. Townsend's twentieth century catalogue no. 26 : strawberries and other small fruits and how to grow them . WERS FAVORITE—An early fruitingvariety, with perfect flower. I was not luckyenough to see it in fruit the past season, butI heard so many good things about it that 1decided to catalog it this season and givemy customers a chance to test it. Here is theIntroducers description: Large, productive,quality good, extra firm. Mascot MASCOT (Latest in season).—This varietyis proving a gold mine to many of my cus-tomers. It is not unusual to get letters wherethey have netted from $500 to $750 pe
. Townsend's twentieth century catalogue no. 26 : strawberries and other small fruits and how to grow them . WERS FAVORITE—An early fruitingvariety, with perfect flower. I was not luckyenough to see it in fruit the past season, butI heard so many good things about it that 1decided to catalog it this season and givemy customers a chance to test it. Here is theIntroducers description: Large, productive,quality good, extra firm. Mascot MASCOT (Latest in season).—This varietyis proving a gold mine to many of my cus-tomers. It is not unusual to get letters wherethey have netted from $500 to $750 per acreon this variety. The berry is one of the veryLargest, of good flavor and appearance, andis wonderfully productive. Plant growth isexcellent. Seems to do well everywhere andespecially so in all the Northern States. If you want the true MASCOT plants giveme the order, as I positively know that thereare two varieties being advertised under thisname. The other variety is mid-season tolate and small, poor fruit. My stock of plants is very large but I havea wonderful sale for the plants. If you want. MASCOT a variety to prolong the season get this one,sure, for they surely ripen long after theother spring croppers are gone. Nothinglater but the ever-bearing kinds. MYRTLE MERRILL—An early varietythat originated in Somerset county, Mary-land, a few years ago. We hear very goodreports of it from Marion Station, where thebest extra early varieties are always in de-mand. They claim it to be better than EyOzark, or Wilkins Early, Fairfield Excelsior,etc. I think it worthy of a trial; is a goodstrong grower and free from rust. MOXROE—A late perfect flowering va-riety that originated in New York large, firm, of extra good quality; is astrong plant maker; while it has not fruitedwith me I think it a good one to try. MICHAELS EARLY (Mitchels Early)— Has long been considered the best early va-riety for family use, and has been planted inthousands of gardens in the la
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