E. W. TOWNSEND SONS + SALISBURY * MARYLAND 3 
Townsend's 
For the past forty years, the name Townsend 
has stood for “the best” in all phases of berry 
growing and has become the by-word for true-to-name quality 
plants and trees throughout the country. Because of the fine repu- 
tation our plants have, many attempts have been made to sell 
inferior plants and trees at lower prices to unsuspecting buyers, 
representing these plants to be genuine Townsend products. 
In- order to protect our customers against such practice five 
years ago we adopted the policy of placing the Townsend Trade 
Mark on every bundle of plants and trees shipped from our nurs- 
eries. This trade mark is your assurance that you are getting 
true-to-name stock and the high quality which Townsends 
plants and trees are noted for. 
» MAKE MONEY GROWING STRAWBERRIES 
Every bundle of Plants sent out by Town- 
sends’ is labeled true-to-name and carries 
our Trade Mark 
SATISFIED CUSTOMERS 
By following our instructions and advice, thou- 
sands of our customers have grown with us. 
You can make big profits growing strawberries providing you secure 
healthy, vigorous piants with yielding qualities bred into them— 
plants that will produce uniform berries of the highest quality— 
berries that will bring top market prices. During the harvest season, 
most markets, both local and distant, are well supplied with un- 
profitable, small, undersized berries, while these same markets are 
only too glad to pay premium prices for superior quality berries. 
Townsends’ plants have been bred to produce just such berries— 
many of our customers telling us that their berries have been 
topping the market from three to five cents per quart, an extra 
profit which no grower of strawberries can afford to pass by. 
LET US HELP YOU GET STARTED 
With ordinary care and attention, big crops of berries can be 
obtained by even the inexperienced grower. Any instructions that 
we have failed to include in our culture directions on page 52 of 
this catalog will be gladly sent you free. We will make your problems 
our problems and give you the benefit of our three generations 
experience. We also issue a complete culture guide on berry 
growing. This booklet is free for the asking. 
QUALITY 
These thousands have sent us tens of thousands 
of new customers until teday our long list of 
satisfied customers enables us to operate the 
largest strawberry plant growing and shipping 
business in the world. We endeavor each year to 
show our appreciation of this confidence by sell- 
ing only the best plants and giving only the best 
service it is humanly possible to give. 
40 YEARS EXPERIENCE 
When you buy Townsends’ plants, not only do you 
receive plants that are chock-full of vitality and in- 
creasing yield, but you also get 39 years of practical 
growing experience to aid you. Mr. G. G. Adams, 
South Orrington, Maine, writes us: ‘‘Picked 8,200 
quarts berries from two-thirds of an acre.’’ F. D. 
Rogers, Corydon, Pa., averages 11,700 quarts off an 
acre. S. Hartman, of Virginia, picked 11,520 quarts 
from an acre. 
There is no secret in making yields of this kind. 
You will find that Townsends’ Selected Strain of ap- 
proved varieties will increase your yield also. 
The good name of this firm and good will of its customers have been 
built and preserved by always handling rothing but the highest grade 
stocks available. Every plant or tree is the best that can be produced. 
TRUTH 
Old customers know that they will always get the variety they order. 
They have faith in us and we will not break it. 
HEALTH 
Every plant we ship is healthy, thrifty, and free from all injurious 
diseases. Diseased plants will produce dividends for neither you 
nor us. 
PRODUCTIVENESS 
Every plant that goes into our propagation fields is selected for its 
heavy fruiting crowns. In this manner our stock is kept on its high 
level in both productiveness and vitality. All plants are carefully 
packed so that you receive them in condition to grow strongly and to 
produce as you have the right to expect from plants bearing the 
Townsend name. 
Any stock received by you that does not meet these high standards will be replaced free. It is also 
understood and agreed that in no case will we be liable for any sum larger than the purchase price. 
