Kennicott Documents

John A & Chas Kennicott West Northfield Ills

[written vertically on the left side of the envelope] Warner Wilmington

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Waukegan Apr 12th 1858

Dr Doctor,

Grin got home with the Trees about 3, o'clock saturday, with the Trees in good order,

I am much obliged to you for taking them up with such good roots.

You or Cha's wrote me that they could be trans-planted without loosing more than, 5 or 10 per ct I forgot which, but with such roots as they have got we will not loose 1 per ct. I did not get but a few Austrians but no matter, the scotch fir's put me most in mind of home. I shall make fine Trees of them. my Raveine will work up the crookedest trees to advantage so they are just as good as the best to me. They are on the whole the most satisfactory lot of Evergreens I ever got from anybody, considering the price and the use I mean to put them too. I shall try to send you something alike

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Chgo

Lake View Flower Gardens

Dear Doctor -

Yours of yesterday duly received. My box contained the exact amount, hence the St Louis Boys have the Trans. in their smallest lot of bulbs. my box was jam full.

My Dahlias also got it the same time of yours. I have a firs-rate assortment now. some 60 or 70 many of the last New ones. What a pity they cannot come "glorious' a month or two sooner. but our falls are too cold for them. What awfull winds we have seemed to have. but I suppose you are so accustomed to them you take no notice of it. such winds are trying to our kind of stuff -

Yours Very Respectfully

Edgar Sanders.

Oct 9, 1858

Brighton Ills. Oct. 11, 1858

Mr. John A. Kennicott

Dear Sir:

We want to purchase a few choice Dahlias, and perhaps some other articles_ will you be kind enough to send us your catalogue?

Very Truly Yours

Johson & Clark.

Quincy Oct 11th 1858 Mr John A Kennicott

Drs

Will you please send us per "Am Express" Bulbs &c as follows, referring to your Catalog ^Fall 1858

150 Tulips ass^d at $3.⁰⁰ pr hundred 50 " " " $6⁰⁰ " 150 Crocus " 12 White Lillies 2 Gladiolus (Gandavensis) 2 Crown Imperial 2 [Funkicis?] 2 Yucca Filimentosa 2 Japan Lillies

On reciept of Invoice we will remit amt. by mail.

Is the Dielytra Spectabilis hardy in this climate, or does it require protection. Will it bloom in the House this winter if Potted

Yours Respy

Lot C. H. Bull

John A Kennicott Esqr Northfield Ills.

Leland Station P. O. La Salle Co Ills

Oct 19, 1858.

D^r Sir,

Please inform by letter if you have the following varieties of Strawberries that you can warrant genuine for sale, viz

Wilson's Albany Seedling Perfect

Hoveys Seedling Ritittate

Longworth Prolific Perfect

Carly Virginia or some other early variety to form a Succession

with the first in the list, will perfect kinds mixed with the pistillate answer as well as staminates to make them productive? Have you the New Rochelle or Lawton Blackberry the true Red Antwerp Raspberry; Allen's Raspberry ^as (Buffalo, or Black Rock) [Brunsckle?], Orange? Please send me the lowest cash price. I want perhaps a thousand of the Strawberry plants next spring. What time are they ready for delivery.

Yours Reply

A. P. Hudgens

Carlinville Ills. Oct. 25th '58

Dr. J. A. Kennicot,

Dear sir,

I am a great admirer of fine roses, and have a variety of very fine ones. When in your last letter almost half a year ago I read about that sweet young cousin of mine - your daughter - who loves to make boquets for her father, I ran away and inocculated several with the finest I have just for her. They are all delicate and need protection from frost _ They are all ever-blooming roses _ I can send them by express; but I write for directions so that they may not be detained so as to suffer. They are such as greedy nursery men sell at $1- to $1.50 each, and deserve in my esteem to be taken care of - If you deem it best I will keep them through the winter and send them in the spring - I should think it best to send them now - Please let me hear from you soon -

Yours truly and always

Edward McMillan

[Wbana][Illegible] Oct 25th 1858 Mr. Kennicott Dear Sir Enclosed you will find five dollars for which I wish to get a few more roots, I wanta good variety of peonias, which I wish you to select for me. The roots which I got in the spring all lived and grew very nice with the exception of two of the roses. The [anesonian][illegible] and grand anium = plant, they died, I have had a fineshow of flowers all summer, for a a farmers wife, considering that I had to do all the attending to them myself, I took the first premium on cut flowers at our county fair.

Chenango, Oct. 27th/58

Freind Kennicott

Please excuse me for not not writing I did not get your letters until a few hours ago. I left Centralia early in the month for this place in charge of 100, hives of Bees. In California - I was greatly detained consequently did not get here near as soon as I had intended when I started - My letters was forwarded from Ill. and only received the last mail - In regard to the money which I am owing you I am sorry to say that it is impossible for me to meet the amount at this time - I had expected to have been able to collect funds here on propperty sold previous to going west but - find it almost impossible to get

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COLUMBUS NURSERY. M. B. BATEHAM & CO., PROPRIETORS. One and a half Miles South of the State House, High Street.

ELLWANGER & BARRY, OF ROCHESTER, N. Y., Are associated with M. B. BATEHAM, OF COLUMBUS, As Proprietors of this Establishment

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Columbus, O., Oct 29 1858.

Dr Kennicott

Dear Sir

Your favor of 25th is rec,^d. & the box of roots (bulbs) came to hand by freight train (not express) on 23^d - too late to serve the customer who [mauled?] part of them but they will do for our own planting The bulbs are indeed rather small, and many I fear will not flower next year. This is some disappointment _ but as you say, I will wait and see what they do -

I thank you for your hint about packing - have not often had complaint on that score I did not see your bundle packed we find it impossible to get moss here, except with trees &c from the East. Am now trying to obtain supply from near the lake, I hope to succeed.

Weather still very mild. Sale of trees good.

Very Respectfully

M. B. Bateham