10 E. W. TOWNSEND SONS - SALISBURY - MARYLAND 




—— Kp 9a SELECTED 
TOWRGENDS “strain 
Sy PREMIER 

Is recognized by the largest berry Associa- 
tions and Market Gardeners as the heaviest 
yielding strain grown. 
Suffolk County, N. Y. 
GENTLEMEN :- 
The shipment of berry plants arrived in fine 
condition and all the Association members are 
very well pleased with the plants and service 
given us. Will have some more orders for you 
before the end of the season. 
H. MEYJES. 
Butler County, Pa. 
The Premier plants received from you were 
fine, we picked about 1,280 quarts per 1000 
plants set. We certainly can recommend your 
strain of plants as being heavy yielders. 
JESTEADT. 
Windsor County, Vt. 
Enclosed please find order for more plants 
this year. From the 2000 Premier plants pur- 
chased last year we harvested over 4000 quarts. 
F. E. HARRINGTON. 
Barnstable County, Mass. 
DEAR SIRS:- 
The growers in our Association certainly want 
to thank you for the fine Premier plants sent 
us this year. They were the best we have ever 
received from any one, the quick service given 
us was also appreciated, and you may look for 
more orders. 
GEO. C. LILLIE. 
Jackson County, West Va. 
Enclosed is another order for Townsend’s 
plants. I picked over 1300 quarts of Premier 
from 500 plants set. 
G. E. BECKWITH. 
Our strain of Premier is direct from the 
original planting and has been consistently 
bred each year for heavier yields. 
PREMIER 
(HOW ARD-17) 
The Most Widely Planted Early 
Strawberry Ever Produced 

No variety ever introduced to the 
public has received as much praise 
as the Premier. No variety has 
ever been grown in such quantity 
in so many sections of the country and no variety has 
made anything like as much money for the growers. 
And while there are now being introduced some marvel- 
ous varieties, which are almost sure to take the place 
of Premier, it is going to be a hard parting between 
growers and their old friend Premier. 
La | PREMIER has paid off thousands of old mortgages, pur- 
chased and paid for new homes, new barns and automobiles 
and the many other needy things too numerous to mention. 
And we predict that it will be grown in a large way for a 
great many years to come. Since the introduction of Premier 
we have made this grand variety our specialty. And the growers 
have become to recognize Townsend’s as headquarters for True 
To Name Premier plants. We have shipped them to more than 
fifty thousand customers, and over and over year after year 
these customers come back for more. While Premier is too well 
known by the leading growers to need a description, however 
for the benefit of the beginner we will say that Premier and 
Howard-17 are one and the same variety. The variety was orig- 
inated by Mr. Everett C. Howard of Belchertown, Mass., and in 
many sections has become known by the name as Howard-i7. 
Color—Medium red and very attractive with the green cap which 
shows off the berry to advantage when placed in package. 
Size—Under favorable growing conditions the berries will run large 
to extra large and very uniform. 
Firmness—Premier can be classed as a long distance shipper where 
trucks are used. For the market gardener its firmness will be found 
to be very satisfactory. 
Vigor—Foliage very strong and healthy. Will grow well on any good, 
rich garden soil in practically all sections of the country. 
Quality—Stands out as one of the best flavored berries grown. 
Season of Ripening—In the North, Premier is one of the first berries 
to ripen. It can be put on the market from a week to 10 days ahead 
of the midseason varieties. 

HOME OF HOWARD’S SUPREME AND PREMIER (HOWARD-17) 
This Photo taken on the farm of A. B. Howard Sons, Belchertown, 
Mass., while harvesting their crop of Supreme and Premier 





