A'Umi TO POMOLOGY 

 oiiiCTION OF NOMENCLATURJ 



.. 1917 



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A Thoroughbred FORD Plant, the Coming Late Variety 



SEASON'S GREETING— 1917 



N PRESENTING OUR 20TH CENTURY CATALOGUE NO. 27, We wish again to 

 thank each one of our customers, who have stood by us for these many years since 

 we have been in the plant business, and assure you all that your repeated orders and 

 your kind words have been an inspiration and encouragement to us while trying to 

 grow for you the best grade of plants that it has been possible to grow. It' is you 

 that have sounded the praise of "Townsend's Thoroughbred Strawberry Plants" until Townsend's 

 name has become a household word in every section of the United States where strawberries are 

 grown. Another season here in the "Garden Spot of the World" we have been blessed with the 

 finest growing weather, (no need for Skinner Irrigation here) and have without a doubt grown the 

 finest stock of plants it has ever been our pleasure to grow. 



We have not only the best in all the old standard varieties, but we are able to offer our cus- 

 tomers and friends thi^ season in the way of new introductions some of the most wonderful varie- 

 ties that are surpassing anything we have ever been able to offer heretofore and ones that are sure 

 to take the place of many of our leading varieties now. We hope that every customer will avail 

 themselves of this grand opportunity, and give these wonderful new varieties' a trial. 



Nearly all our plants this season are grown on new virgin soil, on land that has just been 



, cleared from the brush and trees. We have added nearly one 

 hundred acres to our farmsofthisnew landthis sea son. It is 

 a positive fact and known by the oldest berry growers every- 

 where that plants grown on new land are by far the strongest 

 and healthiest plants grown. It was for this reason alone 

 that has prompted us to continually add to our acreage this 

 new soil. It is our aim to grow for our customers the BEST 

 PLANTS THAT CAN BE GROWN, not as good, but to keep 

 a neck ahead of the very best competitors. Tha tour plants 

 are holding the greatest records for productiveness of large 

 size berries and very best quality, our customers will vouch 

 for. That our Thoroughbred Selected Plants will yield from 

 two to four times that of ordinary plants with no breeding, 

 has been demonstrated time and again by our progressive 

 customers. We are proud to say that there has been a ereat 

 awakening along this line. Farmers of every classare look- 

 ing for the very best Plants and Seed, the same as with live 

 stock, no matter what the first cost. The best is always the 

 Yours for success, 



E. NA/. XONA/INISEND 



MARVUANO STATE HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT 



CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY INSPECTION 



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