PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION OF OUR 
GENERAL CATALOGUE 
W E take pleasure in presenting herewith the sixth edition of our General Cata¬ 
logue, with revised and complete descriptions. The simple and systematic 
arrangement which has been adopted, combined with a complete index, renders 
the publication very convenient for reference, and of great assistance to our patrons in 
making up their orders, and we think the present edition will serve, not merely as a 
catalogue or descriptive price list, but as a useful handbook and manual, containing 
valuable cultural directions, and other important hints, indispensable to planters. 
In both the Fruit and Ornamental, as well as in the Rose Departments, our Nurser¬ 
ies are kept fully up to the times. We endeavor to procure, as soon as introduced, 
every novelty at home and abroad that promises to be worthy of dissemination, and we 
carefully test it in our trial grounds, which are maintained at large expense. 
The immense stock which we cultivate, embracing great and varied collections 
suited to different soils and climates, and the large force of skilled nursery assistants 
which we have in our employ, in addition to exceptional facilities for lifting, handling, 
packing, and shipping, place us in a position to promise to our patrons the careful exe¬ 
cution of all orders, large or small, that may be entrusted to us. 
It is our aim and intention to supply only the best stock at the lowest prices consist¬ 
ent with the quality of the goods offered, and all intending purchasers will find it 
to their advantage to give us an opportunity to furnish estimates upon their lists. 
It will be noted that we have omitted from the lists in both the Fruit and Orna¬ 
mental Departments several varieties of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Roses, 
which, owing to the limited demand for them, we have .concluded not to propagate 
longer. 
Our patrons are requested to read carefully “ Hints on Transplanting,” “The 
Preparation of the Soil,” “The Preparation of the Trees,” “Planting,” “After 
Culture.” The information given under these headings is important, and success in 
planting will largely depend upon the careful observance of the suggestions made. 
We are grateful for the liberal patronage which we have enjoyed for upwards of 
sixty-eight years, and solicit a continuance of the same. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY. 
