THESE UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL 
LETTERS TELL THE STORY ABOUT 
OUR SELECT STRAIN CATSKILL AND 
THEIR ABILITY TO PRODUCE 
Oswego Co., N. Y. 
The Select Strain Catskill purchased 
from you last year certainly produced a 
heavy crop of fine quality berries. I never 
dreamed that there could be so much 
difference in plant Selection of Strawberry 
Plants until I grew your Strain of Cats- 
kill, and I have been growing this variety 
for several years. O. S. MEYERS. 
Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 
In our section we have always wanted 
an attractive midseason berry to follow 
up our Early Varieties and want to thank 
you personally for advising me to plant 
Catskill. I think it’s one of the finest 
varieties we have ever grown. Some of 
my neighbors had purchased Catskill from 
other sources. While the quality of their 
berries were as good as mine, I picked 
more than double the amount of berries 
from the same amount of plants set. In 
the future nothing but Townsend Select 
Strain Plants for me. Wish you every 
success in your propagating of Heavier 
Yielding Plants. J. Z. MILLER. 
York Co., Pa. 
The Catskill plants received this morn- 
ing and better plants could not be asked 
for. The root system was perfect and 
plants were all of one size, something 
that we are not used to receiving. From 
now on you get my orders for berry plants 
as I realize you have a Select Strain that 
can not be beaten. A. L. LENTZ. 
E. W. TOWNSEND SONS * SALISBURY * MARYLAND 
The Ideal #/4di4ea407 Berry—A Proclaimed 
Winner in Size, Yields and Profits 
gi ietieg rapid rise in popularity of Catskill 
has been nothing short of phenom- 
enal. Because of its size, flavor, heavy yields, 
vigorous growth, and its adaptability to a wide 
' range of soils and climates, this variety has, in 
a short time, become a universal favorite. While 
our strain of Catskill is direct from the origina- 
tors at Geneva, New York, we have thru careful 
plant selection produced a strain that is con- 
sidered by some of the largest berry growers in 
the country to be one of the most vigorous 
growers and heaviest yielding strains in the 
country. We do not hesitate in recommending 
Catskill to you as one midseason variety that is 
certain to prove satisfactory. 
RICH COLOR—Bright rich red, similar to Big Joe. The 
large double green cap stands up well on the berry 
and makes a very attractive looking package when 
offered to the buyer. 
SIZE—These rich red berries are large to extra large in 
size, keeping its size well until the last fruit is har- 
vested. The large size of the Catskill is one of its out- 
standing values, demanding top of the market prices. 
QUALITY—In flavor it compares favorably with such 
varieties as Premier, Dorsett, Fairfax, Big Joe, and 
Chesapeake. The texture is such that Catskill can be 
classed as a long distant shipper. Holding up well after 
picking, it has a high commercial value appreciated 
by all berry growers. 
PRODUCTIVENESS—Growers in all sections East of the 
Mississippi River and several states West advises us 
that it is the heaviest producing midseason berry they 
have grown, in our own test plots it has proven itself 
far ahead of any other midseason variety. In fact our 
test plots gave us more genuine enthusiasm that this 
was a midseason berry that nothing short of a calam- 
ity could keep our customers from making big profits 
on. 
MILLIONS OF SELECT STRAIN CATSKILL, 
ALL DOUBLE INSPECTED, AWAIT YOUR ORDER 
To keep up with the increased demand of Townsend’s Select 
Strain Catskill, we have again increased our acreage, plants 
at this writing look fine with nice heavy crowns and fiberous 
roots. We are looking again for a heavy demand for this 
special Strain of Catskill and would advise placing order 
early as possible to insure getting your supply needed. 
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