND SELECT STRAIN PREMIER 
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