
A View of One of Our Bearing Vineyards 
SOME FACTS ABOUT OUR NURSERY 
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 outside of Canandaigua, New York, our post office address. 
This beautiful city is serviced by the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads, and numer- 
ous trucking lines. Many of the State’s main highways pass through Canandaigua. Our nursery 
office and storage is located 7 miles south of Canandaigua on the West Lake Road. The West 
Lake Road intersects Highways U. S. 20 and N. Y. 5—at Main Street, South, Canandaigua and 
follows closely along the west shore of Canandaigua Lake. Our nursery is about a twelve minute 
drive from Canandaigua. ; 
Since 1875 the Millers have been growing grapes and other fruits along the beautiful shores of 
Canandaigua Lake. In 1935 we established a nursery in connection with our fruit growing at 
our farm near Naples, New York. This was a success from the beginning. Our business grew so 
rapidly that we found it necessary to enlarge our storage and packing facilities and purchase 
additional land. In 1942 we purchased a 100 acre farm near Canandaigua and in 1945 we erected 
a modern storage and packing plant. Last year we transferred all operations from our Naples 
farm to our present location in order to work more efficiently. We now have the most modern 
and efficient facilities for handling orders and delivering stock’ that is in a fresh and vigorous 
condition. ; 
We are still retaining our commercial fruit planting on our farm outside of Naples, New York, 
and also our test vineyards. Both of our farms are located on Canandaigua Lake, in the beautiful 
Finger Lakes region. Here is a country long famous for its ideal climate for growing the best 
quality fruit trees, grape and other nursery stock. Free from damaging spring frosts, the long 
growing season extending into late fall adds strength and vigor to our plants, trees and vines. 
This is our 13th annual catalog. We are again featuring the best of the new and popular varieties 
of fruits. From our long experience in fruit growing we feel qualified to describe the various 
fruits listed. We have tried to do this in a straight-forward manner, avoiding extravagant claims 
that have no basis. We hope this catalog serves the purpose for which it was intended, a guide 
for the selection of better fruits. 
