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PREFACE. ii 
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, casks, 
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, présent 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 r.ot 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 howeverif tuey 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 find 
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 asare 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 inthe 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 eyen 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 eapeditions 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 tobe 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 willadopt 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. 
