iv. PREFACE. jt- 



States, can be sent by the way of N^w Orleans, or via Philadelphia or Baltimore, to 

 Pittsburgh or Wheeling. 



Catalogues may be obtained gratis by direct application to us. All orders for 

 Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Greenhouse Plants, Bulbous Flowers, Dahlias, or Seeds, 

 must be sent post paid direct to us, or through a regularly authorized agent, and not 

 through the agency of any person iv ho vends similar articles. Every invoice trans- 

 mitted by us w ill have a printed heading and our signature^ to prove it genuine, and 

 toe assume no guarantee lohatever^ lohere such an invoice cannot be produced. We 

 mention these cautions for good and conclusive reasons, knowing that we have been 

 injured by deceptions, and we mo^it particularly enjoin their strict observance on 

 purchasers. 



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

 it is particularly requested, that where orders are intended for us, it be plainly"* 

 specified, but no person is to be considered as our Agent, unless he can produce 

 written proof of the fact. It is expected that persons wilh whom no acquaintance 

 exists, will, in forwarding orders otherwise than through an agent, dit^ignate some 

 person in New-York who will be responsible for the payment, or lender a suitable 

 reference. It is requested that those who, in sending orders, mention only the 

 ntimbers by which the trees, &c. are enumerated in the catalogue, should be parti- 

 cular to state the edition from which they make their seleclions, as there are some 

 numerical variations in the different editions. All letters requiring information will 

 be promptly replied to, and the proprietors prefer that applications be made to them 

 direct on every subject. 



The postage of a letter is a trifling thing, but to one who receives a great number 

 it becomes burdensome ; persons ore therefore desired to send their letters post paid. 



Any packages intended for us must be left with Jl, D. Maintain, con er of South 

 and Beekman streets New-York, but letters should always be transmitted per mail. 



N. B. It is expected that no persons having similar estabhisliments will copy 

 the different remarks attached to this calalouge, without crediting the source ; as it 

 would be extremely unreasonable that other persons should take upon themselves the^ 

 responsibility for any errors which may have been inadvertently advanced by the 

 authors of this publication. W. PRINCE & SONS. 



PRICES OF TREFS, &c. 



The prices have been greatly reduced for a large number of articles ; in many 

 cases 25, 33 and even 50 per cent, below former rates, and the average prices through- 

 out the catalogues will be found as low and in general much lower than the 

 same articles, equally genuine arid of equal quality, can be obtained elsewhere. 



N. B. Where ornamental trees of very large size are w anted for streets, avenues, 

 &c. or where fruits trees are wanted of extra size, they will be charged in proportion. 



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