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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
General View showing office and houses used in the storing and packing of plants in the Vincent Lebreton’s Nurseries 
propagated from seed collected in the numerous seedling, 
(hence named french crab stock), orchards of Normandy and 
Brittany, quince and mannetti are grown from cuttings. 
Some ten or twelve firms in the vicinity of Angers may be 
An avenue of Magnolia Grandiflora, Vincent Lebreton’s Nurseries 
regarded as exporters while there are over five hundred 
small propagators engaged in the industry to a greater or 
lesser extent. 
The packing of small stock is all done in strong boxes 
made on the ground and carefully paper-lined. During the 
shipping season, Mr. Lebreton employs twenty-five to 
thirty expert packers and the scene in the packing house at 
the height of the season is a busy one, be it night or day. 
Experience has taught these men how to select, pack, well 
graded and ripened stock in such manner as will insure 
arrival in perfect condition. 
Foreign shipments are despatched by wagon to the local 
station thence to the steamer by rail in four to five days. 
Country roads in France are at once a revelation and a joy! 
Think of hauling a load of eight to ten thousand pounds in 
rural districts! This is not only possible but usual in and 
about Angers. 
The Vincent Lebreton’s Nurseries-are ably represented in 
the United States by McHutchison & Co., 17 Murray St., 
New York City, to whom all inquiries regarding this firm 
should be forwarded. 
Among the standard lines then offered by this firm are 
apple, pear, cherry, quince, plum, mannetti rose stocks, and 
forest tree seedlings, of which as we have said over 20,000,000 
were forwarded to U. S. and Canada last year. Other 
specialties are found in the large list of ornamental trees 
and shrubs. The firm of Vincent Lebreton Nurseries, have 
acquired and are rapidly adding to their reputation for 
good stock and business integrity. 
