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It seems almost superfluous to remark, that the trees and plants in this catalogue 

 not particularly designated as tender, and hardy. 



Every tree, when set forth from the garden, is duly labelled ; and from fifteen to 

 thirty trees are usually packed in each matted bundle, and where boxes are prefera- 

 ble, from 50 to 100 Trees and Shrubs can be packed in each. 



Where trees are requested for exportation, they are carefully packed in mats, cask?. 

 or boxes, so as to be sent to Europe, the West Indies, or any part of America, with 

 perfect safety, for which a reasonable charge is made. 



All packages of trees are delivered at Fulton-market wharf, New-York, by water, 

 free of freight ; and, when desired by persons at a distance, they will be shipped to 

 any port they may designate, and agreements have been made with the lines of pack- 

 ets to Boston, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, &c. to 

 take bundle of trees at very moderate freights. If desired to be transmitted to Phila- 

 delphia, they can be sent there by the transportation line in one day, and the canals 

 now forming in every section of the country, present cheap and easy modes of con- 

 veyance. No care is wanting on the part of the proprietors to give such directions' 

 as may cause them to arrive safely ; but it is to be expressly understood, that after 

 being thus delivered or shipped at New- York, they are wholly at the risk of the person 

 who ordered them. Insurance against loss by sea will be effected whenever requested. 



To such persons as desire fruit trees, &c. and are not themselves acquainted with 

 the qualities of the different kinds, it is recommended that they specify in their orders 

 the number of trees wanted of each species of fruit, and leave the selections to the 

 proprietors, who will make it according to the views and tastes of the applicants ; and 

 in such cases they may rely that those only will be sent which are of the most 

 approved kinds ; and when desired, those that will ripen in succession, and larger trees 

 can generally be selected in such cases. They can however if they prefer it, obtain 

 all the necessary information by referring to the " Treatise on Fruits," &c. 



It is also well, where the orders are small, to unite those of several neighbors in 

 one, which will both abridge the trouble of execution and the expense of packing and 

 transportation ; and as each tree is labelled, it can cause no confusion. 



Persons who may wish to make selections of fruits of American origin, will rind 

 them particularly designated. It sometimes occurs that the demands for particular 

 kinds of fruit trees are so much greater than anticipated, that it renders those 

 kinds for the moment comparatively scarce, except such as are of small size. In these 

 cases, in order to prevent any delay it would be well that the orders should authorize, 

 that such kinds may be replaced by others of equal quality, which trust will be exe- 

 cuted in a manner worthy of the confidence reposed. 



American Indigenous Trees, Shrubs, and plants, or their seeds, suitable for send- 

 ing to Europe, will be supplied in assortments from five to one thousand dollars or 

 more, as enumerated in the catalogue, No. 4. 



The proper seasons for transplanting trees, are the months of October, November, 

 and December, in autumn ; and March and April in the spring. For bulbous flower 

 roots, the best season is from July to November inclusive. Greenhouse plants can 

 be forwarded with safety at any season, except the winter months, and even then, 

 if the conveyance is wholly by water. 



In addition to these, Scions of Fruit Trees, Grapes Vines, &c. can be transmitted 

 from October to April. Many persons are prevented from ordering trees, from a sup- 

 position that they will not bear distant transportation, an idea so extremely erroneous, 

 that it ought to be exploded ; the proprietors are in the constant habit of sending 

 trees, and even the most delicate plants, to the remotest part of the Union with suc- 

 cess, and they annually transmit large quantities to the different cities of Europe, 

 where in some cases they have from 300 to 500 miles land carriage, after crossing the 

 Atlantic. The success which attends these expeditions is an ample proof of the su- 

 perior manner in which the articles will be packed for their respective voyages ; and 

 persons sending orders, will please to state, the extent of land and water carriage, and 

 the articles will be packed accordingly. Precise directions should be given how the 

 packages are to be marked, and by what route or conveyance they are to be forwarded, 

 &c. The packages will be forwarded by such route as shall be designated, and 

 where the option is left- to us, we will adopt such mode of transmission as shall be 

 most economical and safe. During winter, when the northern rivers and canals are 

 frozen, all packages destined for the Western States can be sent by the way of New 

 Orleans, or via Philadelphia or Baltimore, to Pittsburgh or Wheeling. 



