6 E. W. TOWNSEND SONS » 
SALISBURY ° 
Ft OWNSENDS’ plant farms con- 
& sist of more than 2400 acres of 
rich loam soil . . . ideal for gr 
owing 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 piants on such soil annually 
dollars each year in clearing 
invite you to visit these groun 
: spending thousands of 
new ground for this purpose. We 
ds, 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. 
When you order plants from us, you 
are assured of receiving your order 
in a fresh, growing condition. All 
plants are packed in light (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. 
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. 
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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- 
ares is much more than just a 
word. 
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 eee 
used such as that FE 
On our plant 
VE ie oa S 5 (Oblse 
thirty-eight 
years Of xperi- 
ence in growing 
berry plants has 
given us valuable 
infcrmation on 
growing a prop- 
erly balanced 
plant—one that 
will grow and 
produce the 
yields you have 
a right to ex- 
pect. 
MARYLAND 
Our Daily Digging Capac : 
This Means “Quick Delivery” 
Each and Every Bundle Townsends’ Plants 
Labeled True-to-Name and Carries Our 
Trade Mark 
We spend thousands of dollars and make 
every 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 
trademark guarantee, appear on every 
bundle of Townsend’s Select-Strain 
plants you buy. 
from the nurseries 
well trimmed not only saves cus- 
tomers time when setting, but also 
Plants received 
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 
rocts. This thorough cleaning of all 
plants, is an important part played 
by our experienced plant diggers 
each year, helps our customers 
to get big yields of quality fruit. 
A Half Million Plants 
ity One And 
a : ef Your Order 
