THEIR  STOCK,  LOCATION,  TRADE,  ETC. 
II 
HE  growing  importance  of  the  Glenwood  Nurseries  as  a  great  and 
convenient  center  for  the  distribution  of  nursery  stock  yearly  de- 
mands more  space  for  descriptive  notes  and  viev^^s. 
Twenty-nine  years  ago  they  were  established,  and  since 
that  time  their  growth  has  been  like  that  of  one  of  their  own  fine 
trees:  healthy,  vigorous  and  rapid,  taking  in  fresh  acres  and  skilled 
new  methods  every  year;  spreading  symmetrically  to  cover  all  lines  of 
outdoor  decoration,  until  now  they  are  superbly  stocked  with  one  of  the  most  complete 
nursery  collections,  especially  of  ornamentals,  to  be  found  in  the  United  States. 
The  collection,  propagation  and  growth  of  such  a  stock  has  thus  required  many 
years  of  careful,  persistent  research  and  toil,  for  we  have  striven  for  superiority  of 
quality  and  genuineness  of  variety  in  all  branches  of  our  trade. 
Nevertheless,  we  do  not  recommend  everything  in  this  Catalogue  as  being  the 
very  best  or  most  desirable  for  everybody.  Some  varieties  are  best  adapted  to  cer- 
tain localities;  others  are  singular  or 
grotesque  specimens  of  plant  growth, 
admired  by  many  and  wanted  by  only 
a  few.  Of  many  species,  the  distinc- 
tion between  varieties  is  so  slight  that 
none  but  experts  or  amateurs  will 
appreciate  them,  but  it  is  our  business 
to  cater  for  all  tastes,  and  therefore  it 
is  necessary  to  enumerate  many  things 
which  are  valued  especially  because  rare 
or  odd. 
The  map  shows  the  central  loca- 
tion of  the  Glenwood  Nurseries,  near 
Morrisville,  Bucks  county.  Pa.,  'on 
the  line  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad. 
They  are  about  one  mile  from  Tren- 
ton, N.  J.,  thirty  miles  from  Phila- 
delphia, and  sixty  miles  from  New 
York,  and  are  accessible  by  either  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  (New  York 
Division)  or  the  Bound  Brook  route 
to  Trenton,  N.  J.,  where  carriages 
can  always  be  obtained  at  the  depots. 
