AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE 
for the Commercial Grower 
S INCE 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 pos¬ 
sibilities for the local grower. 
With that end in view, we have not only conducted exten¬ 
sive 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. 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 territories, 
are the result of this painstaking research on the part of ourselves and our old cus-" 
tomers. 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 locali¬ 
ties, 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 will make 
use of it whenever necessary. 
Territorial Adaptability of Townsend's Varieties 
Variety Approved for Season 
Beaver .Western and Mid-Western states. Extra Early 
Blakemore .Western and Southern states . Extra Early 
Southland . Southern states . Extra Early 
Success .New Jersey .Extra Early 
Fairfax .Eastern states including ind., Ohio, Mich., 111., and West Va.Early 
Dorsett .All Strawberry sections except far South., .Early 
Klondyke .Southern states .Early 
Premier . All sections except extreme South . Early 
BeElmar.Southern states . Early 
Townsend Missionary ... Florida and Gulf states . Early 
Howard's Supreme . . . All Strawberry sections .Early 
Red Gold.Western and Mid-Western states. Early 
Aberdeen .N. J., Pa., Ohio, and other Northern states .Med. Early 
Senator Dunlap.Western and Mid-Western states. Med. Early 
Dr. Burrill .Middle West .Med. Early 
Cooper. Michigan and vicinity .Med. Early 
Red Heart .Northern states from New England to Maine and Wisconsin and Missouri.Med. Early 
Big Joe.All Strawberry sections except extreme South . .Med. Early 
Jupiter .All Strawberry sections except extreme South .Med. Early 
Ford .All sections except far South .Late 
May Queen .All Strawberry sections . Late 
Luptcn.New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut. Late 
Chesapeake.Northern states including West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan.Late 
Wm. Belt .N. Y. orsd Pa., and other states north of Mason-Dixon line . Late 
Wil-son .Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania . Late 
World's Wonder .Me., Vt., N. H., northern N. Y .Late 
Brandywine.California and Florida .Late 
Town King.All Strawberry sections . Late 
Townsend's Big Late. . All sections . .Late 
Aroma.Tenn., Miss., Ky., S. Carolina, Ind., III., Eastern Kansas, Arkansas, Michigan and Missouri. Late 
Gandy .. . All Strawberry sections except extreme South . Extra Late 
Mastodon Everbearing. .All Strawberry sections . Early Summer 
till frost 
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