1918 TO MY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS uu 



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JT|1 AM VERY GRATEFUL to all who gave me their order for strawberry 



ff 11 plants in 1917, and I herewith present you my 1918 catalog of Per- 



|5gp*||2? due's Best Quality Strawberry Plants and I wish to thank one and all 



^Sv»5J for the large increase in the business you gave me in 1917. I am 



pleased to say that not withstanding the shortage and high price of 



labor I was prepared to ship all orders promptly and therefore give entire 



satisfaction to all of my customers. I have a select list of 21 of the leading 



varieties at very low prices. My plants are grown on a well favored soil that 



has been prepared the year previous by planting to cow peas, the vines are 



turned under the following spring and the land is heavily fertilized. The 



plants are given intensive cultivation and as a result I have millions of the 



Best Quality Plants to offer. You cannot get any better stock no matter 



where you get them. The past summer was an ideal one for producing very 



large, well rooted, healthy plants. My plants are strictly true to name and 



not mixed, well cleaned up and tied in bundles of 25 plants each, properly 



labeled and packed in plenty of damp moss. With courteous treatment and 



prompt shipment I solicit your orders again this season for Strawberry plants, 



and hoping to be favored, I am Yours very respectfully, 



C. S. PERDUE. 



Read What My Bank Has To Say About Me. 



Mr. C. S. Perdue, October 8, 1917. 



Showell, Md. 

 Dear Sir:— Replying to your inquiry of even date, I beg to say that we will 

 esteem it a very great pleasure to answer any inquiries that may be directed 

 to us regarding your honesty, integrity and square-dealing. You have been a 

 very satisfactory patron of ours since you have been in our vicinity. 



With best wishes for your success, I am, Very truly yours, 



W. L. HOLLOWAY, Cashier. 



Berlin, Maryland. 



Read What Our Rural Mail Carrier Says. 



Showell, Md., Sept., 1,1917. 



S0 Wbflm £iltS Mm Cmtrmt: ™ S i ; to f ert j f > that I have served Mr. 



° C. S. Perdue for several years. He is 



a hustler and looks closely after his business. He is absolutely reliable and 

 honest as is evident by the general satisfaction which he has given to all who 

 have had business transactions v. ith him. He hag a fine lot of Strawberry- 

 plants, including the very best varieties, and anyone will do well in placing an 

 order with him. WILLIAM E. THOMAS 



