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sale of the various productions of this Garden, as for the acquisition of such 

 Seeds and Plants as are natural to their respective localities. In addition 

 to these advantages, New-York is the principal seaport from which ships 

 are despatched to all parts of the world, and its vessels are also celebrated 

 for their safety and speedy passages. Its harbour being also contiguous to 

 the Ocean, is open at all seasons of the year, while the neighbouring ports 

 are frequently closed for several months by ice. 



The freight from New-York to foreign countries is also much cheaper 

 than from other ports in the United States, and arrangements have been 

 made to send all packages at the lowest freight. 



The Proprietor has been iu the habit of annually supplying large quanti- 

 ties of Seeds for the different Governments of Europe to plant the Na- 

 tional Forests, and for different Botanic Gardens, he. ; and he is prepared 

 to supply similar orders to any extent. In addition to those enumerated in 

 the Catalogue, the Proprietor has received a great number of new species 

 of Seeds, from some of which he will be enabled to supply Plants m the fall 

 of 1827— and, in fact, the extension of the interests of the establishment, 

 through its numerous Agents in those sections of country hitherto least ex- 

 plored, promise a more auspicious result, from the rich field of science 

 ■which America presents, than has been displayed from the same quarter 

 for a lapse of years ; and in the attainment of objects so desirable, neither 

 exertion nor expense are spared. 



It will be perceived that the prices are in many cases much reduced-— 

 in fact, they are now as low as can be afforded, to do justice to the pur- 

 chasers in their quality, for in Seeds there is an immense difference be- 

 tween those that are preserved with a particular regard to their vegetative 

 powers, and the large quantities which are sent without any regard to that 

 point. It should, however, be understood, that some Seeds never vegetate 

 till the second year, and that some others with difficulty preserve their 

 vegetative powers. The best period for the shipment of Plants is the 

 months of October, November, December, and March— and for Seeds, 

 November, December, and January. It is preferable, however, that the 

 orders be received at a much earlier date, which will insure more complete 

 execution. 



The Catalogue annexed is extracted from the large Catalogue, which is 

 too bulky for general distribution, and forms a pamphlet of above 170 pages, 

 but those who desire it can have the other parts forwarded to them, con- 

 sisting of those enumerated at the commencement of this Catalogue. 

 The whole can be sent put up as printed sheets, which will make 

 the postage but trifling. The collection of Fruits of all the various kinds 

 is very extensive and select, and will be found particularly noticed in 

 Loudon's Gardeners' Magazine, in No. v. p. 90, in No. vii. pp. 345 and 

 350, and elsewhere; and a large number of which are also enumerated in 

 the I Catalogue recently published by the Horticultural Society of London. 

 The Proprietor prefers that all orders should be sent direct to him, instead 

 of their being sent, as is sometimes the case, through other establish- 

 ments of this country, who apply to him to execute them, and such a 

 course will be found more economical and advantageous to those who send 

 orders. 



It will be gratifying to the Proprietor if those persons who are strangers 

 to him will, when sending their orders, authorize the payments to be made 

 by some house in London, Liverpool, Paris, or Havre, or in some city of 

 the United States, or tender him a suitable reference— but with respectable 

 Nurseries, Botanists, &c. he is not disposed to create difficulties on this 

 point, but will endeavour to meet their convenience by flawing on them 

 iir«ct, where the above arrangements cannot well be made. 



