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BOTANICAL 
N ISSUING a new edition of our Ornamental Catalogue, we desire to express our appreciation of 
the generous patronage bestowed upon our establishment during the forty-eight years it has 
been in existence, and to assure all customers, both old and new, that the same honorable methods 
heretofore employed will be strictly adhered to in the future. 
For the benefit of those who are not acquainted with our nurseries we propose to give a brief 
sketch of our business since its commencement. In 1853 the senior member of the firm started 
with one small greenhouse and an acre or two of seedlings and cuttings. Our business has grown 
gradually, year by year, until now we have over 25,000 square feet of glass, and our nurseries 
cover over 600 acres, our sales extending to every state and territory, besides exporting to Europe. We have 
furnished trees and plants to the Government National Cemeteries at Fort Scott, Kan.; Jefferson Barracks, 
Mo.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Marietta, Ga.; Andersonville, Ga.; Salisbury, New Berne and Wilmington, 
N. C.; Antietam, Md., and Fredericksburg, Va., and have supplied most of the stock for the Gettysburg 
National Cemetery for several years. We have also sold largely to the U. S. Government at Washington, 
D. C., for planting in the parks and streets of that city. 
Years of experience have taught us the unreliability of most of the novelties annually introduced as 
improvements on the old thoroughly tested favorites. Although these are usually procured and tested in our 
collection, we aim to propagate and offer only those of acknowledged superiority. Of the well-tested popular 
species and varieties, we aim to offer as large and varied a collection as can be found in any establishment 
in the country, and no pains are spared to have each tree and plant a perfect specimen and true to name, 
Accurate grading of all stock has always received strict attention, so that our customers may rely upon 
obtaining the exact size they have a right to expect, and which invariably produces a superior effect in groups 
and masses. 
Exceptional care is taken in digging trees and plants to prevent mutilation of the roots, which are, in 
fact, the vital organs of the vegetable world. With the best of care, however, these will be more or less 
injured, owing to the peculiar underground growth of many species. 
Visitors are at all times welcome and will be cheerfully shown over our establishment, whether pur¬ 
chasers or not. As we feel a pardonable pride in our collections of rare trees, new hybrid cannas, hybrid 
roses, etc., all interested in their culture are invited to inspect the result of our work. 
Our Nurseries are annually inspected by a special agent of the Department of Agriculture, who has 
granted us a certificate that he believes our stock to be free from the presence of infectious diseases and 
injurious insects which might be transferred from the nursery to the orchard or garden. As an additional 
precaution, we have erected a Fumigating House in which all kinds of trees are treated. 
