Catalogue of Thoroughbred Strawberry FlantH. 



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GOVERXOR ROL,LI-\S — Originated in ^-^''HAVERLAXD (Imp)^Midseason. Avery 



Massachusetts. The fruit is perfect, large 

 and of good quality. Holds well in sea- 

 ■§on. Resembles the Brandywine. 



GOVERXOR FORT (Per) — Late. Fruit 

 large, very firm and of good quality. 



LADY TOWNSEND. 



LADY TOWXSEND (Per) — Extra early. 

 A good early variety where a long dis- 

 tance shipper is wanted. I know of noth- 

 ing that 's giving better satisfaction in 

 some sections of the South. Should not 

 be allowed to bed too thick, as it bears 

 a great quantity of fruit and beds should 

 be kept thin to let fruit get proper size. 

 When grown under proper culture the 

 size will compare favorably with the early 

 varieties. Our southern customers are 

 planting heavy of it on account of its ex- 

 cellent shipping qualities and being easy 

 to bed, a good hardy grower. In the ten 

 years I have been growing them I have 

 never failed to get a good stand and a 

 good crop of the very best quality of 

 fruit. 



IMPROVED LADY TOMPSON (Per) — 

 This is a grand old southern variety. 

 Still holds its popularity in the South. Too 

 well known to need description. I have 

 a fine stock of plants this season. 



CHIPMAN (Per) — Early. This variety 

 hails from Delaware and has given gen- 

 eral satisfaction wherever grown. Fruit 

 resembles the Klondyke, bright color all 

 over, ripening the crop of fruit in a few 

 days. Very productive. I have never 

 grown enough plants to supply my Dela- 

 ware trade. I am very much impressed 

 with the Chipman and recommend it as 

 an all around good variety, 



SENATOR DUXLAP (Per) — Mid season. 

 This variety is too well known to need 

 any description. Its greatest popularity 

 is in the North. It is an excellent crop- 

 per of fine fruit, having a powerful root 

 system that enables it to stand almost 

 any amount of dry weather and then pro- 

 duce a good crop. It is a general fav- 

 orite commercially and equally so for the 

 family garden. Everybody should grow 

 Dunlap and along with Dunlap set Hav- 

 erland, as the two varieties are planted 

 together more than any other two and 

 one seldom thinks of Dunlap without 

 thinking of Haverland. the Haverland 

 being imperfect blossom and of the same 

 season. 



popular midseason variety, 



^"'texxessee (Per) — Midseason. Proll- 

 ^fic. A very good midseason variety, fine 

 grower, very productive, size large, mod- 

 erately firm, a good variety to plant with 

 imperfect sorts of its season. It is a va- 

 riety that if given half a show will look 

 oi^t for itself. Will grow well on any soil. 



i^" HUMMER (Per) — Early to midseason. 

 The Humm.er is a very fine berry. Hails 

 from :^[ichigan, being large, good flavor, 

 very productive, good plant maker, free 

 from rust. One of the best sellers. Plants 

 always short. 



4 SALISBURY (Imp)— Second early, I 

 ave yet to see a variety as firm as the 

 Salisbury, this being its greatest quality. 

 Fruit m.edium size, quality ordinary, good 

 plant maker, hardy in every way. Will 

 easily ship from one side of the country 

 to the other and be in perfect condition. 

 For preserving it has no equal. 



COOPER (Per) — Midseason. This varie- 

 ty hails from New York state. Is a very 

 highly flavored variety, conican shaped, 

 dark red through and through, one of the 

 very best canners and preservers. The 

 originator praises it very highly, says it 

 is the best variety he ever saw, taking it 

 all in all. Samuel Cooper is the origin- 

 ator. Is a seedling from the Pan-Amer- 

 ican, the great fall bearing variety. 



I- PATAGOXIA (Per) — Luther Burbank's 

 -new variety. Comes very highly recom- 

 mended. 1 have not fruited it yet, but 

 recommend it as a trial, as it comes from 

 so good authority. Quality said to be un- 

 surpassed by any variety grown. 



Evansville, Tenn., Dec, 9, 1910. 

 E W. TOWNSEND & CO. 



Dear Sirs: — Yours of the 5th to hand. 

 T will give you a list of names that I 

 know are going to set berry plants. I 

 'ould give you 150 names of growers, but 

 three-quarters of them might not set any. 

 My plants that I bought of you last spring 

 are simply fine. I have a full row and 

 several plants in the middles. Everybody 

 that has seen it says it is the finest patch 

 in the county. It is surely a good adver- 

 tisement for your nursery. But it is a 

 hard matter to get people here to spend a 

 little more money and get first-class 

 plants. I will have a few plants to sell 

 and may be I can sell some for you. I 

 will if I can. Mail your catalog as soon 

 as ready. Yours truly, 



T. C. CALLIXS. 



New Orleans. Oct. 21. 1910. 

 MESSRS. E. W. TOWNSEND & CO.. 

 Salisbury, Md. 

 Gentlemen: — The strawberry plants 

 which you so kindly sent me arrived In 

 splendid condition and I am satisfied that 

 I shall not lose one. 



I have never seen such strong and beau- 

 tiful plants and if I am successful in rais- 

 ing some fine large berries you will hear 

 from me and my friends, as it will give 

 me pleasure to make the proper return 

 for vour courtesv. Yours truly. 



.\. J. MITCHELL. 



Dear Sirs: — Plants O. K. Good count: 

 well pleased. 



W. F. THORNTON. Texas. 



