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



We Want to Help the Young Folks, Too 



I have two boys, one eighteen years, and one 

 ten years old, both interested in strawberry and 

 nursery business. The boy of eighteen has 

 really more knowledge about the strawberry 

 (and is really an expert) than the average 

 grower of forty. 



The little fellow of ten has his own berry 

 patch and is a hard worker in it during his 

 vacation. "We sometimes tell him that he works 

 his patch so often it does not have time to grow. 

 This little fellow is struck most on the ever- 

 bearing varieties; he states that they work for 

 him, giving him all the berries he can eat while 

 he is working for them. 



We expect in the course of time that many 

 of our customers now will read the catalogues 

 written by these boys. 



We assure you that it is our hope that they 

 will, and that they may carry out our plans for 

 honesty and a square deal to every one, and 

 hand it down to their generation without a blot. 



We shall ever be ready to help that boy of 

 yours in any way to get a start in fruit growing. 

 Write us, boys, we can put you in harness this 

 season and have you feel as big as anyone in a 

 short time. 



Note — Boys and Girls, write us for special 

 quotations on orders for 1,000 or more. It is 

 very often the case that late in the season we 

 have a large surplus on some varieties and these 

 may be just what you want. In this case we 

 could make you a reduction" that you would 

 probably appreciate enough to make the start. 



Our Gold Prize Offer 



We again renew our Gold Prize Offer to boys 

 and girls under 18 years of age. At time this 

 catalog went to press we were unable to report 

 the reward, as we give our boys and girls until 

 November 1st to send in their reports and this 

 book goes to press October 1st. 



Some boy or girl has won the prize. We do 

 not know who, but the winner gets the prize 

 whoever he or she is, and I tell you boys you 

 have got to get busy and do some work or you 

 will find the girls carrying off most of the prizes. 



We are changing our list of varieties this sea- 

 on and adding some more new standard varie- 

 ties to the list, as we believe from the letters 

 received the past season this will be more satis- 

 factory to the boys and girls. Here is the list. 

 100 Progressive (everbearer). 

 100 King (autumn) (everbearer). 

 100 Dr. Burrill. 

 100 Dunlap. 

 100 Townsend's Late. 

 100 Missionary. 



The special price for this club collection is 

 $7.00 prepaid to any boy or girl in the United 

 States. The rewards are to be awarded under 

 the following terms. 



The plants are to be set out and grown under 

 our method of hill culture, set in rows 30 inches 

 apart, plants set 15 inches apart in the rows, 

 witr all runners kept off the mother plants. 



For the highest number of quarts picked from 

 the everbearing plants during season 1918 we 

 will award a prize of $10.00. For the one who 

 grows the most quarts of standard and ever- 



bearing together in spring 1919, we will award 

 a second $10.00 and for the best photograph 

 received showing the boy or girl who grew the 

 crop we will award a third prize of $5.00. First 

 report to be made by November 15th, 1918; 

 second not later than September 1st, 1919. We 

 wish the contestants to make a careful and true 

 report of the amount of berries picked each 

 time and send in to us as the report. 



Remember boys, that this offer is made to 

 help you and not ourselves and we want you 

 to do your level best. And remember girls, that 

 you are no slackers, and must show your woman 

 suffrage ability, and get some of those prizes. 

 We must have a good photograph with every 

 report received. 



Next year we are going to offer 100 Lucky 

 Strike plants to this club, and give a prize of 

 $1,000.00 to the winner of first prize, $500 to 

 the second, $250 to the third. We are telling 

 you this advance information so you can get 

 your land ready, and get your growing methods 

 down pat. There will always be something 

 doing in this club. We now have a member- 

 ship of over 100, and we are still growing. We 

 expect to get out a special in January telling 

 about this 1917 reward, who the winners are, 

 etc. Be on the watch out for it. 



Remember that all club orders should be in 

 by April 1st if possible. Later orders may have 

 to take some other varieties than those we have 

 selected. We hope the boys and girls who en- 

 ter this club will continue to send in names of 

 fruit growers. 



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 lead- 

 ing berry growers of the world. It is in demand 

 by the leading horticultural societies. The agri- 

 cultural experiment stations apply for two cop- 

 ies at least every year. It is intended that this 

 book shall contain nothing but facts, and to 

 meet the need of every berry grower. 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. 



FINEST PLANTS HE EVER SAW. 



Wind Gap, Pa. 

 Dear Sir — Your catalogue received today. Just what 

 I have been looking- for, and I want to say that the 

 plants I purchased from you in 1914, were the finest 

 plants I or anyone else in this section ever saw, and 

 were the heaviest bearers. We want more plants this 

 season. Very truly yours, G. R. A. 



E. W. T., 

 on the 15th 

 promptness, 



Pleasant Lake, Mass., April 27, 1916. 

 Dear Sir — The strawberry plants arrived 

 in good condition. I thank you for your 

 good count and excellent plants. 

 Respectfullv, 



C. P. M. 



Port Meade, Pla. 

 Enclosed find money order for plants. I have been 

 buying my plants from a Northern nursery until I 

 heard of you and saw your plants at a neighbor's, 

 Mrs. Cummings. They are simply immense. Thrifty 

 and vigorous, and not like the little Northern grown 

 plants I have been getting. MRS. SHOWER. 



Little Port, Iowa. 

 Plants received. Finest plants I ever saw. Opened 

 them and found to my astonishment many more than 

 I had ordered. Some bundles marked 25, had thirty 

 plants, and every one a good plant. I thank you very 

 much for prompt shipment, good plants and a liberal 

 count. E. E. Mc. 



