E. W. TOWNSEND SONS @® SALISBURY 
For the past forty-two years, the name Townsend 
has stood for “the best” in all phases of berry 
growing and has become the by-word for true-to-name quality 
trees throughout the country. Because of the fine re- 
putation our plants have, many attempts have been made to sell 
inferior plants and trees at lower prices to unsuspecting buyers, 
plants and 
representing these plants to be genuine Townsend products. 
In order to protect our customers against such practice five 
years ago we adopted the policy of placing the Townsend Trade 
Mark on every bundle of plants and trees shipped from our nurs- 
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Beware Of 
Every bundle of Plants sent out by Town- 
sends’ is labeled true-to-name and carries 
our Trade Mark 
eries. This trade mark is your assurance that you are getting 
true-to-name stock and the high quality which Townsends 
plants and trees are noted for. 
MAKE MONEY GROWING STRAWBERRIES 
You can make big profits growing strawberries providing you se- 
cure healthy, vigorous plants with yielding qualities bred into 
them—plants that will produce uniform berries of the highest 
quality—berries that will bring top market prices. During the 
harvest season, most markets, both local and distant, are well 
supplied with unprofitable, small, undersized berries, while these 
same markets are only too glad to pay premium prices for 
superior quality berries. Townsends’ plants have been bred to 
produce just such berries—many of our customers telling us that 
their berries have been topping the market from three to five 
cents per quart, an extra profit which no grower of strawberries 
can afford to pass by. 
LET US HELP YOU GET STARTED 
With ordinary care and attention, big crops of berries can be 
obtained by even the inexperienced grower. Any instructions 
that we have failed to include in our culture directions on page 
44 of this catalog will be gladly sent you free. We will make your 
problems our problems and give you the benefit of our three gen- 
erations experience. We also issue a complete culture guide on 
berry growing. This booklet is free for the asking. 
SATISFIED CUSTOMERS 
By following our instructions and advice, thou- 
sands of our customers have grown with us. 
These thousands have sent us tens of thousands 
of new customers until today our long list of 
satisfied customers enables us to operate the 
largest strawberry plant growing and shipping 
business in the world. We endeavor each year to 
show our appreciation of this confidence by sell- 
ing only the best plants and giving only the 
best service it is humanly possible to give. 
42 YEARS EXPERIENCE 
When you buy Townsends’ plants, not only do you 
receive plants that are chock-full of vitality and in- 
creasing yield, but you also get 39 years of practical 
growing experience to aid you. Mr. G. G. Adams, South 
Orrington, Maine, writes us: ‘‘Picked 8,200 quarts berries 
from two-thirds of an acre.” F. Rogers, Oorydon, 
Pa., averages 11,700 quarts off an acre. S. Hartman 
of Virginia, picked 11,520 quarts from an acre. 
is mo secret in making yields of this kind 
will find that Townsends’ Selected Strain of ap- 
proved varicties will increase your yield also. 
QUALITY 
The good name of this firm and good will of its customers have 
been built and — by always handling nothing but the 
highest grade stocks available. Every plant or tree is the best that 
can be produced. 
Old customers know that they will always get the variety they 
order. They have faith in us and we will not break it 
HEALTH 
Every plant we ship is healthy, thrifty, and free from all fo- 
jurious diseases. Diseased plants will produce dividends for 
neither you nor us. 
Every plant that goes into our propagation fields is selected for 
its heavy fruiting crowns. In this manner our stock is kept on 
its high level in both productiveness and vitality. All plants 
are carefully packed so that you receive them in condition to 
grow strongly and to produce as you have the right to expect 
from plants bearing the Townsend name, 
Any stock received by you that does not meet these high standards will be replaced free. It is also 
understood and agreed that in no case will we be liable for any sum larger than the purchase price 
