E. W. TOWNSEND, SQUARE DEAL NURSERY, SALISBURY, MD. 



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Everbearing Strawberries no Longer an Experiment 



A great many of our customers are making 

 big money growing the ever-bearing straw- 

 berries for commercial purposes, and are cut- 

 ting out the old-standard sorts and planting the 

 new race of berries altogether. 



Again many of our customers who grow 

 berries principally for home use are writing us 

 that there is no need to grow but one variety 

 of the ever-bearing strawberries to have all the 

 fruit that they can use the year round, and the 

 selecting of extra early, early, mid-season and 

 late varieties. They are doing no more. 



The everbearing varieties even have an ad- 

 vantage not mentioned above, for they bear their 

 finest crop of fruit the first season plants are 

 set, when the common strawberry does not fruit 

 at all. Thus the grower does not have to wait 

 a full year for the fruit. Another point in 

 favor of the ever-bearing strawberry is that the 

 eating qualities are seldom found in the com- 

 mon strawberries. Still another great point in 

 their favor is that there is no such thing as crop 



failure with the <• ei bea i i § 



matter if frost ;ni<J freezes continue until July. 



As soon as the freez< I their 



work sending up fruit buds 



very soon t he ripe delicious bei i 



There arc about eight varieties of th<- • 

 bearing strawberries being I this 



time, tho first ones to be introduced h 

 been replaced with better vari< h as 



the Pan-American, the first to be the Autumn, 

 and the Productive, Teddy R, and 1 think Stand- 

 pat. For, as I heard on<- grower who tried it, 

 say that Stand-pat was all tlmt it ever did for 

 him. But of the eight varieties that ar ■> 

 on the list, several of them have con 



We have been growing this new rac< 

 berries since the first introduction of the Pan- 

 American. We have probably sold more plants 

 of the ever-bearing varieties than any other 

 nursery. We, therefore, should be in a position 

 to help our customers make a selection of these 

 new berries no matter where you reside. 



A Few Testimonials From Satisfied Customers 



Mynard, Nebr., June 25th, 1917. 



E. W. T., Dear Sir — Last spring after receiving a 

 shipment of plants from another nursery in an ad- 

 joining state, and which was quite a disappointment 

 on account of the feeble condition of the plants, I or- 

 dered some Progressive from you. I made no mention 

 to you of having ordered plants from any other source 

 so as to give you no advantage in any way. You ship- 

 ped the plants but wrote me that it was too late in the 

 season, and that you could not guarantee them to grow. 

 The plants arrived in good condition. I set them out, 

 gave them the same treatment I was giving the others 

 and am glad to tell you that more than seventy-five 

 per cent are thriving in good shape. Of the others re- 

 ceived, not half are alive, and none seem to have any 

 vitality. I hesitated at first about sending my order 

 so far, but now see my mistake. I owe you many thanks 

 for prompt shipment and felt that I ought to tell you 

 of the pleasure your plants are affording me. 

 Very truly yours, 



J. H. P., Supt. 



Nebraska Christian Endeavor Union. 



R. R. 1, Bridgeport, Pa., May 19, 1917. 

 I received the strawberry plants all right. I thank 

 you very much for your promptness and fine plants. 



J. P. 



Morgan Field, Ky., May 21, 1917. 

 Dear Sir — I received the 2,2 50 strawberry plants all 

 O. K. and they are as fine plants as I could ask. Prac- 

 tically every one are living and growing nicely. 



I am yours, L. T. B. 



St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 5th, 1917. 

 Dear Sir — Can you ship me some more plants this fall ? 

 Those I bought from you last spring are doing nicely. 

 Have plenty of berries. T. H. W. 



Indiana, August 19th, 1917. 

 Dear Sir — I want some more plants this fall. The 

 Mascot are the best standard berries ever seen here. 

 They are some berries. Send some of your catalogues 

 this spring for my neighbors. Townsend's plants are 

 the only plants for me. 



LAURENCE DINKLE. 



Corthanton, Pa.. May 19. 1917. 

 Dear Sir — The 150 Progressive received in fine shape. 

 Fine plants. Do not expect to lose a one. Every plant 

 is growing fine. 1 wish to thank you for your square 

 deal. CHAS. BRA PSHAW. 



Cambridge, Mass., April 30th. 

 I received the plants all O. K. 



Signed, J. E. F. 



Weatover, Mo., May 10th, l!M7. 

 Dear Sir — Should have written before but neglected 

 it. Strawberry plants received In fine shape, i will 

 report later on plants. 1 have them placed by the 



side of Michigan. Your plants were nicer ami 



thriftier, and best in the start off a good many of 



the Michigan plants did not grow at all. 



T. O. rOUNG & SONS. 



Plants arrived 

 will all live. 



good condition. 



Orlando, Fla. 

 Think that they 

 S. J. S. 



Springfield, 111. 

 Your berry plants came in fine condition. The finest 

 plants I ever saw. When I need anything in your line 

 I will know where to get it and my friends will know 

 too. THOS. R. H. 



May 1«. 1917. 

 Raspberry plants arrived in fine shape. Fine plants. 

 Well pleased. J. P. HODGE. 



A FEW ABSTRACTS FROM GOOD LETTERS 

 RECEIVED THE PAST SEASON. 



Massachusetts. — Plants received in fine shape. Best 

 plants I ever saw. 



Virginia. — Everbearing plants are every one growing 

 fine. 



Pennsylvania. — Plants received O. K. Will come 

 again. 



New York — Plants received O. K. Thank you for 

 extra plants. 



New York. — How can I thank you for your nice 

 plants and prompt service. Plants were received as 

 fresh as when taken from the ground. 



Wisconsin. — Plants received in fine shape after being 

 on the road two weeks. You are surely some packers 

 and all around good fellows. 



Vermont. — Plants came in fine shape. I have spent 

 many years in the same business and never saw better 

 plants or better packing. 



Pennsylvania. — 8,000 plants came in fine condition 

 and were best plants I ever saw. I am placing an 

 order for father. 



Virginia. — Progressives are doing fine. Many thanks. 



Ohio. — Progressive plants came in good shape. Pest 

 plants I ever saw. 



West Virginia. — Plants received in tine shape after 

 being on the road a long time. Best plants 

 and best packed. I want to thank you for tt; a 

 ment and fine plants. 



New Hampshire. — Plants arrived all O. K Plants 

 were beautiful. Please accept my thanks for the 

 prompt shipments, good plants, and safe arrival. 



Connecticut. — Plants arrived this A. M. in good - 

 Thank you for prompt attention and goo,', plai 



Nebraska. — 1,100 Progressives received all O K 



thanks for the extra ones. Will remember y. . 



my next orders. 



NOTE — Thousands of such lottery a- these ton 

 wo are publishing in our catalog are sent to us each 

 season. Theg are vers plfnslm to as and always 



make us strhe to try to do e\en more thin wo are 

 doing to please our friends. Me wish ITS could print 

 them all. and Sign full name and uddress, and if 

 we Could meet o\ er> one of the writer-, face to face 

 it would be a pleasant time no doubt. FhlS i» not 

 DOSSlhle and the best we can do i- to keep on our 

 good work, and thank our uood OUStomen for their 

 good WUrdS about us with all our hearts. 



