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| Keywords: Townsend's 20th century catalog no. 22 explains why thoroughbred plants are the cheapest (16366514404).jpg Catalogue of Thoroughbred Strawberry Plants <br> 15 <br> Notice to Associations <br> When making up your orders please <br> give me a chance to bid on same This <br> is my specialty filling large orders I <br> am now filling orders regular each season <br> for the largest associations in the United <br> States I can handle yours if you will <br> give me the order in time <br> We can dig pack and ship out 500 000 <br> plants daily when the weather is favor- <br> aDle <br> We pack so as to reach you safely <br> If your order is large enough we pay <br> the freight <br> I personally inspect every shipment <br> I have the thoroughbred stock that will <br> please you <br> I want your order I want it early <br> Samples furnished association managers <br> FREE <br> Remember thoroughbred plants from <br> the Eastern Shore will live and grow big <br> crops They are winter hardened; nothing <br> like them <br> Seed Department <br> The most of my seed are grown at <br> Rockyford Colorado They are grown by <br> experienced men nothing but the best <br> stock are used in selecting seed from <br> Therefore I am prepared to furnish you <br> with as good seed as grows in any quan- <br> tity you may desire at prices as cheap as <br> good seed can be grown for Anyone <br> asking less than my price better let him <br> alone He has not the best seed or he <br> could not cut the price I will illustrate <br> It takes a standard carrier of 45 canta- <br> loupes to cut one pound of seed In order <br> to get best seed they must be saved from <br> the first and best fruit that ripens on the <br> vines Any ordinary season fruit at the <br> beginning will average 1 50 to 2 00 per <br> crate at the shipping station Now how <br> can a grower of seed afford to sell you <br> a pound of good seed for 1 00 It is not <br> only so with the cantaloupe but all other <br> seed as well I am making but a very <br> small profit on all the seed I grow and <br> ell If you want the best I want your <br> order If you want dollar a pound seed <br> give your order to the other fellow I <br> fiuote you as follows <br> A LETTER FROM THE QUAKER STATE <br> October 11 1911 <br> E W TOWNSEND <br> Friend Townsend ” I received the <br> plants O K Strictly fine; fine count; 1 <br> am well pleased Looking well in the <br> patch T S STROM <br> Tennessee April 10 1912 <br> Thanks for the fine plants you sent me <br> in last order Please rush the enclosed <br> order R M KINGSLEY <br> Plant City Fla <br> i W TOWXSEND <br> Salisbury Md <br> Dear Sir ” Plants came on time and fine <br> Thank you Respectfully <br> C W MUNRO <br> SOUTHERN ALAHAM V ORCHARD CO <br> April 10 1912 <br> Iveoeived Missionary plants in fine con- <br> dition 43830285 149342 78104 Page 15 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43830285 1913 10 5962/bhl title 78104 E W Townsend Co ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection Biodiversity Heritage Library Townsend's 20th century catalog no 22 explains why thoroughbred plants are the cheapest it is not the number of acres you set but the number of quarts you get Catalogs E W Townsend Co Nurseries Horticulture Strawberries U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43830285 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43830285 bhlGardenStories e w townsend co nurseries horticulture u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-03-31 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16366514404 2015-08-23 22 08 07 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Townsend's 20th century catalog no 22 explains why thoroughbred plants are the cheapest Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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