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OWNSEND’S same precise and success- 
ful method of plant selection in growing 
strawberry plants is being used in our propagation of FRUIT 
TREES. Every shipment of trees sent out by Townsend’s carries 
toe me their seal of certification. This seal represents the most rigid 
L. S. Townsend examining a course of horticultural propagation possible. 
young early bearing Yellow 
Delicious Tree 
TOWNSEND'S SELECT STRAIN TREES ARE PROPAGATED FROM ONLY 
THE VERY CHOICEST BEARING AGE , 
TREES ... It's Your Protection! 
Jl OWNSEND’S method of bud and scion selection is a scien- 
tific exact procedure and controlled 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. 
Our fruit tree experts are continually searching and watch- 
ing the performance of what we consider the more perfect 
tree. Each year these men check the yield, the color, size of 
fruit, hardiness, and growth of these individual trees. Con- ao tree is pro 
stant elimination finally produces what is undoubtedly the be doeaowen fro 
very best type of tree of that respective variety to propagate of ng tru 
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 
wholeroot seedlings for this work. These choicest of seed- 
lings 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 seeing the root system 
of our select strain trees, that it would be practically im- 
possible to grow a more fibrous rooted tree than the stock 
we dug for filling his order. 
TOWNSEND’S method of propagating fruit trees in- 
sures our customers of receiving trees from us which will 
produce fruit of the highest type of that respective variety 
measuring up to the characteristics and heavy yields of 
the parentage trees, which have been selected by our tree 
experts as having outstanding merits of that particular 
variety—trees that are TRUE-TO-NAME and which will 
produce the results that the grower has a right to expect. th in filling with 
that our customers 
To protect such quality each bundle of trees we ship 
out carries our seal of certification and is your insur- 
ance of TOWNSEND’S Select Strain grown from bud 
selected stock. We have been favored with a good grow- 
ing season this year and have a nice stock of trees on 
all leading varieties. We guarantee satisfaction and know 
Re, can please you, regardless of how large or small your 
order is. 
© We have a complete culture guide on fruit trees which 
we will be glad to send you FREE on request. 
