Starkweather, Adams & Davis nursery-Chicago-1850
From the Kane County (Ill.) Democrat-June 28, 1853-Advertisement:
Lake Nursery, two miles south of the Market House, on State street Chicago.-The Proprietors of this establishment will offer for sale this autumn and the coming spring, an extensive assortment of Fruit Trees of all kinds, Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Grape Vines, Hedge plant, Strawberry, &c. &c., Carefully propagated and warranted correctly named. We have none other than first rate varieties in our nursery. We have a large Stock of the Celebrated new Buffalo Grape, purple and white, perfectly hardy and worthy of cultivation in every garden, our assortment of Pear, Apple, Plum, Cherry, Peach and Quince, is uncommonly fine, also Raspberries, Gooseberries, Currants, Grape Vines, Asparagus, Roots (three years old.)-The whole for sale at the lowest price. {Address-STARKWEATHER, ADAMS & DAVIS, Lake Nursery Chicago, Sept. 25, 1850.