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,0 not send us money to 



be until the shipment is packed 

 charges at your end. Besides, a 

 not have to pay unless vou receive your pac 

 you would not get any benefit whatever froi 

 miles away gets his prepaid plants at the same rati 

 cost the average customer pajs for the long hauls 



solutely fair as possible with all our customers, and when we ask them all to sencTWm^^B| ^^ i 



der we feel that we are doing the right thing. Oar prices are made just as low as we can g^^^H WK^ nts 



at Besides as stated above every shipment made collect the Carriers are responsible for, and you canTSBl^B ■PTevTor any 

 lost shipment, or shipments that are delayed in transit until turned. On a Prepaid Parcel Post shipment yo^PRiot ccliect any- 

 thing unless vou go to the expense of having the package insured. 



ORDER EARLY PLEASE 



It is never wise to put ofF ordering your plants and seeds until you are ready to plant. Many of our customers order as 

 soon as thev receive Catalog. They are usually the lucky ones. There is a big difference in handling strawberry and other small 

 fruits from handling vegetable plants; these plants it is necessary to set just the first day possible you can get your ground ready. 

 Frost and light freezes do not hurt strawberry plants after being set well in the ground. In fact if anything it helps them. I had 

 rather have a strawberry plant set any old way early in season than one set just right late in season. Don't put off setting the 

 berry patch until late and then fault your nurseryman for not sending you good plants. 



TIME OF SHIPMENT 



We commence to ship plants October ist, and continue all Winter and Spring until May ist. We can ship until May 15th 

 but after May ist at purchasers" risk only. As stated above late planting is too risky. We also ship a few plants to those that 

 want them in September, but at purchasers own risk, and at >o ( ' ( added to the list price, as the loss in digging in September is 

 too great to sell at list price. 



EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND PLANTS 



It is a known fact that we grow here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland the hardiest nursery stock grown in the country. 

 More than one-half the strawberries grown in the North are grown from Maryland plants. There are two advantages in getting 

 plants from Maryland: ist— You get the best plants it is possible to grow. 2nd— You can have our plants shipped to you at 

 the proper planting time, and do not have to wait as is the case with Northern plants until it is often too late to set plants. It 

 is a good plan to have the shipment made a week or ten days before you expect to be able to set them out. It takes a few days 

 in transit and if plants arrive a few days ahead of time it is better to unpack and heal them in, than to wait several days for 

 plants after the ground has been prepared. Sometimes a few days will cause a failure of the crop. Good plants set at proper 

 time seldom fail to grow, while the best plants set late in season seldom do well. 



CARING FOR PLANTS ON ARRIVAL 



Most growers who receive plants from a distance unpack the crates at once, dip the roots in water, re-dampen the moss that 

 is in the crate and re-pack them lightly, (the tops should never be wet). Others untie bundles and make a V-shape trench and 

 heal them in, firming the earth well around the roots. Keep in shade. But if a cellar is handy we prefer re-packing and keep- 

 ing in cool cellar. They will keep for weeks either way it properly attended to. 



ALL PLANTS TIED 25 TO A BUNDLE 



And all orders should be in multiples of twenty-five, unless it is a new variety and quoted different, or tor cane plants such 

 as Raspberry, Dewberry, Grape Vines, Etc. 



OUR PACKING THE BEST 



We use light ventilated crates, baskets and patented mailing cartons for Parcel Post; using a plenty damp moss to insure safe 

 delivery. 1 Note —We say damp moss, not wet soggy, as very wet moss often causes a heat that will burn the shipment). We 

 have received hundreds of letters from the West coast States saying that our plants carried safely, and even to Japan. We sel- 

 dom have a complaint from poor packing. 



OUR GUARANTEE 



We guarantee every Townsend plant shipped to you to be absolutely true-to-name, tree from all diseases, and besides we 

 guarantee to deliver every package to the Transportation Companies or Post Office in good fresh condition. That every package 

 will be packed by or under the supervision of one of the Townsends. Our responsibility must cease when we make delivery to 

 the transportation company as we have no further control after the shipment leaves our hands, and can not in any way become 

 responsible for crop failure or failure of the transportation companies to make deliveries in good time and in good condition, but 

 should the company carrying your shipment fail to make proper delivery we will gladly adjust the matter for you, if you will 

 promptly on receipt of shipment have the Agent or Postmaster mark the shipping bill as to the condition in which it arrived. 

 This will usually enable us to have prompt adjustment made. If part of the shipment is lost ascertain the amount of shortage at 

 once, have same checked by Agent as to number of packages received. Get this information off to us by return mail; enclose re- 

 mittance for one-half the value of the lost or damaged plants and we will make prompt shipment to you to re-fill that part of 

 the order. After we make adjustment whatever money is due you on your loss we will refund. We are by this method stand- 

 ing one-half of our customers loss, when such a loss occurs. But unless you have the Agent or Postmaster sign your claim there 

 can not be any claim collected. Neither if you allow the plants to remain over in the transportation office can you expect any 

 adjustment. In no event will we be responsible for more than the amount paid to us for the plants. All orders are mutually 

 understood to be made with this understanding. In handling our thousands of orders we have had less than one complaint in 

 ten thousand, a record that our patrons as well as ourselves should be proud of. Therefore it can be expected that the danger 

 from loss when you deal with Townsends' is cut to the minimum. 



C. O. D. SHIPMENTS 



We will make C. O. D. shipments when one-fourth the money is sent with order. No order booked until a part payment 

 is made as a guarantee of good faith. Make remittance any way to suit your convenience, except please do not send cash in open 

 letters. Cash should always be registered. And remember— send the order in early, }4 cash wi 'l hold it until you are ready to 

 have it shipped. You can send balance then, or we will ship C. O. D. as you prefer. 



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