E. W. Townsend, Salisbury, Md. 



UNCLE SAM LOADED WITH FRUIT MAY 15, 1912. 



UNCLE SAM (Per) — Extra early. This 

 is the first time I have offered this vari- 

 ety for sale. I have tested it for three 

 seasons, and I find it the nearest perfect 

 extra early variety I have ever fruited. I 

 describe it as follows: Dark red color 

 extending- all the way through, some tart, 

 but very delicious in flavor, nearly round 

 berries, uniform. Foliage very tall and 

 dark, runners short, makes just enough 

 plants to fruit well. As to size, color, 

 form and flavor, and last, but not least, 

 productiveness, it is the most remarkable 

 berry yet introduced. There is nothing 

 earlier, it is twice the size of the Ex- 

 celsior and will bear three times as many 

 berries per acre, and ones that will class 

 strictly fancy at its season of ripening. I 

 make this offer to anyone sending me 100 

 plants in April, 1913, that will prove bet- 

 ter than Uncle Sam, ripening same season, 

 I will give $100.00. I will give them a 

 fair and square test side by side and make 

 remittance as soon as the fruit can be 

 grown, if you have found a better one. I 

 believe that the Uncle Sam will stand as 

 long distance shipment as Missionary or 

 Klondyke. There is no grower that can 

 afford to pass it by. My stock of plants 

 is limited. 



FIRST PRIZE (Per) — Early. I offered 

 fhis variety for the first time in 1910, of- 

 fering to refund the purchase price if it 

 failed to give entire satisfaction. I am 



FIRST PRIZE, 



proud to say that I have not had one 

 penny to refund. But praise upon praise 

 has come back to me. The past season I 

 could not supply the demand at $10 per 

 1,000. "Where the haul was not long there 

 was never a more perfect variety intro- 

 duced where a strictly fancy berry is 

 wanted. It will carry 200 miles safely in 

 almost any condition of weather, but I do 

 not recommend it to my Florida custom- 

 ers to ship to their distant markets. On 

 page — - will be seen a photograph show- 

 ing the load of fruit produced in 1912. T 

 have never seen any berry that surpassed 

 it for productiveness, beauty of berry or 

 plant. Entirely! free from rust, makes 

 plants freely for any home market, or 

 where it can be picked today and sold 

 tomorrow, it will give satisfaction. In 

 fact, as stated above I have never received 

 a complaint from them in any section. 

 Color bright scarlet, heavy double calyx. 

 Flavor equal to Wm. Belt. Plants limited 

 this season. Will only sell in 100 lots. 



/BARKLEY (Per) — Early. This is another 

 Variety that hails from Nanticoke, Md., 

 where so many good ones have come from. 

 It was given me to test three years ago 

 and I have found it as follows: A deep 

 crimson top shaped, flavor rich and deli- 

 cate, produced enormous crops of very 

 large berries; begins to ripen early and 

 continues until late in season, berries hold 

 up in size until very last pickings. Foliage 

 strong and healthy. Makes an excellent 

 pollenizer for any early to medium early 

 imperfect sort. It is a variety that has 

 come to stay, firm enough for a good ship- 

 per and should be classed with the fancy 

 class. Quantity of plants limited. 



TOLD HIS NEIGHBOR. 



Gents: — Plants arriver O. K. and on 

 time. Finest plants I ever saw and got 

 the best count. You will get an order 

 from my neighbor in a few days. 



JAS. WIDGERS, 

 Smithfield, Va. 

 Dover, Del., April 26, 1912. 

 Dear Sir: — I received my order with you 

 here sent me not long ago, in very good 

 condition, and I am very well pleased with 

 the plants. Thinking they are all very 

 good berries and hope I have success with 

 them. I thank you very much for the 

 extra ones you sent and if there Is any- 

 thing else I want I'll be very glad to send 

 to you for them. I am 



Tours respectfully, 



J. F. SMERBECK. 



