E. W. TOWNSEND SONS -: SALISBURY - MARYLAND 7 
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE 
for the Commercial Grower 
Since the beginning of our career as nurserymen, the Townsend nursery has 
been intensely interested not only in producing and handling the best strains 
and varieties of strawberry plants available, but also in offering to farmers and 
growers in different sections of the country those varieties which would be best 
adapted to that particular section and which demonstrated the best money- 
making possibilities for the local grower. 
With that end in view, we have not only conducted extensive testing and 
proving grounds at the nursery, but have tried our best to keep an accurate 
account record of the adaptabilities of the different varieties as reported to us 
by our customers, and various state experimental stations whom we are closely 
connected with. This record has proven invaluable to us and to our customers 
in the various territories who wished to be sure, before buying, that the varieties 
they selected were particularly adapted to local conditions. 
_The varieties mentioned in this catalog, and recommended for the various ter- 
ritories, are the result of this painstaking research on the part of ourselves and 
our old customers. Further definite information is available at this office and 
we will be glad to furnish it to you upon request. 
Many varieties offered by us for particular localities will do equally well in other localities. but close adherence to the 
data in this catalog and to such data as we will furnish upon request will distinctly minimize the possibility for 
error in selecting new varieties for your main crop plantings. 
We are proud of this service, know you will appreciate it, and trust that you make use of it whenever necessary. 


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Proper Time to Set Strawberry 
Planis—Other Berry Plants 
We have been recommending the Early Spring 
setting of Strawberry Plants and other berry 
plants for over a quarter of a century, and this 
recommendation has led our customers to 
make bigger profits from their berries than 
most any advice we could have ever given them 
with the possible exception of obtaining better 
quality plants and better varieties. Fall setting 
is practiced in several of the Northern States, 
but not highly recommended outside the 
Southern States. 
Planting Dates for Different 
Sections 
New England States, April and Early May; 
N. Y., N. J., Penna., Del., Md., Ohio, Indiana, 
Tllinois, Mich., Tenn., Ky., West Va., D. C., late 
March or as early in April as possible; Southern 
States, February and March; all other states in 
Early April. Give your plants time to establish 
themselves in the soil while it is cool and be- 
Strawberry Testing Grounds on our farms where several fore the hot suns start. Plow your land early 
hundred varieties are being grown. and be ready to set at the first sign of spring. 
TERRITORIAL ADAPTABILITY of TOWNSEND’S VARIETIES 
*Varities marked with * are the leaders and ones most widely planted. 

Variety Approved for Season 
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PI ARCINOTE Ese .5, cee siete «re Western and Southern States, Md., Del., N. J., Pa.. W. Va., Ohio.............. Extra Early 
BS CMI 1 /nis oe acetone ae weleee Southern States including Missouri Valley Section................... 02. c000. Early 
COGHERF 2.2): 3. 5s ss es aos AAU Isiah Shey es AAP eer ee ene OSIRIS ePIC COS ee eee ee Early 
DOTSC hig oe eo Shoe Sas basio ae AMG SEraw DeLEysSCenlOnScexeeDh, Pla, Pia Gras ciacle aoe clcclvis cw wwe cata se cnea ance Early 
reat a it oC a eee ee AALS SLAW DELEyASCCLIONS CXCeD bE lass ua. Gaeeowa doce foes nt cc cee cn ee nc ace cs ccne Early 
Howard’s Supreme* ....... RE Shh Dery RCCLIOUS CREE Db fat SOUUH 6. cd fae oo Go ve Scie ey 5 wale eee sete esas Early 
AIOE Y Rey eo. feet. ose sre. STEGER ES ee se eae AS SECA CME Be OOo Sone ae a Eee eee Early 
RT CMVCTE ee ics bes e518 All sections except extreme South and Gulf States. ...... 2... ....2 22 cc cece cceans Early 
Townsend Missionary ..... Biorda Ne ©. Mareilia ManrvylianG: Cs RCD: Ua. Sco. cees ccc wks ceevescnec Early 
Jefe) 40 (353 0 oe 8 Note. pOmon ard opner INorbnernm States. cc occc co. < dees cca eve was coe sec esas Med. Early 
ign JOST Vee ars Aedes ate. 214.0% PSL CS AS EISSISGIP) PI EUPVEE 3/5 icloicjc'a.f cia dicinioicie sicie avg sie se ersee ceceucvesensuads Med. Early 
Catskietert ss osemrcara. o'oe as All States East of Mississippi River except S. C., Ga., Fla.....................- Med. Early 
CULVEI trate aye ciei sis icie oie cle mia 22 New England States including N. Y., Ohio; Pa., W. Va., Dl., Ind............... Med. Early 
RUST LCls faye tari oe ete a os oo AME SEAM DCrTy SCCHONSICXCCDL CXULCHIC SOULN. ccs ciate cms <5 wcclncenedac eset ese Med. Early 
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PAP OVITAE ates 5 oe cierovorw.e sleo%e Tenn., Ky., Ind., Ill., Eastern Kans., Ark., Mich., Mo., all Northern States.... Late 
STAN Y WANS Ji ecyer 5 oi s.0'e cys» per eta ed a cLET CPE LOT IG 2 iG asia si tarolrie iat nie o)e nile BE wis Rais os con eiSaleyde dec aenwacs dees Late 
NECSABEAKE care cc's si oldies «inc Norohern States eluding W. Va., Ohio, Hl., Ind., Mich... 2.00. ck cee wee Late 
GST Ole et i as eo tea asata yaa: ots PRESSE e SECON CC PD baer, Cre Cxche ches aiaisiaw'k Gtk Scisin bya Weld cieGiatla awh e eave tek eaceacd ee Late 
SLOW te ete eee = MeN CLC Vm OIG seen rae NCWEY OPK, OOM co is.c.cicc con wiles acacccnceceseesaeue Late 
PO WHICISATA Se xs ace sicalnie Bie All States with exception Gulf States and Pacific Coast ....................... Late 
Townsend’s Big Late....... All sections east of Miss. River except Gulf States.................-..-.-.5 0. Late 
Within BelG® ~. cc .. 5 sis amis N: ¥.., Pa., and other states north; of Mason-Dixon Line..................e.e0 Late 
World SWOHGEr .. 555 cos... Nene VerINOM tN, tt NOLGNETT NCW YOLK. o.oo. e ec een ecm an een cenen Late 
“SG b ose tron oie ALIS Paucs excepulGillt Sulbes ANG racic. COASE.. 2... ces ccc essere wees tees Extra Late 
XTRALATE (New) ........ Bei RbeSuC re eLeedle DCEL YE SCCDIONS clade Seem mace hea Cmeae aw cewcwes tuaens wie eee aae Extra Late 
Gem Everbearing* ........ AS SLL weir y SECHIONS CXGCIIG I LOLI « o:cle cic on oc ciee's win wince vie ga asve dé eacceces ) Early summer 
Luckystrike Evbg. ........ ASS Craw beLoy SeCCuIONS CXCCDU PIOMGS.. ob sla da ve de wauc coe eu scewcsuewenwes til frost 1st 
Mastodon Evbg.* .........- AT Paro wRCley REGUIOUS CXCCHh PIOPIOR so. oe. ou ots sc ew es ccs ceceeeceesesense ‘ year set. 
