Catalogrue of Thoroughbred Stra^vberry Plants. 



me even if they have to send across the 

 continent. Another proof of the fact is 

 that I have never lost a northern or west- 

 ern customer as I know of. Once using 

 eastern grown thoroughbred plants they 

 always use them. 



A northern New Yorker says: "I am 

 surprised the way your plants done here. 

 I was told that eastern-grown plants 

 would not do well for me. I find them 

 far the best plants I have ever grown 

 and fruited. Shall use no other." 



A customer in Connecticut says: "Your 



plants done better here than any ever 

 seen in this part of the country before. 

 As you know, I only had a small patch, 

 but I could hardly get enough help to 

 keep the berries off as fast as they needed 

 picking. Send me another lot just as good 

 and the same varieties you sent before. 

 My neighbors are going to send to you 

 for plants in a few days." This was the 

 first trial with eastern-grown plants. 

 This happened seven years ago and I've 

 received orders regular since from "Wil- 

 ton, Conn. 



Every Commercial Berry Grower should have a Test- 

 ing Plot Each Year 



Of all fruits, the strawberry is one of 

 the most variable in its behavior, in dif- 

 ferent localities and under changed condi- 

 tions. A variety may succeed in one 

 place and fail in another place even in 

 a closely related territory. I therefore 

 suggest that each grower set aside a lim- 

 ited space for this purpose, making it a 

 point to test a number of the newer va- 

 rieties that come out each season, thus 



enabling himself to judge which varieties 

 are best before setting his large fields. To 

 discover the variety that it most adapted 

 to 3'our climate and soil must mean much 

 to you and will many times pay you for 

 the extra expense in securing these new 

 varieties and the growing of them. The 

 growing and watching the behavior of the 

 different plants is a source of pleasure for 

 the whole family. 



Knowledge of Plant Life 



During the course of many years of in- 

 vestigation into the plant life of the 

 world, creating new forms, modifying old 

 ones, adopting others to new conditions, 

 and blending still others, I have been en- 

 abled to see a great change for the better 

 in the plant world. We are now standing 

 upon the threshold of new discoveries and 

 new methods which shall give us imperial 

 dominion over the plant. 



It is a time no more when man of any 

 ability thinks of returning to the old way 

 of doing business in the planting of his 

 crops. In selecting his seeds and plants 

 he now selects the very best, no matter 

 what the cost. If his less ingenious 

 neighbor did not follow the twentieth cen- 

 tury way a few years ago, he is now led 

 in the light bv the difference in the neigh- 

 bor's bank account and his own and has 

 now begun to sit up and take notice. Man 

 can no more afford to plant common plants 



and seed at this day than he can afford 

 to go back and get the old wooden plow, 

 the wooden cultivator that our ancestors 

 used hundreds of years ago and till his 

 crop with them. Civilization demanded 

 the change. Our population is growing 

 rapidly. The people must be fed, and we 

 are compelled to use new methods in order 

 to produce more food to the acre. 



^Ve must not only produce more fruit, 

 but the people demand BETTER FRUIT. 

 We must PRODUCE IT. 



There is no such thing as overproduc- 

 tion in good food stuffs. There may hap- 

 pen to be too much poor trash of a cer- 

 tain product on the markets at times to 

 lower the price, but never enough GOOD 

 STUFF. Plant only the BEST. Grow onlv 

 the BEST, and keep in the PROCESSION. 

 And remember that knowledge is power. 

 BY E. W. TOWNSEND. 



October 17, 1912. 



Instructions to Buyers 



Claims, if any, must be made imme- which deduct 20 per cent, and figure ac- 



diately on receipt of plants. We cannot cording to the approximate weights, 

 be responsible for treatment after receipt, 



or misfortune caused by drouths, floods, NUMBER OF PLANTS REQUIRED TO 



improper treatment or other causes. SET ONE ACRE. 



Express Charges.— The reason we ad- ?? ^"^?^^ S^ 5 ,f^S^ • 1 ^'^S^Pj^^^^ 



vise shipment by express is because i? ^"^I^^^ by SVo feet 8,_9. pants 



plants are more or less perishable, and 24 inches by 31,2 feet ..260 pants 



the quickest transportation is best for 24 inches by 3^2 feet 6.222 plants 



satisfactory results. And then express ?J l"''!'^^ 5^ t,^^^^ !'i-cPl'^"^* 



companies allow a reduction of 20 per %^ inches by 31^ feet 4.9.8 pants 



cent from the regular merchandise rate i^ inches by 4 feet 4.oDb plants 



on plants, bulbs, etc., and bill the ship- ^6 inches by 314 feet 4.148 pants 



ment at the number of pounds weight. ^6 inches by 4 feet 0.60O pants 



. , ^ ,,^ , ..^ * „, * . 48 inches by 4 feet 2.722 phmts 



Approximate AA eight of Plants.— Ap- 48 inches bv 6 feet 1.815 plants 



proximate weight of orders containing as- 4^ inches bV 7 feet 1,555 plants 



sorted varieties packed for shipment is: * > f 



1,000 plants, 20 pounds; 2,000 plants, 35 Sweet Potato Sprouts. — We grow every 



pounds; 5,000 plants, 80 pounds; 10.000 year a large bed and will be glad to quote 



plants, 150 pounds. our customers prices on any order they 



Then to determine the probable express wish, 

 charges inquire of your agent for the Make all orders payable to E. W. Town- 

 merchandise rate to Salisbury, Md., from send. Salisbury, Md. 



