
1898-1948 
bes YEARS AGO, in 1898—during the era of the 
Gibson Girl, McKinley, vigorous old "T. R." and 
Henry Ford's horseless carriage—Rosedale Nurseries 
became established on Saw Mill River Road, one and 
one-quarter miles north of Eastview, a station on the 
Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad. 
The Gibson Girl returns this year in her influence on 
m'lady's fashions; any men as prominent as McKinley 
and "Teddy'' Roosevelt cannot fail to leave their 
marks on the trend of our country; and the early 
horseless carriage and the old electrics are replaced 
by the newest in ground and air travel. 
Even the railroad bed of the Putnam Division runs a 
new course now on the east side of Rockefeller Hill, 
although the station, Eastview, remains to serve as our 
freight station and Post Office. 
Through all these changes Rosedale Nurseries carries 
along the ideals of its early days and adapts itself to 
the winds of time and progress without sacrifice of 
what has proven good and substantial. 
We look back over the years in order to judge how we 
may be of better service in the future to those who 
come within our gates. By studying our virtues and 
our mistakes we hope to arrive at a pattern which will 
give you what is of most lasting value to you. 

MEMBER: 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSER YMEN 
NEW YORK STATE NURSERYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
NATIONAL LANDSCAPE NURSER YMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
Copyright 1948 
Rosedale Nurseries 
