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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
desirable and necessary variations of aspect and 
exposure which enable the proprietor to give the 
large list of plants cultivated the varying soil and 
climatic conditions their habits demand. 
ANDORRA NURSERIES ESTABLISHED. 
It was in 1886 that H. H. Houston established 
these nurseries. The primary object Mr. Houston 
had in mind was to secure a place from which he 
could obtain plants to supply his own grounds. The 
enterprise grew' till 1890, when a catalogue was 
issued. This consisted of a 35-page descriptive list, 
including a considerable number of varieties of 
fruits, specializing in European types of apples 
and pears. The catalogue was notable in that, 
though printed in English, it contained the botan¬ 
ical names as well as the vernacular of each species 
of tree, and these were supplemented with the name 
of the tree rendered in German and French. It 
Box, pyramidal and bush form, the old fashioned formal garden plant, is extensively pro¬ 
pagated as specimen. Plants 3 to 4 feet apart at Andorra. 
Various types of Ornamental Evergreens in the Andorra Nurseries. 
was then an attempt to give the catalogue a 
distinctly international character. 
In 1891 Mr. Wm. Warner Harper assumed 
charge of the nurseries as manager, and pro¬ 
ceeded to place the whole enterprise upon a 
well organized business basis. It was this year 
that the catalogue took on the characteristics 
Avhich have since become so prominent, in that 
a number of evergreens, deciduous trees and 
shrubs were included. This type of catalogue 
was continued each year until the close of the 
season of 1896. 
HIGH GRADE CATALOGUES. 
In the year 1897 Mr. Harper purchased the 
entire control of the nursery from the estate 
of H. H. Houston, and the same style of cata¬ 
logue described above was continued till 1900, 
when a change in the descriptive literature of 
the nursery was inaugurated. The booklet en¬ 
titled “More Specialties” marked a distinctly 
higher type of nursery literature, and it 
was one of the first high class nursery 
publications of the type that was issued up to 
that time by any nursery. It also marked the 
beginning of an important series of booklets for 
the Andorra Nurseries of the same character. 
One of the most notable of these is the 
“Andorra Handbook,” published in 1903, which 
may be regarded as a monograph of the orna¬ 
mental trees and shrubs of the Northeast, and 
one which will rank high among the descriptive 
publications of the kind to be found anywhere. 
This firm also adopted in 1900 the system of 
sending semi-annual price lists, these in the 
form of distinct sheets from the catalogues 
itself. This information was made necessary by 
the rapid development of the business, and the 
radically modified character of the stock pro¬ 
duced. 
REMARKABLE GROWTH. 
The business under the present management is then prac¬ 
Junipers in quantity and great variety of form at Andorra. 
tically fifteen years old, and during its life time the remark¬ 
able possibilities of a vigorous business policy, coupled with 
