NOTICE. 
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In offering this Catalogue to my numerous friends and customers, the object 
has not been to collect together a mass of names, but to embrace a select and 
valuable assortment—not so much to accumulate quantity, as to secure qual- 
ity. And with this view many varieties have been omitted which are still in 
cultivation, while the most varied and choice articles are presented in each 
department. ; : 
Attention is specially directed to the select List of Roses, which will be 
found to embrace the leading new varieties, in the different classes ; and the 
collection now is admitted to be one of the most complete, having been en- 
riched, by direct importation, with the latest popular sorts. The repeated 
award of the highest Premiums by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is 
sufficient evidence of the merit of our Roses. ee 
The assortment of Danuias, Verpenas, Fucusias, and Bedding Plants gene- 
rally, will be found to embrace every thing new and desirable, of recent in- 
troduction. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS—PACKING, FORWARDING, &c. 
All Plants ordered, will be carefully labelled and packed in the best manner 
for transportation to any part of the country, for which a moderate charge, 
just sufficient to cover cost of materials, will be made. 
To avoid all errors, correspondents are requested to write out their orders 
legibly, in a list apart from the body of the letter. It is also requested that 
explicit directions be given for marking and shipping packages. 
Where no such specific directions are given, I shall use my best judgment as 
to the route and mode of conveyance. It should however be expressly under- 
stood, that all packages are at the risk of the purchaser after their delivery to the 
forwarders. 5 
Amateurs, not conversant with the names of new varieties, will not suffer 
by leaving the selection to me, as I will in such cases make the best possible 
selection. 
A liberal discount made on all large orders. Purchasers are requested to 
notify me promptly, of any errors which may have occurred in filling their 
orders. As my desire is to give entire satisfaction, I shall always be ready to 
rectify any errors. ss . 
CARE OF PLANTS AFTER TRANSPORTATION.—The future success of transported 
_ Plants does not always depend on the forwarder, much of the fault lies in the 
after treatment when unpacked. Plants, after a journey, should be kept for 
several days in a close, dark atmosphere, such as a frame well shaded; they 
should be well watered if thoroughly dry, but not a second time until they 
begin to start, and gradually exposed to the sun and air. Hot-house Plants 
should be placed in a close propagating frame in the propagating pit or hot- 
house. ; 
Prices.—The lowest prices named, are in all cases for Plants of a moderate 
size—large Plants will be charged at the higher rates quoted. : rs 
All orders from unknown Correspondents must be accompanied by caSms or — 
a draft upon some of the principal cities, or satisfactory reference. \ 5 | 
The safest months for transporting tender Plants are, in Spring, during the’ — 
months of March, April, and May—in the Autumn, inthe months of October 
and November. At these seasons they are not exposed to extremes of heat 
and cold. 
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