Download or read book Periodical Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants, Cultivated at the Highland Nurseries, Newburgh, Near New York written by A. J. Downing and Company and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Periodical Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Plants, Cultivated at the Highland Nurseries, Newburgh, Near New York: 1845 and 1846 The nurseries here were commenced about forty years ago, and now con tain over thirty acres of ground, exclusively devoted to the culture of trees, shrubs and plants. The soil and climate of the Hudson Highlands have ren dered the success of the trees sent from here, a matter of notoriety in all parts of the Union. Gentlemen who are little familiar with the subject, and who will favor us with the number of each species of fruit desired, as apples, pears, &c., are as sured that a selection made with the utmost care, and comprising the best, will be furnished by the proprietors. Persons wishing trees of extra size, should always send their orders in the autumn, as the largest nurseries are thinned by a Whole season's sale. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.