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E. W. TOWNSEND SONS • SALISBURY • MARYLAND 



Recording yields and growth in a block of Red and Yellow Delicious 



SEALED TREES 



L. S. Townsend examining a 

 young early bearing 

 Delicious Tree 



TOWNSENDS' same precise and successful 

 method of plant selection in growing 

 strawberry plants is being used in our propagation of FRUIT 

 TREES. Around each tree we ship, our seal of certification can 

 be found. This seal represents the most rigid course of horticul- 

 tural propagation possible. 



TOWNSENDS' SELECT STRAIN TREES ARE PROPAGATED FROM ONLY 



THE VERY CHOICEST BEARING AGE 

 TREES . . . It's Your Protection! 



TOWNSENDS' method of bud and scion selec- 

 tion is a scientific exact procedure and con- 

 trolled propagation. Buds and scions are taken only from 

 those Bearing Trees which have shown by careful records 

 covering a number of years to be outstanding for growth, 

 hardiness, and producing heavy yields of TRUE-TO-TYPE 

 FRUIT Year after year. Through orchard and orchard, we 

 study and record the facts we gather from these individual 

 trees! Each year our experienced men check the yields, the 

 color, size of fruit, hardiness, and growth of the tree to be 

 used for propagating our heavy yielding strain of trees. Our 

 propagation experts are continually searching and watching 

 the performance of what we consider the more perfect 

 trees. Each year these men check the yield, the color, size of 

 fruit, hardiness and growth of these trees. Constant elimina- 

 tion finally produces what is undoubtedly the very best type 

 of tree to propagate from. 



After this rigid bud selection is made the next step is to 

 be sure that this selected propagating stock is put on the 

 proper root system. Therefore we secure only the hardiest 

 whole-root seedlings for this work. These choicest of 

 seedlings insure a heavy fibrous rooted tree; one that 

 will take root quickly after transplanted and develop into 

 a thrifty growing tree that will produce fruit at a much 

 earlier age. Just recently we sold thirty- five thousand 

 trees to a planter in Pennsylvania who remarked on see- 

 ing the root system of our select strain trees, that it 

 would be practically impossible to grow a more fibrous 

 rooted tree than the stock we dug for filling his order. 



Townsends' method of propagating trees insures their 

 customers of receiving trees that will measure up to the 

 characteristics of the parentage stock and produce the 

 results that the grower has a right to expect. To protect 

 such quality, each and every tree carries our seal of 

 certification and is your insurance of the highest quality 

 stock obtainable; regardless of price. We guarantee satis- 

 faction and know that we can please you; regardless of 

 how large or small your order is. 



WE TAKE 

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