Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 
October 16, 1934. 
E. W. Tozvnsend & Sons, 
Salisbury, Md. SURPLUS PLANTS 
My 12,000 Surplus strawberry plants purchased from you last year have 
given a zvonderful fruit yield—there were so many fine and good varieties 
that throughout the season I was able to supply my roadside fruit stand 
with a selection of berries that sold readily. 
Your surplus plants surely made money this year. 
C. D. DANIEL. 
IfJ 
During our day's digging we run over on some varieties we have 
dug to fll orders, and as we do not ship anything but fresh-dug 
stock, carrying no plants over from one day to the next, we use 
these plants to fill Surplus Plant orders. Customers who are not 
particular about varieties will find these plants a real bargain, as 
every plant is strictly fresh-dug, labeled, and true to name. Please 
do not ask for any particular variety when ordering these plants. 
At the price we are offering them, it would be impossible to comply 
with this request. 
1000 plants .. $2.75 per 1000 
5000 or more.$2.50 per 1000 
See Price List Page 38 for Complete Surplus Prices 
43 Hurstbourne Rd. 
E. IV. Tozvnsend & Sons Jrondequoit, N. Y., 
Salisbury, Md. Rochester P. O. 
Gentlemen: April 3, 1934. 
We received shipment of surplus strawberry plants today which arrived in 
excellent condition, and really they are the finest and healthiest assortment 
of plants I have ever seen, Very truly yours, ELMER M. CONWAY. 
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Plant the Premier 
for Sure Early Profits 
Fifteen years' experience has taught us 
that there can be no better early straw¬ 
berry than the Premier. It was a hit in 
1919 and continues to be the start of the early 
bearers in 1 935. 
It's an "all-around" berry, unexcelled for the 
home garden, local market, or for shipping mod¬ 
erate distances. 
Its large, luscious, beautiful berries are all 
that their appearance promises and more. The 
plants are immensely productive, being sur¬ 
passed in that respect only by the new, sensa¬ 
tional Howard Supreme, a later bearer. It is 
a sturdy grower, producing an abundance of 
healthy plants, each of which is equally pro¬ 
ductive. Best of all, the late frosts do not bother 
the Premier, even though it is an early fruiting 
variety, failures from that source being almost unknown. The 
foliage is extremely disease-resistant. 
Of all the Premier plants sold, Townsend's, because of their 
extra quality, are the most prolific producers. We are proud 
of the 15-year record created by the millions of Premier plants 
propagated and sold by this nursery. 
