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BLACKBERRIES 
All Grown From Root Cuttings 
Because we know that blackberry plants developed from root 
cuttings are far superior to tips or sucker plants ail of our black- 
berry plants are grown from strong root cuttings. They transplant 
very easily, produce larger canes, and fruit that is far superior. The 
varieties we are listing on this page are all upright growing sorts, 
although the first year they grow pretty much on the ground, but 
stand in bunches after the first crop. One planting will last you 
several years and while we sell several hundred thousand plants 
each year to commercial planters we have always maintained that 
every home garden should have a few of these plants growing as 
they are very easy to grow and a few plants will furnish plenty 
of big, rich flavored, juicy berries for making cobblers, wines, jams 
and jellies. 
THE MOST WIDELY 
PLANTED OF ALL 
BLACKBERRIES 
is the most widely planted blackberry on the market, it does well in the extreme North 
on account of its hardiness. Eldorado is of fine quality, berries are glossy black and 
with very little core. For making jellies, jams and pies it is unexcelled, having a very 
rich flavor. We only offer stock grown from rooted cuttings as we consider them far 
superior to sucker plants. You can depend on Townsend’s Eldorado to give you 
satisfaction as a midseason to late variety. 
Fallbearing 
New ALFRED Blackberry New ROBINSON Blackberry 
LARGE, SWEET AND PRICES Se okcale Tall eeodalemegnriste a wets eae 
A HEAVY PRODUCER BEARING : 
a fine crop of extra large fine quality berries along 
with other varieties listed. To have blackberries over 
Alfred is grown throughout the Northwest- AGE a long season include the Robinson in your planting. 
ern States. Also is heavily planted in Ohio, Blackberries : 
West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, New York =e EARLY HARVEST bie aera ak Png 
and Pennsylvania. It is of recent introduc- This variety is one of the earliest blackberries to 
tion. Midseason fruiting, extremely large, ripen and most productive of the early sorts. If you 
practically free from seeds and coreless. Very 
are looking for a very early blackberry, then plant 
Spee : : 7 Tes ynsend’s Selective Strain. Fruit 
sweet and juicy. For a midseason variety we Barly iearyest of Townsend's Sclecure poy 
recommend Alfred. 
For 
Dewberries 
SEE PAGE 
is very firm, medium large and a vigorous grower. 
Our stock is grown from root cuttings only. 

The Dewberry is of the blackberry YOUNGBERRY. This dwarf <i~s 
family, being of trailing habit, they 
can be planted on any soil with good 
results, for garden culture we recom- 
mend setting them alongside the fence 
or boundry line. Their large size and 
sweet flavor make them unexcelled as 
a table variety. 
LUCRETIA (Dewberry) 
Fruit large and firm and juicy. Vines 
are very hardy and can be planted in 
Northern States successfully. 
BOYSENBERRY (Dewberry) 
Complete Description of This New 
Variety on page 30 
trailing form of the dewberry is " Gopucved 
highly prized by growers wherever ‘Gay 
it is known, because of the enor- 
mous size of the fruit and fine eating qual- 
ities. combined with its great productivity 
of the plant and the high prices the crop 
commands on the open market. 
Every dollar which you invest in this 
plant will return big dividends. A yield 
of 8,000 quarts per acre is not unusual 
for the Youngberry. For the home gar- 
den we do not know of a Dewberry that 
will afford as much real pleasure from 
a small investment as this variety. The 
fruit can be eaten direct from the vines 
or placed on the table without an addi- 
tion of sugar. Every home should have 
sufficient Youngberry plants to enjoy 
this great fruit. 
YOUNGBERRY 

(Dewberry) 
