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I am glad to greet all my customers and prospective customers again, 

 for I did not issue a catalogue last season on account of the shortage 

 of plants — only a price list — and I missed my little chat with you as you 

 know this is the only way I have of talking to all of you and I always set 

 aside at least the greater part of this page for a personal message; but 

 first of all I want to thank each one of you for your liberal patronage last 

 season and for your kind words for my plants and service for I received a 

 fine lot of testimonials and wish I had room to print them all in this 

 catalogue. This is appreciated I can tell you for I am always glad to 

 hear from you and to know if plants reached you promptly and w^ere satis- 

 factory. Also I do not want to forget to thank you all for your most 

 liberal patronage during the season of 1930. I probably filled more or- 

 ders during that season than any other year since I have been in business. 



The growing season just passed was very favorable for plants and 

 there is a good supply in about all varieties, and prices, as you will notice, 

 are very much lower even than in 1930 for I have tried to make them to 

 suit these abnormal times and could not make them lower without losing 

 money. The plants too by having plenty of moisture thru the growing 

 season have made splendid growth and are of large size, strong, healthy, 

 well rooted and true to name; just the kind of plants you want to set for 

 a big crop of fruit next spring and they have stored up the vitality need- 

 ed to make them take hold and give a good account of themselves in their 

 new location. 



This catalogue is my only salesman and hope I have made it interest- 

 ing and that it will prove helpful. I have tried to make honest, if brief, 

 descriptions to help you to select the varieties best suited to your require- 

 ments. I grow and sell only strawberry plants, not trying to grow a 

 little of everything, but trying to do one thing well and frankly would 

 like to have your order; in asking for your patronage again this year I 

 do so assuring you your order will receive the same careful attention and 

 that I will give full value for every dollar received in good live plants 

 that are healthy, true to name, nicely trimmed and carefully packed. If 

 you have never dealt with me you are cordially invited to join the list of 

 successful growers who are setting PRYOR'S Quality Plants for I know 

 you, like them, will be pleased with the results. 



Again thanking you and wishing you all a happy and more prosper- 

 ous year during 1932, I remain. 



Very respectfully yours, 



M. S. Pryor. 



UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 



STATE HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT 



CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION No. 2 



This is to certify that on the 16th day of September 1931, we examin- 

 ed the Nursery stock of M. S. Pryor's Nurseries growing in his nurseries 

 at Salisbury, County of Wicomico, State of Maryland, in accordance with 

 the laws of Maryland, 1898, Chapter 289, Section 58, and that said nur- 

 series and premises are apparently free, so far as can be determined by 

 inspection from the San Jose Scale, Peach Yellows, Pear Blight and other 

 dangerously injurious insect pests and plant diseases. 



This certificate is valid until Sept. 1, 1932, unless sooner revoked and 

 does not include nursery stock not grown within this state, unless such 

 stock is previously covered by Certificate and accepted by the State Ento- 

 mologist and State Pathologist. 



ERNEST N. CORY, State Entomologist. 

 C. E. TEMPLE, State Pathologist. 

 College Park, Md., Sept. 21, 1931. 



