E. W. TOWNSEND SONS • SALISBURY ■ MARYLAND 



SOME of the REASONS WHY Townsends' Plants 



ARE f/Uijj&n/ZAcl BY SUCCESSFUL A^ GROWERS 



TOWNSENDS' plant farms con- 

 sist of more than 2400 acres of 

 rich loam soil . . . ideal for growing fruit plants. The best plants 

 'the kind other nurserymen get higher prices for; are grown on 

 new ground soil. Here at Townsends' we grow 350 acres of straw- 

 berry plants on such soil annually . . . spending thousands of 

 dollars each year in clearing new ground for this purpose. We 

 invite vou to visit these grounds, as thousands of our other cus- 

 tomers have done, to see for yourself one of the largest plantings 

 of new ground plants in the country. Some of our largest orders 

 have been received personally by representatives of large berry 

 associations throughout the country, after a personal visit to our 

 farms. 



We do not get as many 

 plants to the acre as plantings 

 on old fields, but, as one sales 

 manager from a large fruit tree 

 nursery in the East put it, 

 "Every plant is a specimen and 

 one that will please the cus- 

 tomer." A visit with us will con- 

 vince you that Townsends' are 

 growing the best plants that 

 money can buy, and, at the 

 same' time, keeping the price 

 in line with the quality. 



OUR PACKING 

 METHOD 



When you order plants from us, you 

 are assured of receiving your order 

 in a fresh, growing condition. All 

 plants are packed in light I but 

 durable) well-ventilated crates. A 

 portion of very fine, light, damp 

 spaghum moss is placed between 

 the layers of plants, to preserve the 

 moisture around the roots and Keep 

 them cool while in transit. 



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Fibrous Rooted Strawberry Plant 

 Properly Trimmed 



Every Precaution Is Taken at 

 DIGGING TIME 



Nothing is left to guess work. The 

 above picture shows how each basket 

 of plants is labeled right in the field. 

 Once inside the grading house, ex- 

 perienced graders who have been 

 trained to Townsend quality, grade 

 and bundle the plants (26 to a 

 bundle); and label each bundle to 

 correspond with the label on the 

 particular basket. 



PROMPT SERVICE 

 QUICK DELIVERIES 



One and half million plants a 

 day . . . that's our daily digging 

 capacity! Weather permitting, 

 our large crew is on the job 24 

 hours a day throughout the 

 shipping season. This immense 

 productive capacity is your guar- 

 antee of prompt attention and 

 shipment of your order, regard- 

 less of size. A trial this year will 

 convince you that with us SERV- 

 ICE is much more than just a 

 word. 



FIBROUS ROOTED 



The fibrous root system is an im- 

 portant factor in getting a 100^ 

 stand after setting. To grow such 

 a plant, proper 

 soils and plant 

 food must be 

 used such as that 

 on our plant 

 farms. Our 

 thirty - eight 

 years of xperi- 

 ence in growing 

 berry plants has 

 given us valuable 

 information on 

 growing a prop- 

 erly balanced 

 plant — one that 

 will grow and 

 produce the 

 yields you have 

 a right to ex- 

 pect. 



Each and Every Bundle Townsends' Plants 



Labeled True-to-Name and Carries Our 



Trade Mark 



We spend thousands of dollars: and 

 effort and precaution in digging and 

 packing to make sure that all plants 

 reach our customers properly labeled and 

 true to name. The correct label of the 

 variety ordered, together with our trade- 

 mark guarantee appear on all Townsend 

 Select-Strain plants you buy. 



CLEAN TRIMMING of PLANTS 

 MAKES EASY SETTING 



Plants received from the nurseries 

 well trimmed not only saves cus- 

 tomers time when setting, but also 

 saves them extra transportation 

 charges that must be paid for ex- 

 cessive decayed foliage on improp- 

 erly trimmed plants. There is very 

 often the added loss of the plants 

 themselves, caused by the heating 

 of this foliage in transit, which, in 

 turn, causes bud decay or dried 

 roots. This thorough cleaning of all 

 plants, is an important part played 

 by our experienced plant digger^ 

 each year, helps our customers 

 to get big yields of quality fruit. 











Our daily digging capacity One and A Half Million plants 



