The Austin Nurseries were Established in 1873 by its Present Owner. 
Since issuing- our last Catalogue the business of the AUSTIN 
NURSERIES has taken a bound in volume of business unprece- 
dented at any time in its past history. Four or five years ago many 
■who visited our fields of trees said we would never find a market for 
so many, but our trade increased, the trees were all sold, new fields 
planted, and to-day the AUSTIN NURSERIES cover several hun- 
dred acres, most of which is covered with trees and plants. New 
buildings have been erected and enlarged to meet the demands; a new 
grafting house, in which fifty men and women put up about thirty 
thousand Whole Root grafts daily; new cellars for packing away 
stock, and a new ofiBce with the latest improved equipments. 
We mention this to show how fair dealing and the growing of 
high-grade, Whole-Root trees, sold as cheap as Piece-Root trees, is 
appreciated by the public. We commenced the Nursery business in 
1873, where the Austin Nurseries are now located, and have 
devoted the best part of our life since to this business, testing new 
verieties of fruits in order to finB sudh varieties as were best adapted 
to a Southern climate, and we feel gratified that we can offer a list 
that from long experience has proven successful and given general 
satisfaction. 
Our facilities for handling orders either large or small were 
never better than now. If $1 or over, they will receive our most 
careful attention, but we cannot handle orders for a less amount 
than $1. 
We graft and bud our trees on Whole Roots; that is, we make 
one tree out of a seedling. Although it makes our trees cost us 
much more than Piece-Root trees, yet, our Whole-Root trees grow 
well, bear well, and make long-lived orchards, and we think our cus- 
tomers are entitled to the highest grade of goods and we will sell 
trees, grown on Whole Rsots, as cheap as they can buy Piece-Root 
trees. Compare our prices with others. 
