Words of Appreciation From Our Customers 
And I want every one who receives this “BOOK OF BERRIES” 
to read every letter reproduced here. The print is a little fine, but 
put on your glasses and read every word; it is from your friends 
as well as mine. And it is worth more to you than any two pages 
I could write. My only regret is that I cannot spare the space for 
more of just the same kind of letters. ‘ 
Many of those letters are from men who have grown old in the 
business, who have bought plants from all over the country and surely 
know what they are saying. I enjoyed reading them, because they 
are true, and I know that you will. I feel gratified for these comphi- 
ments, and promise to keep the faith intrusted in me. 
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MR. McGUIRE, OF MONTGOMERY, PA., A PLEASED 
CUSTOMER FOR 20 YEARS 
About twenty years ago I began ordering strawberry plants from 
you people. I have placed an order nearly every year since. I have 
never got anything but strictly high grade plants that have always 
produced well for me. I have never bought or seen such strong, 
hardy plants as you send out. I got a few plants last year from a 
Northern Nursery that I wanted to try out that you were not listing. 
When they came they were so small compared with yours that I 
wrote the firm complaining of the size and appearance. I wrote 
them that we had been buying our plants from you, and that they 
were always large and thrifty plants. Their reply was that they did 
not try to grow large, thrifty plants but small, good plants. Well, 
you just ought to have seen the fruit from those small, good plants 
last spring. The fruit was small, all right, and a small lot of it. 
And, believe me, no more of the small, good plants for me. I have 
always been a Townsend booster and always will be. Wishing you 
good luck. 
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A GOOD ONE FROM FLORIDA 
Friend Blanchard says the old-time religion is good enough 
We received this letter, along with a nice order, from Mr. A. 
M. Blanchard, of Florida, last spring: ‘‘A competitor of yours was 
around to see me the othe: day, and wanted me to give him a part 
of my business. He gave his reasons why he could serve me better 
than you were doing, and when I told him that he was only wasting 
his breath, that the OLD-TIME RELIGION WAS GOOD ENOUGH 
FOR ME, he got hot in the collar and left. No plants could possibly 
Old 
for me, 
be better than Townsend’s, and I am not making any changes at 
this time. Your old friend Blanchard.” 
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WE PUT MORE MONEY IN PLANTS AND LESS IN 
THE BOOK ~ 
Mr. Archer, of Dayton, Ohio., writes us July 1, 1923: ‘“‘Spring, 
1922, | wanted a few strawberry plants, and answered several ads 
and received catalogues from all. I was tempted by the highly 
colored pictures in one of the books to divide my order, so you got 
only a part of the order. I paid just about double for the plants 
ordered from the other firm that showed such wonderful berries in 
colors. But when fruiting time came this year I found that your 
plants had their’s beat a mile. You seem to put more money in plants 
than you do in books. Your plants certainly made a fine showing, 
and I am well pleased with my purchase from you.”’ 
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AN ILLINOIS CUSTOMER PLEASED WITH WORLD’S 
WONDER 
What Mr. Alexander says of our WORLD’S WONDER Straw- 
berry: ‘This is truly a wonderful strawberry. I have never seen 
any berry to equal it in size, and it produced over 10,000 quarts per 
acre of the finest quality and largest berries ever seen, netting over 
$2,000 per acre. Our strongest endorsement cannot express my 
admiration for the World’s Wonder. We consider them a money- 
maker and a mortgage lifter.” 
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HERE IS A PLEASED AND A DISPLEASED CUSTOMER 
All Plants Were the Same; Shipped in the Same Box 
E. W. Townsenp & Sons Gaylorville, Pa. 
Gents: On April 20th we sent you an order for plants through a 
neighbor who recommended your plants to me. I put in for 1,000 
Big Joe, as he recommended that variety and said he was going to 
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order 1,000 Big Joe. When I got the plants home they looked all 
right to me, and I dug a hole and put the plants in the hole, covering 
them with dirt, and kept them wet every day for two weeks until I 
could get time to plant them. When I uncovered them I found that 
they were nearly all rotten, and I only set out 250 of them, and 
they are about all dead. I understand that you refund the money 
when plants don’t grow right. If this is so, please return my money, 
for I am a poor man. Jacozn SNEIDER. 
Would you have returned the money? I did. 
The other fellow, with same plants out of the same box: ‘Plants 
arrived in good order. I planted them the same day received, and 
never lost a plant. Prospects are fine for another good crop, as my 
old bed is coming out fine. Many thanks for your fine plants and 
prompt service. Jno. W. Hirt.” 
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PLANTS AS LARGE AS HALF A BUSHEL UNDER THE 
HILL SYSTEM 
Lichfield County, Conn., Feb. 10, 1923. 
Dear Sirs: Enclosed find order for plants from myself and neigh- 
bors. I have been waiting to get up as large an order as possible 
before sending it in. I wish that you could have seen my bed of 
plants purchased from you last fall. It was a beauty. I kept off 
all runners and blossoms, and plants were larger than half a bushel, 
and not a weed was in the patch. I expect a bumper crop this 
season, : H. J. Gaytrorp. 
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Mr. Ralph B. Hill, from Connecticut, writes on February 10th: 
“T have been waiting before writing, trying to get some more land 
to plant strawberries. Your plants do so well and it is such a pleasure 
to grow them. I have found no land yet suitable, but if I do you 
will hear from me.”’ 
July 9th Mr. Hill writes: “I am sending you some pictures of 
my beautiful bed of strawberries. Wish you could have seen them. 
I counted 186 berries from a single Premier plant, and the Townsend 
Big Late is the finest berry I ever saw. Every berry looks like it 
came out of a mold. Premier and Big Late are my preference of all 
your good varieties.”’ 
Strong healthy plants like the above 1s the secret of the 
wonderful growth of the Townsend Nurseries. 
