PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION OF 



OUR GENERAL CATALOGUE 



E take pleasure in presenting herewith the tiftli edition of our General Catalogue, 

 ^^^th revised and complete descriptions. The simple and systematic arrange- 

 ment which has been adopted, combined with a complete index, renders the 

 publication very convenient for reference, and of great assistance to our patrons 

 in making up their orders, and we think the present edition will serve, not merely as a 

 catalogue or descriptive price list, but as a useful handbook and manual, containing valuable 

 cultural directions, and other important hints, indispensable to planters. 



In both the Fruit and Ornamental, as well as in the Rose Departments, our Nurseries 

 are kept fully up to the times. We endeavor to procure, as soon as introduced, every 

 novelty at home and abroad that promises to be worthy of dissemination, and we carefully 

 test it in our trial grounds, which are maintained at large expense. 



The immense stock which we cultivate, embracing great and varied collections suited 

 to different soils and climates, and the large force of skilled nursery assistants which we 

 have in our employ, in addition to exceptional facilities for lifting, handling, packing, and 

 shipping, place us in a position to promise to our patrons the careful execution of all orders, 

 large or small, that may be entrusted to us. 



It is our aim and intention to supply only the best stock at the lowest prices consistent 

 with the quality of the goods offered, and all intending purchasers will find it to their 

 advantage to give us an opportunity to furnish estimates upon their lists. 



We are grateful for the liberal patronage which we have enjoyed for upwards of sixty 

 years, and solicit a continuance of the same. 



ELLWAXGER ^: BARRY 



