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BOTANICAL 
Elm Fruit-Farm Catalogue and Price-List, 
TERMS CASH IN ADVANCE.—Goods are sent C. O. D., if desired, providing 
one-quarter of the amount is sent with the order; but this is a somewhat more costly mode of 
remitting. 
THE PRICES of this Catalogue abrogate previous quotations. The prices affixed are 
for the quantities specified, but half-dozen, fifty, and five hundred of a variety will be supplied at 
dozen, hundred, and thousand rates respectively, unless otherwise quoted. Single plants will not 
be supplied at dozen rates—where not quoted they will be furnished at double the rate per 
dozen. 
ALL PACKING is executed with the utmost care. Special pains are taken to pack 
lightly , thereby reducing the expense of transportation to a minimum. All goods are packed free 
of charge. Everything is carefully labeled. 
Remit by registered letter, P. O. order on Hartford, or draft 
on New York. 
Should we be out of any variety ordered, we will substitute others of equal or greater value, 
unless otherwise ordered. 
PLANTS BY MAIL.—Parties living at a distance from railroad or express office 
often find it a convenience to have plants sent by mail. lVe paclz safely , SO as to go 
to any of the United States, at the following rates: Strawberries at the price 
per dozen, and Grapes at rates of single vine, free; Strawberries at 20 cents per 50, 35 cents per 
too; Raspberries and Blackberries, 15 cents per dozen; Gooseberries and Currants, 1 year, 20 
cents per dozen. 
SHIPPING FACILITIES.—Unless otherwise ordered, we ship all plants direct 
from here, by Adams’ Express. However, as we have direct steamboat connection daily 
with New York City, our forwarding agent there can reship all goods promptly by any 
of the leading Express Comjncnies or Fast Freight Lines, at lowest rates. 
FAST FREIGHT.—Early in the season when the weather is cool, plants can often 
be sent quite cheaply by fast freight; but we take no responsibility in such cases, as there is often 
great delay. 
Dip the plant?, as soon as received, in water, and bury the roots in moist, shady ground, till 
you are ready to set them out. 
PEDIGREE IN PLANTS. 
Fully appreciating the importance of PEDIGREE IN PLANTS as well as in 
animals, we have for years made a most careful selection of all stock for propa¬ 
gation, and we now offer for sale a stock of plants which we believe to be equal, if not 
superior, in health, vigor and productiveness, to any in the country. 
This is a subject -which every fruit-grower would do well to consider before purchasing cheap 
stock. Some men will spend much time and money to properly prepare the ground, and then 
stock it with inferior or almost worthless plants, simply because they can buy them cheap. 
The old and worn-out varieties (that have served us so well in the past) were being rapidly 
•vj discarded to make room for the newer and more profitable varieties , and that all intelligent and 
?0 progressive fruit-growers are now testing (in a small way) all new and promising varieties as soon 
Tj as obtainable, thus keeping fully abreast of the times and so be ready to reap the greater profit 
that comes from being the first in any market to introduce new and improved sorts of real value, 
TO for in fruits as well as in every other business; the greatest profits are made by those 7uho lead, or 
r — { keep very near “the head of the procession.” There is neither fun or profit in following along 
two or three years behind and simply imitating those who have gone before. 
^ It costs a little more to grow the hest, and thus lead the market, 
55 but the profits are far greater in proportion. We have in mind now a number of our customers 
^ who some years ago paid us $100 per 1000 for Souhegan Raspberries, and $So per 1000 for Man¬ 
chester Strawberries, and by so doing have more than doubled their incomes for fruit alone, to 
say nothing of plants sold to neighbors, and many more will do the same thing in this and future 
years, by planting some of the more promising new sorts, such as Jewell, Truitt, Belmont and 
Bubach Strawberries; Earhart, Carman, Scarlet Gem and Golden Queen Raspberries; Fay and 
Victoria Currants; Lucretia Dewberry, or others of like promise. 
“The hest is good enough for us all.” 
