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E. W. TOWNSEND & SON— SQUARE DEAL NURSERY 



A to Z— (Continued) 



NEW YORK.— Enclosed find check for 

 three orders for plants. We want them 

 sent as per instructions to our three coun- 

 try homes: Cuba, N. H. and L. I. We 

 want plenty of Townsend's strawberries 

 everywhere we go. 



NORTH CAROLINA.— I am writing 

 this letter to let you know that we have had 

 more pleasure from the ever bearing straw- 

 berry plants purchased from you last year 

 than anything we have ever grown. People 

 told us ever bearing plants were no good in 

 the South, and even you did not speak very 

 highly of them for our section when we 

 sent in the order. But I never saw more 

 berries on any vine than on these Progres- 

 sive plants. We furnished one big hotel 

 berries for three months, besides having 

 a plenty for ourselves. We want another 

 supply this season and want the Progres- 

 sive. 



OHIO.— Enclosed find picture of our 

 little strawberry garden. Pretty good for 

 two old codgers, I think each one over 70. 

 But we have certainly enjoyed growing 

 these plants and have not only gotten pleas- 

 ure but some profit besides. As we have 

 sold several bushels to our town folks at a 

 nice price. Sorry we did not get started 

 in the business sooner. If we should live 

 will want to set a few more next spring. 



OKLAHOMA.— I would be ungrateful 

 were I not to write you and thank you for 

 the services rendered to us in our dealings 

 with you. We knew nothing about straw- 

 berries, never saw any growing. But with 

 your fine plants and good advice we have 

 gone through very nicely and have raised 

 a fine crop of berries of which we are just'y 

 proud. We kept no account of the quarts 1 

 picked and sold but are sure that every 

 plant has picked more than two quarts of 

 berries and still loaded. We will set an- . 

 other acre this winter if we can get the j 

 plants, as we can find a good market for 

 all we can grow. Please let us know if we | 

 can get 10,000 Progressive and what time. 



OREGON.— Plants received in fine ! 

 shape on the 22nd, just 10 days on the road, 

 did not lose a plant. 



PENNSYLVANIA,— For ten straight 

 years we have had your plants and never a 

 single failure. 



RHODE ISLAND.— The plants shipped 

 to us in April began to fruit in July and 

 have never stopped, we have had all the 

 berries we could use for four months, and 

 much cheaper and better than we could 

 have bought. This was our first effort in 

 growing berries. I and my little boy of 

 ten have done all the work both in setting 

 and cultivating. We want a good supply 

 next spring. 



SOUTH CAROLINA.— We had very 

 good success with the strawberries last 

 season and want some more plants this 

 season as we have a good outlet here for 

 such fine berries as we grew. Those Pre- 

 miers were said to be the finest strawberries 

 ever seen here. 



SOUTH DAKOTA.— We are sending to 

 you again for a few more plants, our last 

 lot certainly did fine and we want to renew 

 the bed again this season. Send us all the 

 Progressive you can for the amount en- 

 closed. 



TENNESSEE.— Townsend 's plants are 

 the finest plants ever grown in this county. 

 We picked more berries from an acre than 

 our neighbor did from two acres. Will 

 want forty thousand Klondyke this spring. 



TEXAS. — It pays to set Townsend's 

 plants even though you do have to send 

 across the continent. Cheaper at $10.00 

 than others at a gift. 



UTAH. — The berries from the plants 

 you sent my father were the first real straw- 

 berries ever seen here. Oh! they were so 

 big and juicy. Send me 100 plants please 

 same kind. I want to try my luck. 



VIRGINIA.— Plants received in fine 

 condition, we are highly pleased with them. 

 Expect to send you a $50 order next spring. 



WASHINGTON.— We have seen ber- 

 ries, big berries and little berries, but we 

 never saw any berries as large as World's 

 Wonder before. Yes, they are like apples 

 in size and big apples at that price, some 

 measured over five inches around. 



WEST VIRGINIA.— The children have 

 all had grand results with the plants sent 

 to them last spring, we all feel much in- 

 debted to your firm and wish you every 

 success. And we believe you will derive 

 great benefit from this transaction. With 

 very best wishes. 



WISCONSIN.— Lucky Boy is all you 



claim for it. Finest berry I ever tasted 

 and is beautiful and large. If it is better 

 next spring than now I will not know what 

 to do with it. 



WYOMING. — Nothing ever gave us 

 more pleasure than the ever bearing straw- 

 berry garden sent to us. For three months 

 we have had plenty of fine berries and now 

 it is coming cold we will miss them so much. 

 We are thinking of moving them to a hot 

 house so we can have them all winter, what 

 do you think? 



NOTE — I think it is time to let them 

 have a little rest and sleep. Would rec- 

 ommend covering their heads with a good 

 blanket of straw and let them rest and sleep 

 until next spring. 



CANADA. — We have been growing 

 your thoroughbred plants for several years, 

 they are the hardiest and most productive 

 plants we have ever grown, do much better 

 for us than our home grown plants. 



CUBA. — Plants arrived in fine shape 

 and growing nicely. 



Lacona, N. Y. 



Gents: — Plants bought of you two years 



ago have done wonderful and especially 



the ever bearing. C. H. S. 



HASTINGS BROS.— PRINTERS— SALISBURY, MD. 



