E. W. Townsend & Co.'s Great Crops of 



better than ever before. All plants will be packed in moss, in a condition 

 that they can be shipped thousands of miles in safty. 



We trust and believe that our plants have given such univeral good re- 

 sults during- the past season that the coming season will eclipse all previous 

 ones. We have the goods and faculites for handling them. May we have 

 your and your friend's orders ? 



Our patrons who have been receiving our catalogue regularly for several 

 years will note that we have discontinued many of our varieties of plants. 

 This we believe to be a great benefit to our customers. While we are al- 

 ways trying to better the Strawberrj^ World, we will never hereafter adver- 

 tise a new variety until we find that it excells all other old varieties in its 

 season. In our list this time will be found three new ones with us, which 

 we have tried to our satisfaction, viz : 



Missionary— This is an early berry, that comes from the South ; 



Superior- This is an early to mid-season variety, (from Delaware.) 



Chesapeake — The best late berry grown. We stake our reputation on 

 the Chesapeake. 



These varieties have been tried to our satisfaction and our customers 

 will make no mistake in trying them. 



While we only recommend in this book three new ones, we have dis- 

 continued over 150 varieties— old and new . We do not and will not re- 

 commend any plant to our customers that has proved unsatisfactory to 

 us. We also wish to state that our Catalogue may fall In the hands of 

 some who have never been our customers. This is our wish more than any- 

 thing else, and we wish to advise that you are taking no chances whatever 

 in dealing with us, as we are financially responsible and our plants are 

 shipped under the Inspection Laws of the different states. We solicit your 

 favors and would appreciate a reply from every one that receives our Cat- 

 alogue, we are 



Yours for good Crops, 



B W. TOWNSEND & CO., 



Salisbury, Maryland. 



