10 E. W. TowNSEND & Sons' Straivherry Plants 



CHESAPEAKE 



One of Our 

 Big Specials 



Lockport, New York, 



May 3, 1928. 

 Dear Sirs: — Have been handling 

 strawberries for the past SO years— 

 and no man can raise better plants 

 than the 30,000 Chesapeake you ship- 

 ped me. Please accept my thankc 

 for the fine plants and good treat- 

 men received from you. My friendr. 

 will give you some nice orders next 

 year, as they all admired my plants. 

 I remain yours, 



R. H. YOUNG. 



FOR MANY YKAUS we Uavo been liiaklng: 

 Chesapeake one of otir Big Specials. We 

 feel that we can always afford to prow a 

 big crop of Chesapeake plants because if we 

 ever have any stock left over, we can always 

 make more money on the fruit than we do on 

 the sale of plants. Chesapeake is a moderate 

 plant maker, making just about enough plants 

 for a good fruiting row. Therefore it is not a 

 big money maker for the Nurseryman. 



But Chesapeake is a Money Maker for the 

 Grower. Chesapeake is a sure cropper, seldom 

 known to miss a crop on account of late frosts. 

 It blooms exceedingly late and the bloom is 

 hardy. The size is always above the average 

 strawberry, and the shape and uiiiformness is 

 almost ideal. Chesapeake is known almost 

 everywhere strawberries are grown for its qual- 

 ity. Commands highest prices on local markets 

 and will ship well to the most distant market. 



We have hundreds of customers up in New 

 York State that won't buy any other variety of 

 plants. They say that Chesapeake is good 

 enough, that it is the heaviest producer of late 

 berries, and that it brings in the dollars. 



It takes millions of plants every year to sup- 

 ply this trade in that one State. 



This time we have grown the largest acreage 

 we have ever grown to Chesapeake plants, and 

 have one of the finest supplies of plants we 

 have ever had to offer. I have just come in 

 from taking an invoice of our Chesapeake fields. 

 I threw my hat down on the floor as I came 

 in the office, and stated to the Boys like this: 



One of them said. What's the matter, Dad? 



I says, I want to tell you something. I have 

 just come in from the Chesapeake fields. J 

 have been all afternoon looking them over, and 

 I want to tell you we have never grown a crop 

 of Chesapeake plants before. In this whole 

 forty acres of Chesapeake plants I have not 

 seen a plant with a blemish; I never saw finer, 

 healthier plants, and every row seems the same. 

 I feel that we will have plenty Chesapeake 

 plants this year to take care of all our orders, 

 and it makes me feel happy. This is the first 

 time in years that I have felt that we would 



be able to fill all onr orders for Chesapeake 

 plants. And I am going to write a page tell- 

 ing our Customers and Friends about our good 

 fortune, and ask them to bring along their 

 friends this time for Chesapeake; that we can 

 take good care of them all. 



You will find our prices reasonable, and we 

 absolutely guarantee entire satisfaction on every 

 order of Chesapeake plants shipped. That they 

 will be absolutely true-to-name, strong, healthy, 

 vigorous plants, and packed so as to reach you 

 in good growing condition, if ordered before 

 May 1st. If your order reaches us on or before 

 March 1st you will be entitled to our special 

 10% cash discount, and be assured of getting 

 the best Chesapeake plants you ever bought. 



THEY AZiWAYS COME BACK FOB MOBE 



Grand Valley, Pa., April 25, 1928. 



Gentlemen: — I wish to say this, that when they buy 

 Townsend's plants once they always come back for more. 

 It has been a few years since I sent you an order. But 

 those fine plants and extra fine berries make me think of 

 Townsend every day. No other plants grown in this sec- 

 tion have the "rep" that Townsend's plants have. I am 

 a little late with my order, but the weather has held me 

 back. Hope you can fill the entire order, and I especially 

 want Townsend's Big Late. 



Your friend. J. C. WAITERS. 



ANOTHEB PXEASED CITSTOMEB 



Palaskla, Ohio, April 23, 1928. 



Gents: — I received shipments of strawberry plants O.K. 

 and they were the finest plants I have ever seen. They 

 make my mouth water just looking at those big husky- 

 rooted plants. You certainly give liberal count, as well 

 as the best plants. No wonder you are the largest plant 

 growers in the world. You have the trade here with you. 

 And you will get lots more orders yet from here. 



F. O. GRAHAM. 



TOWHTSENIt'S GETS SECOND OBSER 



And Customer Pleased as TTsoal 



Brandy wine .Summit, Pa., April 24, 1928. 



Gents: — I here enclose another order for plants. Tliose 

 I received from you last year were the finest I ever saw. 

 I have the finest bed of plant-s I have ever grown, and 

 expect to keep on increasing my plantings with Townsend's 

 plants. MR. L. \V. MARK. 



