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Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
APPLES, continued. 
Bailey’s Sweet. Fruit large, round, mottled and 
striped deep red ; flesh yellow and tender, with a 
mild, rich, sweet, flavor. Slow, poor grower. 
October. 
Rawle’s Janet. (Neverfail.) Medium, roundish, 
ovate ; greenish yellow, striped with red ; crisp, 
rich and juicy ; one of the best and longest keepers 
in the south and southwest. February to April. 
Jersey Sweet. Medium, striped red and green ; very 
rich, sweet and pleasant ; good bearer. September 
and October. 
King. Large, handsome ; striped red and yellow ; 
productive. November to May. 
Jjawver. Large ; dark red, covered with small dots ; 
flesh white ; a beautiful and desirable fruit. January 
to May. 
McIntosh Red. Tree very hardy, long-lived, annual 
bearer ; handsome fruit of excellent quality for home 
or market use, nearly covered with dark rich red or 
crimson ; flesh white, fine, very tender and juicy. 
November to February. 
Missouri Pippin. Medium to large ; pale whitish 
yellow ; flesh white and juicy. January to April. 
Mann. New ; an upright grower, forming a round 
head ; fruit large; deep yellow when fully ripe ; good 
to very good ; will keep as long as Roxbury Russet. 
February to May. 
Northern Spy. Large ; slightly conical ; flesh white 
and tender ; tree a good grower. January to March. 
Pearmain. Medium, red ; good keeper. February 
to May. 
Paradise Sweet. Medium ; yellow ; excellent 
bearer. December to February. 
Red Bietigheimer. A rare and very valuable 
German variety ; fruit large to very large ; roundish, 
inclining to conical ; skin pale cream colored ; ground 
mostly covered with purplish-crimson ; flesh white, 
firm, subacid, with a brisk, pleasant flavor. Tree a 
free grower and abundant bearer. This is one of 
the largest and handsomest Apples and worthy of 
extensive cultivation. September. 
Rhode Island Greening. Large ; greenish yellow ; 
tender, juicy and rich ; an abundant bearer. 
November to March. 
Rome Beauty. Large ; yellow, shaded with bright 
red ; a very profitable and satisfactory variety. 
November to February. 
Roxbury Russet. Medium to large ; greenish russet; 
productive ; valuable for its long keeping. January 
to June. 
Smith’s Cider. Large ; somewhat flattened ; flesh 
tender ; a handsome and desirable fruit. December 
to March. 
Seek-no-Further. Medium to large, with dull red 
stripes ; tender, rich and spicy ; good bearer. No- 
vember to February. 
Stark. Grown in Ohio ; valuable as to long keeping 
qualities ; fruit large , skin greenish yellow, striped 
with red. 
Talman’s Sweet. Medium size ; pale yellow ; very 
firm, rich and very sweet. November to April. 
AVinesap. Dark red ; excellent bearer. December 
to May. 
AValbridge. Fruit medium size ; handsome ; striped 
with red ; quality good ; productive. November to 
June. 
AVealthy. A new variety from Minnesota ; healthy, 
hardy and very productive ; skin smooth, shaded 
with red in the sun ; flesh white, fine, tender and 
juicy. December to February. 
AVillow Twig. Medium, roundish ; light yellow, 
shaded with red ; first quality ; a good keeper and 
very productive. 
AVagener. Large ; deep red in sun ; flesh firm ; 
very productive. December to May. 
Yellow Bellflower. Large ; yellow, with pale blush; 
very tender and juicy; in use all winter; an old favor- 
ite, which is and always has been popular. Novem- 
'ber to April. 
York Imperial (Johnson’s Fine Winter). Medium 
to large, white, heavily shaded with dark crimson ; 
firm, crisp, juicy, subacid, good quality ; very desir- 
able. November to March. 
CRAB=APPLES. 
GUN. GRANT CRAB-APPLE. 
beretl by you as Order No. 4577, came to hand in splendid condition, 
please to accept the thanks of 
Gen. Grant. Fruit large, round, very 
dark red ; flesh white and tender ; excel- 
lent for dessert. October. 
Hyslop. Large, deep crimson ; popular on 
account of being large and beautiful. Oc- 
tober to January. 
Orange. An annual and abundant bearer; 
fruit large and delicious. Uctober to De- 
cember. 
AVhitney. Large ; averaging two inches 
in diameter ; tree a great bearer, and very 
hardy. August. 
Quaker Beauty. Bears a large crop of 
fruit, and very hardy. December to May. 
Transcendent. Immensely productive, 
bearing a good crop in fourth year ; one 
of the best. September and October. 
Siberian. Nearly as large as the above ; 
fine golden and amber color. September 
and October. 
Hewes’s Virginia. Esteemed for cider. 
October. 
Price same as in general list. 
Chicago, III., Nov. 9, /S95. 
Reid's Nurseries, Bridgeport, Ohio : My 
Dear Sirs — I take pleasure in advising you that 
the trees, shrubs etc. ordered by me, and num- 
I found even more tiian I had ordered, for all of which 
Yours very truly, GEO. R. DAVIS. 
Onarga, III., Nov. 18, 1895. 
E. \V. Reid’s Nurseries : Sirs — I received my order, No. 4603, all O. K. The trees far surpassed my expectations ; in 
fact, were the best I ever received from any nurseryman. You may expect another order from me in the spring. 
Yours, PAUL J. PALMER. 
