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E. W. TowNSEND & f<n^R' fitrawherry Plants 



E. W. TowysEND & Sons' Strawhcmi Plants 17 



BEST FIiAirrS EVEB BOUGHT 



l.akovillo, amn.. April 311, 1928. j 



Gentlemen: — The Masuulon plants un-ivoii todav In tine shape, 



and average the best of any planis I ever bouKht. Your plants 



have the most wonderful root system. It will be a pleasure to 



recommend your plants to others. 



— Day's Quality Gardens. 



Our 



Third Big Crop 

 of Mastodon Is On 



THIS llmo wo linvo over fifty acres of this won- 

 derful l)('ny. We Imve kept tlie blossoms off 

 until August lOtli tills yeiir. But It Is iinpos- 

 slplo to keep Uiein off any loiiKer. So just had to 

 let Iheni fruU. September 'iOtli now and every- 

 thbiK is in strut on the Townsonds' farms going 

 after tliese big ilolicio\is Mastodon berries. Truck- 

 loads of boys and «irls are being taken to the 

 farms dally lo lake care of the picking. First 

 thing we say when a load of pickers Is landed at 

 the farms is, "Folks, just step in first and take 

 your nil," as they begnii to talk about how good 

 they look. 



We just as -well fell them to do this on the start, 

 as It would be iiiipi>ssibl(> for any healthy person 

 to step into siicli n lierry patch and pick these 

 wonderful, nioutli-WMtcring berries without eating. 

 So we want them lo feel welcome first, and after 

 they have eaten tln'lr fill, they are ready for work. 

 But really it is not labor to pick these large de- 



Mastodott 

 XUAS DAY 



llclous Mastodon berries — it is simply pleasure. 

 And everyone soon joins in the glee. And happier 

 folks I liave never seen on the Beach than our 

 berry |)ickers are. 



In a few hours the road trucks are gotten ready 

 and they are loaded for markets. First load is 

 for New York City, as it is 225 miles away, and 

 the truck must be on the road early to catcli the 

 early market. Next truck for Washington, D. C, 

 1.50 miles, to reach Washington for early miirket 

 so the Pre.sident and all other silk hats can have 

 their Strawberries and cream for breakfast. Later 

 in the evening another truck leaves for Baltimore, 

 and so everything is kept humming all the day 

 through. This will last until way along in Novem- 

 ber, and we never get enough berries to suiiply 

 our trade. Thousands and thousands more of folks 

 would eat these berries every day and pay a good 

 price if they could get them. So. Folks, there is 

 plenty room for any of you to get in on this deal. 

 It will be a inighty long time before 

 enough Everbearing Strawberries are 

 grown in the fall months to supply the 

 demand. We are making more money 

 growing these berries than we ever made 

 I before, and certainly you can make money. 



If you cannot grow them in flfty-aore 

 fields and load trucks for market, you can 

 grow a small patch and sell at your road 

 stand market or to your local trade i" 

 nearby towns. They are easy to grow 

 and just as easy to sell. 



EVEN THE BIRDS LIKE 

 BIG MASTODOINI BERRIES 



Glenside. 111., Aug. 8, 1928. 

 Gentlemen: — Tour Mastodon plants have 

 done fine. Kept the blossoms picked oft" until 

 the Fourth of July. I had ripe, large, dc" 

 . licious berries last of the month. And have 

 had a race with the birds to s-rt vhich cotild 

 reach thera first. 



P£EASBD WITH TOWHSEBrO'S PI.AKTS 



Kast rantabury, N. H., May t, 1928, 

 Gents: — Strawberry rlants an-lved today in «ne condition. 

 They are mlKhty fine plants, and the Extra Mastodon was a 

 surprise to a new customer. Svishlnt? yovt every success. 



Yours truly. Miss R. Hathaway. 



1000 Mastodon Plants 



500 Mastodon Plants 



250 Mastodon Plants 



100 Mastodon Plants 



SO Mastodon Plants 



25 Mastodon Plants 



New Lower Prices On 

 MASTODON Plants 



THREE FULL CROPS IN 18 MONTHS 

 Here Is How They Do It 



Set plants in early spring — pick first 

 crop August to late November. Pick sec- 

 ond crop the following June. Pick third 

 crop August to winter. 



Plant on ordinary good rich soil and 

 give the same cultivation as to ordinary 

 strawberries. 



As a Spring Berry 

 MASTODON 



PRODUCES BIGGER JUNE CROPS 

 THAN MOST COMMON VARIETIES 



Mastodon begins to frtiit a few days 

 later than Premier. The fruit is just as 

 large in spring as it is in the summer and 

 fall. The berries are colored all over a 

 beautiful deep red — look like they have all 

 been varnished, and are firm enough to 

 ship to any distant market. 



They will produce as many berries on 

 the spring crop as the very best standard 

 varieties, and will bring as much money. 



If von have never grown these berries 

 PLANT MASTODON THIS TIME AND 

 BE CONVINCED that it will do all we 

 and many others claim for it. If we did 

 not believe in it we certainly would not 

 be advertising and growing it as we are, 

 and if it were not just as good for others 

 as it is for us, we would not be getting 

 the letters in every mail making state- 

 ments stronger than anything we have 

 ever said. 



PRICES LOWER — QUALITY BETTER 

 With good growing showers all summer 

 and the use of plenty plant food we have 

 been able to cut the price, and at the same 

 time give more value in every plant as it 

 would be almost impossible to put more 

 real plant value into a crop of plants than 

 we have done this time. 



$15.00 



riNSST PLANTS EVER RECEIVED 



.loneslown, 1-a.. May 2. 1H2.S. 

 Gentlemen: — Plants all received In line order aiul I'uU coun 

 The Mastodons were the finest plants I ever received. 



Youis truly. Ray P. Deck. 



MASTODON FINEST PIiANTS EVER SAVT 

 AND PERSISTENT BLOOMERS 



I'oolvlll.', (ililo. May 28. 1928, 



Dear Sirs: — Thl.s Is to Inl'orni you llial lln> 21110 Mastodon 



plants came O.K. April tat and were the llnoHt plai\ta 1 evi^r 



saw. I had thorn set out April (i and 7, ami loat onlly lour 



plants out of the lot, and you senl me over a hundred exlriu 



We are not used to such line treatment, and assure you we 



will remember you to our friends, and when wo want more 



planis Townsend will Ket the order. ,„,..„ 



p s.— I never saw such bloomlnK as these plants are dolnif. 



I have cut tho blossoms off three times .already, and thoy are 



still blooming. Looks llko I am going to have lots oi: harries. 



Bort Baldwin. 



$ 7.50 



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S 2.50 



$ 1.50 



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