
Some of the Commercial Vineyards Belonging to Miller’s Nurseries 
HOW WE CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS 
We believe that every prospective customer is interested in knowing something 
of the background and practices of our Nursery before seriously considering the 
purchase of any nursery stock. The purpose of the brief outline given below is to 
acquaint you with our past history background; and present practices so that you 
may feel better acquainted with our modern organization. 
The Miller Nurseries are located a few miles north of Naples, New York, our post 
office address. Here is a beautiful country long famous for its ideal climate for 
growing the best quality grapes, fruit trees, and nursery stock. Free from damaging 
spring frosts the long growing seasons extending late into fall add strength and 
vigor to our trees, plants, and vines. 
Fruit growing is not new to us. Our first plantings of grapes were made in 1875 
and some of these vines are still producing excellent crops of fruit each year. Since 
these first plantings of grapes, almost every kind of fruit has been grown com- 
mercially. At present our largest plantings of fruit are devoted to grapes, but we 
still grow a great many kinds of tree fruits commercially. 
From our long experience in fruit growing, we feel that we are qualified in 
recommending and describing the varieties listed in this catalog, so that our 
customers may have the benefit of the information we have gained in many years 
of fruit growing. 
We maintain extensive test vineyards, both on our original farm at Naples, New 
York, and on another farm purchased recently in keeping with the growth of our 
business. All of the new varieties listed in this catalog have been tested over several 
fruiting seasons before we offer them for sale. In this way we know something of 
the merits or shortcomings of these new fruits and can base our descriptions 
accordingly. 
Our stock is dug and stored in a specially constructed storage cellar where the 
trees and plants are kept under the same ideal conditions as if they were growing 
out-of-doors. This storage cellar is one of the finest and a factor in the high quality 
and livability of our stock. We are always able to ship stock that is fresh and 
vigorous. 
Plant Grapes that ripen over a long period, 
August — September — October 
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