E. W. TOWNSEND SONS « SALISBURY - MARYLAND 11 

Patented July 25.1 
Plant Patent No. 
Deep Feeder 
Drought Resistant 
Good Plant Maker 
Heavy Yielder 
HOWARD'S 
SUPREME 
A Universal Strawberry. It has proven a good yielder and 
big money maker in every part of the country in which it has 
been introduced. 
Strong Grower. Vigorous grower in dll soils and climates. 
Plants upright with strong fruiting stems. Being immensely pro- 
ductive in heavy soils where many other varieties fail. 
A Topper in Productiveness. At official test of Connecticut 
Agricultural Station, Mt. Carmel, Connecticut, it produced at 
the rate of 15,110 quarts per acre. The heaviest yielding variety 
grown. 
o 
; Quality. In quality it is equal to any variety on our list. Color, 
deep red, berry firm, excellent keeping qualities. 
Season. It starts ripening a few days later than Premier and 
continues a week longer. Can be classed as an early to Mid- 

siramiicertea) ccimiia yeu stiward’a; Haakeme were. Us season variety. 
far the best. F. THAYER. 
Piscataquis County, Maine. The exclusive patent rights to Howard’s Supreme has been pur- 
poe ene, Seas tne have gis chased by E. W. Townsend Sons and is sold only through their 
licious berries, plenty i nurseries. 

Crescent (2) 


No. 103 (P)* Pedigree of Howard's Supreme 
Marshall (S) 
Crescent (P) 



Howard 
Supreme (P) 
Crescent (P) 
Haverland (P) 






harpless (S) 
No. 17 (34%C) No. 14 (P) 
Belmont (S)# 

Crescent (P) 
Cyclone (S) | 
Cumberland Triumph (P) 
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Green Prolific (P) 
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P Pistillate Lucinda (S) 
