22 E. W. TOWNSEND & SONS’ STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Prompt Service 
PROMPT SERVICE . 
sending us their order. 
ter how large or how small. 
plants, Dug, Graded and Packed by experienced men who know what is demanded of them in 
keeping TOWNSEND’S QUALITY above the average, and help us to back up our statement that 
. . QUICK DELIVERIES ... is what our customers can expect when 
Our organization is equipped to handle any size order promptly, no mat- 
Our daily output during the digging season is one and a half million 
no better plants can be purchased anywhere at any price. Some of our men who hold high posi- 
tions in our organization have been with us ever since we started in business thirty years ago, and 
take great pride in knowing that with their help they have built up one of the Largest Small Fruit 
Plant Farms in the country. No matter where your plants are going we can pack them to reach 
you safely and in a fresh growing condition. 
Take Advantage of Our Truck Deliveries On Large Orders 
The season 1931 several million plants were shipped to Large Associations and Growers in 
Strawberry Sections who combined their orders, and plants were delivered by Truck direct from 
our packing house to the States of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connec- 
ticut, Rhode Island, and Virginia. The many fine roads throughout the country and the favorable 
location of our Nurseries on the Del-Mar-Va highway brings about this quicker and cheaper means 
of transportation. Combine your orders with your neighbor and let us quote prices on the entire 
order, furnishing Truck Delivery, or prices F. O. B. Salisbury. Twenty-four hours drive will cover 
most of the above States, as we are only 120 miles from Philadelphia, 240 from New York, 110 from 
Baltimore via Annapolis ferry. 
Order by Wire, or Phone 
We have direct Western Union Wire Service to our Office, and our THLEPHONE NUMBER 
is SALISBURY 380. If you are in a hurry for your plants use this means of placing your orders, 
having the charges reversed to us on any order amounting to $35.00 or more. We are open day 
and night, so don’t be particular about what time you call. We are on the job six days and nights 
to the week. Within a few hours after your order is booked your plants will be on their way. 
SURPLUS STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
During our day’s digging we run over on some varieties that we have dug to fill orders, and 
as we do not ship out anything but fresh dug stock, carrying no plants over from one day to the 
next, we use these plants to fill Surplus Plant Orders. Customers who are not particular about 
varieties will find these plants a real bargain, as every plant is strictly fresh dug, labelled, and 
true to name. Please do not ask for any particular variety when ordering these plants. With the 
price we are offering them at, it would be impossible to comply with your request. 
1000 to 4000 Plants - - - - $3.00 per 1000 5000 or more - - - - - - - - $2.75 per 1000 
47 Avenue Hoche, Paris V1115, France. 
E. W. Townsend & Sons, 
Salisbury, Maryland, U. S. A. 
Dear Sirs:—I should like to tell you that the plants sent 
us arrived in excellent condition, and to thank you for the 
care and attention given to our order. The plants have 
been set out and I am hoping they will give as good an 
account of themselves in French soil as did those that I 
had from you about three years ago from plantings in 
America. We feel from the past experience we have had 
in receiving plants shipped across the Atlantic that we 
need not hesitate in making future purchases from you, * 
as your packing methods are such as to practically assure ~ 
With best wishes for your success, I am, 
Very truly yours, E. A. BALDWIN. 
Shanghai, China. 
Dear Sirs:—The Strawberry Plants which you supplied 
tus have been received in excellent condition, and are now 
growing well. 
safe arrival. 
Previously we requested several leading nurseries in 
America to supply us with the Strawberry Plants, but they 
all replied that they could not do so because of the great 
distance. 
You are undoubtedly the only one who has accepted our 
order. It does not mean that you are risky, but it indi- 
cates that you are well assured of the great resistance of 
your plants to most unfavorable conditions as well as of 
your experience and skill in packing. 
Yours very truly, CaZzaKA@: 
Auckland, New Zealand. 
Gentlemen:—We have received the shipment of plants 
sent us, and wish to compliment you on your method of 
packing these plants to assure safe arrival. Upon opening 
the crates we found them to be in excellent condition; 
plants are already set and growth started. From all ap- 
pearances we will get a 100% stand. L. RENNARD. 
