E. W. TOWNSEND (Strawberry Specialist) 27 
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A PAGE OF TESTIMONIALS FROM EVERY PART Of THe UNITED STATES 
New Orleans, Oct. 21. 
Messrs. E. W. Townsend & Co., 
Salisbury, Md.: 
Gentlemen—The strawberry plants which 
you kindly sent me arrived in splendid con- 
dition and I am satisfied that I shall not lose 
one. I have never seen such strong and beau- 
tiful plants and if I am successful in raising 
some fine large berries you will hear from 
me and my friends, as it will give me pleas- 
ure to make the proper return for your cour- 
tesy. Yours truly, 
A. J. MITCHELL. 
Ft. Smith, Ark., April 19. 
Mr. Townsend: 
Dear Sir—I received your plants. They 
were the best I ever saw. They were packed 
so nice, but I didn’t order enough plants, so 
I want a few more. I will be glad if you 
will put in the premium plants that you give 
to new customers. My order number was 
4,608. I thank you for that order. 
J. W. MASSEY. 
Polk Co,, Fla., Feb. 5, 1913. 
E. W. Townsend, 
Salisbury, Md.: 
Dear Sir—Your plants are entirely satis- 
factory here. Best plants that come in this 
section. Yours truly, 
Cc. H. CHESTNUT. 
Bradford County, Fla., February 24, 1915. 
Mr. E. W. Townsend, 
Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir—All plants I have ordered from 
you came in fine condition. They were the 
best shipped in this section, and have proven 
highly satisfactory. In the last shipment of 
plants were some Twilley. They are the best 
variety I have ever seen here. I counted 52 
berries on one plant that had been set only 
four weeks. I want 1,500 more plants of this 
variety. If they continue to bear like this I 
ean sell a million plants for you next season. 
Yours very truly, 
ALBERT HENDERSON. 
Dearbon County, Ind., March 25, 1915. 
Mr. Townsend. 
Dear Sir—I received the plants O. K. 
Thanks for good plants and good count and 
splendid packing. CHAS. KETCHAM. 
Fairfield County, April 11, 1915. 
Mr. Townsend. 
Dear Sir—Strawberry plants came to hand 
Saturday, in fine condition. Am well pleased. 
Yours truly, 
H. A. CORNELL. 
February 3, 1915. 
t. W. Townsend. 
Dear Sir—I received strawberry plants all 
Q@.K. They are doing fine. The Early Ozark 
seems to be doing especially well and look 
very thrifty. IRWIN KEKEY. 
Franklin County, Ohio, April 20, 1915. 
Mr. E. W. Townsend. 
Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir—I received the plants O. K. and 
they were certainly fine plants and big count. 
You may look for a big order next spring. I 
am a satisfied customer. 
J. C. WALTERS. 
Note—This was Mr. Walters’ first trip, and 
he is already a satisfied customer. 
Hillsboro County, Fla., April 2, 1915. 
Mr. E. W. Townsend. 
Dear Sir—I received the 3,000 plants that 
I ordered from you in good shape and set 
them out in the beginning of the 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 pleased and recommend you 
to others. As ever yours for business, 
F. M. BARTLETT. 
Manatee County, Fla., May 1, 1915. 
Mr. E. W. Townsend. 
Salisbury, Md. 
Dear Sir—I am writing you, as I believe 
that I ought to tell you how your plants are 
beating other nurserymen’s plants here in 
this section, as you Know many of the growers 
buy their plants from you and have done so 
for years. But some still buy from North 
Carolina, and some from Illinois. I think that 
all will go to you after this year’s trial. In 
every case your plants have stood the drought 
—the worst one we have ever had. I have 
not lost a plant, and every other grower here 
that used Townsend’s plants has done well, 
and have pretty patches. The other fellows 
that bought elsewhere have nothing, and have 
plowed up the patches they set. In my six 
years’ dealing with you I have always got 
good plants and have always had good crops, 
and expect to buy and recommend you as 
long as you and I are in the business. Wish- 
ing you the success that you merit and a long 
and prosperous life, I am your customer, 
W. H. SEALLY. 
Evensville, Tenn. 
E. W. Townsend & Co.: 
Dear Sirs—Yours of the 5th at hand. I 
will give you a list of names that I know 
are going to set berry plants. I could give 
you 150 names of growers, but three-quarters 
of them might not set any. My plants that I 
bought of you last spring are simply fine. I 
have a full row and several plants in the mid- 
dles. Everybody that has seen it says it is 
the finest patch in the country. It is surely 
a good advertisement for your nursery. But 
it is a hard matter to get people here to spend 
a little more money and geg-dirst-class plants. 
I will have a few plants to sell and maybe I 
can sell some for you. I will if I can. Mail 
your catalog as soon as ready. 
Yours truly, 
T. C. CALLINS. 
