PREFACE. ill 
the Canadas, &c. and the winter of 1831-2 incontestably proved their superior hardihood, 
they having withstood the severity of that season uninjured, while immense numbers of 
trees elsewhere in the middle and in the eastern states, were destroyed thereby. 
The stock of some of the newest sorts of trees is limited, and those trees, in consequence 
of their recent introduction, are of lesa size. Many other varieties will be announced 
hereafter in a Supplementary Catalogue, additional time being necessary as well for their 
propagation, as for judicious investigations, but in the mean time scions of them for en- 
grafting can be supplied. New fruits are not added to the collection, merely, because 
their names differ, but a selection is made of those only, which merit and have received 
the encomiums of persons acquainted with the subject. 
Eyery tree when sent forth from the garden, is duly labelled; and from fifteen to 
forty trees are usually packed in each matted bundle, and where boxes are preferable, 
from 60 to 100 Trees and Shrubs can be packed in each. 
Where trees are requested for exportation, they are carefully packed in matted bales, 
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. 
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 
ithey may designate, and agreements have been made with the lines of packets, and rail- 
‘voad lines to take packages of trees at very moderate freights. If desired to be trans- 
patie to Philadelphia, Boston, and other adjacent places by the railroads, they will 
jreach their destination with rapidity, and the canals now forming in every section of the 
country, present cheap and easy modes of conveyance. No care is wanting on the part 
‘of the proprietors to give such directions as may cause tliem to arrive safely; but it is to 
‘be expressly understood, that after being thus delivered or shipped at New-York, and a 
receipt taken therefor, they are wholly at the risk of the person who ordered them. In- 
|surance against loss by sea will be effected whenever requested. 
To such persons as desire Fruit trees, &c., and are not themselves acquainted with the 
‘qualities of all the different kinds, it is recommended that they specify in their orders the 
jnumber of trees wanted of each species of fruit, and leave the selection to the proprie- 
tors, 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. It is also well, where the orders are small, to unite those of sev- 
eral neighbors in one, which will both abridge the trouble and expense, 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 as are of small size. 
In these cases, in order to prevent any delay, it would be well that the orders should au- 
thorize, that such kinds may be replaced by others of equa! quality, which trust will be 
executed in a manner worthy of the confidence reposed. 
American Indigenous Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, or their seeds, suitable for sending to 
Europe, will be supplied in assortments, from five to one thousand dollars or mere, and 
they will be packed so as to insure their safety. 
The proper season for transplanting trees, are the months of October, November, and 
December, in autumn; and Marchand April in the spring. For bulbous flower roots, 
the best season is from July to November inclusive. Dahlias, from October to May, both 
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, Grape Vines, &c., can be transmitted from October to April. 
Trees, &c., destined for the South and West should be forwarded in the autumnal 
months, in consideration of their early spring vegetation. 
Many persons are prevented from ordering trees, from a supposition that they will not 
bear distant transportation, an idea so extremely erroneous, that it ought ta be exploded. 
The proprietors are in the constant habit of sending trees and even the most delicate 
plants, to the remotest part of the Union with success, and they annually transmit large 
quantities to the different cities of Europe. 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 to be marked, and by what 
route or conveyance they are to be forwarded, &c. 
