A the end of the famed Wissahickon drive, the conditions presented 

 by the Andorra Nurseries do no violence to the portion of Fair- 

 mount Park which is adjoining. Indeed, the last half-mile of the 

 most lovely park drive in America is bounded by a part of the Andorra 

 Nurseries ; and a sharp turn to the left, as one emerges from the shade 

 by the Wissahickon, leads into a beautiful tree -bordered nursery road. 



With the wide extent and varied contour of our Nurseries, and 

 with the great variety of trees and plants grown, there comes a special 

 attractiveness. No day in the year is without its own attractions at 

 Andorra, and during the spring and summer months, every morning 

 brings something of special beauty in flower or leaf. 



The fields of Iris and of Peony are great sheets of brilliant bloom 

 for many weeks. The surprising display of Mountain Laurel, growing 

 here most happily, is matched by the gorgeous Rhododendrons, not in 

 set fields, but in lines and corners which make their colors the more 

 enjoyable. The beauty of the more delicate hardy perennials is enhanced 

 by contrast with stately borders of specimen trees and shrubs. One may 

 see, too, a perfect scale of delicate, deep and rich colors in the ever- 

 greens, contrasting with the brilliancy of the Japanese Maples. 



Andorra needs a visit many visits to be appreciated. The visitor 

 can see suggestive effects ; he can pick out the actual trees and plants 

 he likes, and have them reserved for him. By all means, then, visit 

 Andorra, and see nurseries not paralleled anywhere. 



The Andorra Nurseries can be reached by either the Philadelphia & 

 Reading or Pennsylvania railroads to Chestnut Hill station, and from 

 there by the Chestnut Hill (City Line) Trolley to the city line, from 

 where it is only three minutes' walk to the Nursery. 



The descriptions in this Catalogue have been made with care, to 

 fairly represent the great stock from which they are written. We have 

 kept nothing unworthy. As the stock varies constantly, prices are not 

 here included ; they may be found on a separate list. 



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