TIMELY SUGGESTIONS TO INTENDING PURCHASERS. 



The edition of our General Catalogue, published a year ago, is so complete and -sve find so few changes 

 necessary, that Tve have concluded not to publish a new edition this year, but to issue a Supplementary 

 List in which a few reductions in price are noted, some novelties of conspicuous merit are mentioned 

 prominently, and special attention is directed to many good things, not exactly new, but of such import- 

 ance and value as to deserve the careful consideration of every intending purchaser. 



In all of the Departments of our Nurseries we keep our collections fully up to the times by securing, 

 at home and abroad, all that is meritorious, and by rejecting, after careful trial, whatever has proved to 

 be unworthy of propagation and dissemination. 



Our long business experience, (over fifty years) complete experiment orchard, extensive nursery grounds, 

 and large force of skilled assistants, together with exceptional facilities for handling, packing and ship- 

 ping, place us in a position to do full justice to all who favor us with their orders. 



It affords us pleasure to announce that our stock for the current season is unusually large, well grown 

 and thrifty, and assortments full and complete. 



Ever\-one who contemplates planting, either on a large or a small scale, is requested to send for our 

 General Catalogue, consisting of 160 pages ; printed on fine paper and embellished with numerous 

 engravings of the most popular trees, etc. It contains, besides accurate de.scriptions of the best varieties 

 of fruit and ornamental trees, etc., plain and practical cultural directions, and forms a convenient hand 

 book, which every owner of property should possess for ready reference. It will be mailed free on 

 application. 



Superintendents of Parks, Public Grounds, Cemeteries, and Landscape Gardeners will find our exten- 

 sive and varied collections specially adapted to their purposes. 



We grow an immense stock and will make special prices to jDurchasers of large quantities. Estimates 

 of cost will be cheerfully furnished on request. 



Fruits, New and Old : — We offer for sale the most complete and varied assortment of fruits in the 

 United States and adapted to a great variety of soils and climates. We pack in such a manner that the 

 goods can be shipped with safety to the most distant parts of this and foreign countries. 



We publish a catalogue of Pot-grown Strawberry Plants and Holland Bulbs in July, and all who desire 

 anything in this line are requested to send for this publication when it is issued. 



EARLY ORDERS. — Although this list will reach you before planting time, nevertheless, it is well to 

 plan and prepare in advance, and as orders are filled in rotation, buyers will find it to their advantage to 

 send in their lists as early as possible. To facilitate the preparation of orders, we enclose with this Cata- 

 logue an order sheet. 



ADVICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



[Please read before making out order.'] 



Correspondents will greatls" oblige by observing, as far as possible, thie following regulations : 



1st. All orders should be sent in as early as possible to insure prompt attention, as it is our rule to execute thera in 

 the order in which thej' come to hand ; hence we cannot, except for extraordinary reasons, delay orders, received first, 

 for those coming late in the season and requiring attention at once. 



2d. All orders should be legibly written out on the order sheet herein enclosed ; this will save us much trouble, and at the 

 same time prevent mistakes. 



3d. In ordering fruit trees, it should in all cases be stated whether standard trees are wanted for orchards, or dwarfs 

 for gardens. 



4th. "Where particular varieties are ordered, and particular ages and sizes of trees, hinds of stock, etc., it should be 

 stated whether, and to what extent, other varieties, sizes, ages, etc., may be substituted, in case the order cannot be 

 filled to the letter, as happens occasionally in all establishments. Our rule is not to substitute in anj' case without being 

 expressly requested to do so. 



5th. All trees and plants are carefully labeled and packed in the best manner for any part of the United States, 

 Canada or Europe, for which a moderate charge is made ; but no charge is made for the delivery of packages at the 

 railroad. 



6th. It is requested that explicit directions for marking and shipping packages accompany each order. When it is 

 left to us to choose the mode of conveyance, we will exercise our best judgment. We pack in such a manner that fruit 

 trees and small fruits (excepting strawberries), ornamental trees, shrubs, evergreens, and hardy border plants go safely 

 as freight. In all cases the articles are at the risk of the purchaser after being shipped, and if delay or loss occurs, the 

 forwarder alone must be held resi^onsible. 



7th. For shipment abroad we pack in the best manner, in close boxes. Our consignments to all parts of the world 

 have generally been received in good condition, and parties who favor us with their orders, may rely upon the same 

 having careful attention. Shipments of this kind can usually be made to the best advantage in the months of October 

 and November. 



8th. All orders from unknown correspondents must be accompanied with a draft on some of the principal cities, or 

 post-office or express money order for the amount. If neither can be had, enclose currency in registered letter. 



9th. Our customers are requested to notify us instantly of any errors that may be committed in filling their orders, so 

 that we may at once make ample amends, as we desire to conduct our business in all respects satisfactorily to those who 

 favor us with their confidence. 



ARTICLES BY MAIL. 



For the convenience of those who cannot be reached by railroad or express, packages of small articles, will be sent 

 by mail prepaid, such articles to be charged at full retail prices. 



THE PACKING SEASON. 



^^ The Spring packing and shipping season usually opens here about the 1st of April, and continues into the month 

 of May. The planting season is not regulated by any particular month or day, nor by the state of vegetation where the 

 planting is to be done, but by the condition of the trees to be planted. Hence, trees can be sent with safety from Roch- 

 ester to localities several degrees South, even if they do not arrive until the ordinary transplanting season in that 

 locality has passed. In the autumn, we usually commence digging and packing the first week in October and continue 

 until the freezing of the ground, say middle to end of November. 



For complete list of varieties send for our 160-page General Catalogue, finely illustrated ■with 

 numerous half-tone and pen engravings, and with a teautiful illuminated cover— mailed free. 



