PREFACE. Ill 



boxes, or casks, 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. 



Ail pakages of trees are del vercd at Fulton-market wharf, New-York, by water, 

 free of freight; aid, when desired by persons at a distance, ihey will be shipped to 

 any port they may <'esignate, and agreements have been made wnh the lines ot pack- 

 ets to Boston, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, &c. to 

 take bunnies of trees at very modeiate freights. Il desired to be transmitted to Phila- 

 delphia, they can be sent there by U e tra> importation line in one day, and the canals 

 now forming in every section of the country, present cheap and easy nudes of con- 

 veyance. No care is wanting on the part of the propiietc.ts to give such (irections 

 as may cause tlum io i rrive ^af^ ly ; but it is 10 be expressly understood, that after 

 being thus deliv.red or shipped at New-Yoik, they are wholly at the risk of the 

 person who ordered them, insurance against loss by sea will be effected whenever 

 request, d. 

 To such persons as desire fruit trees, &c, and are not themselves acquainted with 

 I the qualities of the different k nds, it is reromrni nd(d that ihey specify in their orders 

 them tuber 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 ihe api>licants ; 

 j and in s-uch cases they may rely that those only will be sent w h eh are cl the most 

 I approved kinds; ar d, when desired, those that will ripen in succes ion, and larger 

 | trees a n generally be selected in su< h cases. They can, however, if the party pre- 

 fer it, obtain nil the necessary information by referring toihe ' Trea'ise on Fruits." &c. 

 It is also well, where the crders j re small, to unite those of several neighbors in 

 one, which will both abridge the trouble of execution and the expense of packingand 

 transportation ; and, as each tree is labelled, it can cau:-eno conb sion. 



Persoi s who may wish to make selections of fruits of American erigin, will find 

 them r&rticularly i csrgt ared. It sometimes occuis thet ihe demands for } ar icular 

 kinds of fruit trees are so much greater than anticipated, thut it rei ders those kinds 

 for tie moment comparatively scarce, excert such as are of small size. In these 

 I cases, in order to prevent any delay, it wr uld be w ell that the orders should authorize, 

 that such kit ds may be replrced by others of equal quality, which trust will be execu- 

 ted in a manner w orthy < f the confidence reposed. 



American Indigerous Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, or their seeds, suitable for sending 

 to Eur< pe, will be supplied in assortments, from five to one thousand dollars or more, 

 as enumerated in Catalogue No. 4. 



The proper season for transplanting trees, are the months of October, November, 

 and D< cember, in autumn ; and March and April in the spring. Fcr bulbous flower 

 roots, the best season is from July to November inclusive. Greenhouse plants csn be 

 forwarded with safety at any season, except the winter monhs, and even then if the 

 conveyance is wheil'y by water. In addition to these, Sckns of Fruit Trees, Grapes, 

 Vines, &c, can be transmitted from October to April. 



Many persons are prevented fiom ordering trees, Irom a supposition that they will 

 not bear distant tr; nspoi tatiem. an idea so" extremely erronei us, lhat it ought to be 

 exploded; the proprietors are in the constant habit of seeding trees, ai d even the most 

 delicate plants, to ihe remotest part of the Union with success, and they annually 

 transmit large quantities to the different cities of Kuiope, where in seme cases they 

 have from S00 to 5C0 miles land carriage, after crossing- the Atlantic. Persons send- 

 ing 01 ders, will please to state the extent of land and water carriage, and the articles 

 will be packed accordingly. Precise directions should he given how the packages 

 are to be marked, and by what route or conveyance they are to be fuwaided, &c. 

 The packages will be forwarded by such route as shall be designated, and wheie the 

 option is left to us, we will ndopt sveh modee i transmission as shall be most econom- 

 ical aid safe. During the winter, when the northern rivers and canals aro f ozen, all 

 packages destii ed fc the Western States can be sent by the way of New Orleans, or 

 via Philadelphia or Baltimore, to Pittsburgh or Wheeling. 



All catalogues may he cbtaircd g'atis by application direct to us. All orders for 

 Fruit and Crnamenfal Trees, Greet -hcuse Plants, Bu bous Flowers, Dahlias, or 

 Seeds, must be sent, post paid, direct to us, or through a regularly authorized^ agent. 

 Every invoice transmitted by us will have a printed heading and ot r signature, to 

 prove it genuine, and we assume noresponsibility whatever, wl ere such an invoice 

 canrot he produced. We mertion tl cse cautions for good and conclusive reasons, 

 knowing that we have been iijured by deceptions, and we most particularly enjoin 

 their sirict observance on purchasers. 



As many persons in the Union act as agents for different nursery establishments, 

 it is particularly r< quested, that where orders are intended for us, it be plainly speci- 

 fied, but no person is to be considered as our Agent, unless he can produce w/ritten 



