Townsend's 20th century catalogue number 28 - strawberries and how to grow them (1918) (14578459507)

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Title: Townsend's 20th century catalogue number 28 : strawberries and how to grow them

Year: 1918 (1910s)

Authors: E.W. Townsend & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection

Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Strawberries Catalogs Fruit Catalogs

Publisher: Salisbury, Md. : E.W. Townsend & Co.

Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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considered the quality veryfine—color bright red and seemed to be firm.Plants strong growers and very stalky. Werecommend this one for a trial and shall bepleased to have reports from our customerseverywhere. Price, $3.00 per 100, $2.00 for 50,$1.25 for 25. Arizona Originated Phoenix, Ariz., chance seedling,supposedly of Jessie and Gandy, in about 1890.Berry is medium round, conical; light scarlet,flesh light red; mild sub-acid. Makes plantsfreely, widely planted in the West and all irri-gated sections of the country—especially Cali-fornia and Arizona. Price: $3.00 per 100, $2.00for 50, $1.25 for 25. Hillsboro County, Fla.Mr. E. W. Townsend, Dear Sir—I received the 3000 plants that I ordered fromyou in good shape and set them out in the beginning ofthe worst drought I have ever seen and in new land.But they lived the best I ever saw and are looking fine.I lost one plant and one plant only. I am well pleasedand recommend you to others.As ever, Yours for business, F. M. BARTLETT.

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E. W. TOWNSEND, SQUARE DEAL NURSERY, SALISBURY, MD. Ideal Another one of Sam-uel Coopers introduc-tions, and from whatwe have seen we believethat the Ideal will equalthe Peerless; we havethem growing side byside. The Ideal seemsto be fruiting more onthe young plants thanany variety that I haveseen except the Pro-gressive; fruit is notquite as large as Peer-less, but consideringthe showing of fruitmade this season wefeel like recommendingit for trial. The flavoris fine enough for aking, and I am sure thefruit would be firmenough to make a goodshipping berry. Makesfine growth of plants,without a blemish ofany kind. Dont missthis. Same price asPeerless. $3.00 per 100,$2.00 for 50; $1.25 for25. King (of the Autumn) Introduced by E. W. Townsend, 1913,cross between the Autumn, E-B, andthe Chesapeake. The King greatly re-sembles the Chesapeake in fruit, beingabout same size, in color a little bright-er red. All who have grown the Kingclaim it to be the largest and finestflavored of any of th

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1918

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