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HELP YOU TO SELECT THE PROFITABLE VARIETIES 
Hundreds of my customers leave the selection of the varieties to me. This work is 
all done by me personally. And I am proud to say that I seldom fail to give entire satis- 
faction when, an order is sent to me with these instructions. When sending your order 
for me to use my best judgment just mention what season you wish varieties to ripen in, 
how many of each season, whether for home use, local market or for distant shipment. I 
guarantee to please you. 
DO YOUR NEIGHBOR A KINDNESS 
Townsend’s Catalog, while never as large aS some growers send out, is read every 
season and then filed for future reference by the Jeading berry growers of the world. It 
is in demand by the leading horticultural societies. The agricultural experiment stations 
apply for two copies at least every year. It is intended that this book shall contain nothing 
but facts, and to meet the need of every herry grewer. Your neighbors would appreciate 
a copy if they are not already receiving same. It might be the means of starting them on 
the road to success, as it certainly has many a poor fellow. If you will send the names 
of your neighbors to me I will do the rest. A little deed of kindness, be it ever so little, 
has helped many a man to reach the goal. I thank you for your order, also the names of 
your friends. 
TOWNSEND’S CUSTOMERS PROSPEROUS 
Growers who order my plants year after year and practice my methcds are in the 
front rank of berry growers in the United States. ‘They are making their berry crops 
profitable investments. They find the work a pleasure as well as profitable, and are satis- 
fied customers. 
WHY OUR PLANTS ARE EXTRA LARGE 
FIBROUS nOOT SYSTEM 
First, they are bred from selected stock that has all the power possible to bring 
forth a well developed offspring. Our soil is deep, loase and fertile; the roots penetrate 
deep in the loose soil; the looseness of the soil causes the roots to spread and causes a 
great fibrous root system to buiid up; the plants are easily dug from a soil of this 
kind and the wonderful root system remains intact until they reach their journey’s end. The 
moisture from the Atlantic keeps the plants free from diseases; the long seasons give © 
them ample time to build up a wonderful system. ‘The air is always moist on the eastern 
shore of Maryland. We do not suffer nearly as much by drouth as they do inland a hun- 
dred miles. We are directly between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. 
It is hard to find a section of the country where my plants are not being grown. 
If you have never tried Townsend’s Thoroughbreds write me. I will give you the names 
of parties near you who have been to see my plants in fruiting season. This would be the 
best advertising I could name. I could refer you to many of the largest association man- 
agers in the United States who could show you fields after fields. 
MY CUSTOMERS ARE MY BEST SALESMEN 
I try to grow the best for them it is possible for me to grow. I put my whole time 
in this business from Christmas to Christmas. They do the selling. Their kind words 
keep me cheerful while I am hard at work for them. I went into this business looking for ‘and 
expecting success. _I am proud to say that I have not been disappointed. But on the other 
hand my success has been far beyond my own expectations. Here is the secret: [ have 
done my best to please every customer that I have ever filled an order for. In most 
eases I have succeeded. They have spread the news to their neighbors and friends 
until Townsend’s. name has become a household word. Townsend’s, Thoroughbreds are 
known everywhere that strawberry growing is practiced to any great extent. 
A WONDERFUL PLEASURE TO ME 
It would be a wonderful pleasure to me to meet every friend and customer face to face 
and have a hearty hand shake and talk the business over in our own way. ‘This will 
hardly be possible on earth. But our dear old friend, Uncle Sam, has provided a way by 
his messenger that we.are not very far apart and we can tell each other our troubles 
and our wants and we are only neighbors after all. 
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AND HAVE SUCH A LONG 
SPECIAL OFFER 
I will furnish enough of my Thorough- 
Anyone wishing to set a family patch and 
not knowing what varieties will suit their 
wants test, just write for this collection. 
I will give them my whole life experience in 
filling this order. Ne matter where you 
are situated I can please you, and will give 
you varieties that will bear fruit almost 
continuelly from early spring until late in 
the fall. This collection will include the 
Fall Bearing sort, (ever bearing) and you 
will be more’ than delighted with my make 
up. 500 plants for $5.00; 1,000 plants for 
$10.00 ky express prepaid. 
bred plants to set one acre for $16. Seven 
thousand plants, my own Selection, will fur- 
nish all early, all mid-season early to late 
or late. I will furnish only varieties that 
are adapted to your locality and guarantee 
to please you. I have been making this 
offer for several seasons and find it one of 
my very best for making new FRIENDS. 
If vou are a new beginner this offer should 
certainly appeal to YOU. 
 REMEMBER—7,000 Good Plants for only 
$16.00—My own Selection. 
