Establlshsd 1849. 
North Main Street Nursery, 
One mil* North of the Railroad Depot, 
Between North Main an d Chestnut Streets, Opposite City Hospitai. 
Customers In Carriages can drive through the grounds, and 
often give tlieir orders without leaving their seats. 
Electric Cars leave Longmeadow, Springfield and Chicopee 
Junction every 20 minutes, passing the Office on Chestnut street. 
Electric Cars— CREEN LINE between Springfield and Chico- 
pee Falls every 20 minutes — pass the Nursery on North Main street. 
Maple Street and Brlghtwood Electric Cars pass the Nursery 
every few minutes. Fare on all these lines, 5 cents. 
Good Sidewalks for independent people. 
I^ocatlon of Sprtng'flelci. 
Miles Time Fare 
New Haven ... 62 1.20 $1 25 
New York City , 163 3.30 2 75 
Pittsfield .... 52 1.35 I 17 
Albany, N. Y. . . 102 3.00 2 37 
Miles Time Pare 
Boston 9S 2.40 $2 23 
Worcester .... 54 1.30 i 24 
Holyoke 7 20 15 
Northampton . . 16 40 35 
Hartford, Conn . . 26 40 50 
Double-Track Railroads lead to all the above cities, and other 
single-track roads and branches, like the spokes of a wheel, extend 
to numerous smaller towns, giving us great advantages in making 
prompt shipments and quick delivery of our goods. 
Springfield Is the terminus of the New York and New Haven 
R. R., of the New York and New England, of the Connecticut River, 
of the Athol Branch, and of the Boston and Maine. By this road we 
can now ship trees and plants to all the states north of us— Maine, 
New Hampshire and Vermont — without change or delay. 
The American Express and the Adams Express deliver all 
orders at our office twice daily. They also forward our trees and 
plants directly from the Nursery at special reduced rates. 
Other Expresses nin to Holyoke, Chicopee Falls, Westfield, 
Ludlow and Thompsonville. We prefer to ship packages of medium 
size by express. Large trees can only be shipped by freight trains, 
for which the rates have been reduced, and are now reasonable. 
Trees delivered at any place In Springfield without expense- 
Early Orders by Mall are requested. 
City Purchasers can pay the driver when he delivers their orders. 
Packing, in bales or boxes, is done by skilled workmen, so that 
trees may travel hundreds of miles in safetv. We charge only the cost. 
Cartage free to any depot, or Express, or city residence. Trees 
and plants will be added to pay express or freight to out-of-town 
purchasers. 
Purchasers should plainly state by what route their goods are 
to be conveyed. Otherwise we will forward them by the best in our 
opinion ; but we will not be responsible in any wav for delay or 
damage in transit, or loss in after-cultivation. 
Any errors committed by us will be cheerfully rectified, if 
notice is given immediately. 
Terms, Cash with the Order, or satisfactory security before 
shipment. Money by mail may be sent as follows at our risk 1 
By Bank Ch- ck, payable to our order ; by Post Office Money Order ; 
by Registered Letter. Two dollars or less in bank bills, or postage 
stamps, in letters well sealed and plainly addressed, to 
J. W. ADAMS & CO., Springfield, Mass. 
This little booklet comprises a list of Novelties atid Plants of 
special valne selected from onr Descriptive Cataloeue of 76 
pares, wblch will be mailed FREE to all who write for It. 
