InTR0D(JGTORY. 
IN PRESENTING a new edition of our General Cata- 
logue, we wish to call attention to the variety and extent 
of our stock, as well as to its superior condition. We 
liave added to our collection verj' many new and valuable 
plants of recent discovery and introduction (many raised in our 
own Nurseries, and now first offered for sale), as well as 
brought forward a number of beautiful species which, while 
years ago found among the finest collections, have, through 
neglect or perhaps extreme modern fashions, been partially 
lost sight of. We have for several years given especial atten- 
tion to the re-introduction of many such deserving and valuable plants to their former 
place in the esteem of the horticultural public, and with gratifying success. 
®ur Hbvantages. ^ 
We are operating extensive Tropical Nurseries on our plantations in the West Indies, 
and are thus enabled to grow rapidly and to perfection, under the most lavorable circum- 
stances, many things which are slow and difficult of culture in North America. It is here 
that we raise the Palms and other decorative plants now so largely used in the best private 
dwellings to bring the charm of the tropics to our homes, as well as for the adornment of club 
houses, hotels and places of amusement on all festive occasions. No other spot in the world 
is so well adapted for the production of these plants in full beauty and vigor. The trans- 
portation facilities arc now such that we can bring these plants to New York in perfect order. 
The fine shape, coloring and general good condition of such stock is always a subject of 
remark, and being grown in so favorable a location, they are able to stand our climatic 
changes much better than if brought from the extreme tropics. 
Our home establishment, the Rose Hill Nurseries, at New Rochelle, N. Y., is very ex- 
tensive and well arranged. It includes a very large area of glass-houses of the most approved 
modern construction, together with aquatic ponds and well located grounds for the growth of 
outdoor stock under favorable conditions. 
Our direct connections with the most prominent botanical and commercial establishments 
