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Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
MAPLE, Ash-Leaved. A fine, rapid-growing va- 
riety ; very hardy, and excellent for avenues. 50 
cents, 75 cents and $1 each. 
Norway. A distinct foreign variety, with large, 
broad leaves of the deepest green. It retains its 
leaves long after all other trees are bare. 75 cts. 
$i, $1.50 and $2 each. 
Scarlet. Of the Norway type, in both growth and 
habit ; its leaves, when they appear, are blood-red, 
and they hold this color some time before chang- 
ing to a beautiful green. 75 cts., St, $1.50 and $2 ea. 
Silver-Leaved. An excellent shade tree of rapid 
growth : desirable for quick effects. 50 cts., 75 
cts. and $1 each. 
Sugar. A very popular tree, both for lawns and 
avenues; symmetrical. First-class, 50 cts., 75 cts. 
and $1 each. 
Wier’s Cut-Leaved Silver. A variety of the silver- 
leaved, with cut or dissected foliage. Its growth 
is rapid, shoots slender and drooping, giving it a 
habit almost as graceful as the cut-leaved birch. 
The foliage is abundant, silvery underneath, and 
on the young wood especially deeply and deli- 
cately cut. The leaf-stalks are long, and tinted 
with red on the upper surface. 75 cts. and $1 each. 
SILVER-LEAVED maple. 
SchAverdlerii ( Schwerdler' s Maple). A beautiful 
variety, with young shoots and leaves of a bright 
purplish and crimson color, which changes to pur- 
plish green in the older leaves. It is a great im- 
provement on the well-known A. colchicum 
rubrnm , the foliage being much brighter and the 
growth more vigorous. 75 cts., $1 and $1.50 each. 
Japan. Slow-growing trees of much beauty. In 
the spring they are a beautiful red, changing later 
to green, and in autumn to crimson. Si and Si. 50 
each. 
Cut-Leaved Purple. Form, dwarf and weeping. 
The leaves are of a beautiful rose-color when 
young, and change to a deep and constant purple 
as they become older. They are also deeply and 
delicately cut, giving them an elegant fern-like 
appearance. The young growth has also a deep 
crimson hue. $1.50 and $2 each. 
Blood-Leaved. Of dwarf habit, with rounded 
form and serrated, rich crimson foliage. One of 
the most desirable dwarfs for lawn-planting, owing 
to its odd shape and color. When grouped it is au 
especially beautiful sight. It is hardy, and its 
beautiful foliage is suitable for any lawn. Si. 50 
and S2 each. 
POPLAR, Van Geert’s Golden. This tree has 
fine golden 
yellow foliage, 
which retains 
its brilliancy 
throughout the 
season, and is 
fine for con- 
trasts with 
green or pur- 
ple-leaved 
trees. One of 
the most effect- 
ive species for 
street and 
lawn planting, 
sure to be 
grown largely 
when its mer- 
its become 
known. 50 cts., 
60 cts. and 75 
cts. each. 
Lombardy. Of 
rapid growth, 
with distinct, 
tall, narrow, 
tapering form. 
50 cts. and 75 
cts. each. 
Carolina. This 
is perhaps the 
largest of all 
the native Pop- 
lars ; suitable 
for street and park-planting. It is free from at- 
tacks of insects, is not affected by gas, is a won- 
derful grower, and makes a fine ornamental tree, 
as well as a superior street tree. 50 cts., 75 cts., 
and $1 each. 
CAROLINA POPLAR 
PLANE, Oriental. This is a very fine ornamental 
tree, a rapid grower, and very desirable for street- 
planting. It bears somewhat of a resemblance to 
our well-known Sycamore or Buttonwood, but 
is far superior in every respect ; it is largely used 
in European cities for avenue and park-planting, 
as one of the best for that purpose. Price 50 cts., 
75 cts. and $1 each. 
LARCH. A pyramidal tree, of beautiful shape, with 
branches spreading out straight from the trunk. 
Fine for the lawn, and being a rapid grower, de- 
sirable where immediate effects are wanted. 50 
cts. and 75 cts. each. 
WILLOW, American Weeping. Something like 
Kilmarnock, but with branches more varied. 
When branched it looks like a large green ball on 
a pole. Its branches are very slender, and the tree 
is perfectly hardy. 50 cts. and 75 cts. each. 
Kilmarnock Weeping. An exceedingly graceful 
tree, with large, glossy leaves; one of tile finest 
trees of its class; 
very hardy. 50 cts. 
and 75 cts. each. 
Laurel- Leaved. 
One of the trees that 
has been over- 
looked by planters ; 
should be used 
more freely, 
Hardy, adapted to 
a great variety of 
soils and easily 
transplanted. It is 
a handsome orna- 
mental tree, with 
very large, shining. 
laurel-1 i k e leaves ; 
t h e bright green 
bark shows to ad- 
vantage in winter. 
50 cents and 75 cents 
each. KILMARNOCK WEEPING WILLOW. 
