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Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
BUFFALO BERRY. 
The fruit resembles small currants, 
but is of richer taste, and literally 
covers the twigs and branches. If not 
gathered it will remain on the plants 
through the winter. Esteemed for 
pies, tarts, preserves, jellies, etc. 
The plants are very hardy and easily 
cultivated, and bear abundant crops 
of fruit every year. As the male and 
female blossoms are borne on different 
plants, they should be planted in clus- 
ters of three or more, for best results,, 
io cents each, $i per doz. , $5 per 100. 
CYDONIA JAPONICA (Columbia). 
(. Edible Japan Quince.) 
This new edible fruit, which has been evolved from the common Japan Quince, the introducer describes as 
follows: 
lt Japan Quince is widely known and extensively grown throughout the country as a very showy and 
popular shrub, producing in profusion handsome 
bloom upon the first approach of spring and before 
the foliage appears, making a very striking effect. 
“The fruit from this shrub has been so small as 
to be of little value. By years of careful selection 
and propagation, with the view of improving the 
fruit, we have produced the Columbia , a variety 
rivaling in size and shape thefamous Belle Flower 
Apple, measuring 9 to 12 inches around, greenish 
yellow, with handsome blush, surface ribbed like 
a citron and covered with small white dots. This 
fruit is so very fragrant that one specimen will soon 
fill a room with a delightful perfume. It cooks as 
tender as an apple, and makes a jelly equaled only 
by the highly prized Guava. 
* ‘ The valuable culinary properties of the J 
Quince are not generally known, though the 
prising proprietor of a large and fashionable sea- 
side hotel, whose guests are enthusiastic in their 
praise of this delicious, unknown jelly, has for 
years engaged the entire crop in advance of its 
ripening. 
“ The tree is entirely hardy, healthy, free from 
blight, mildew and insect pests, enormously pro. 
ductive, and comes to bearing very young. So that 
in this beautiful fruit bearing shrub we have the 
rare combination of a very handsome ornamental 
plantand most valuable fruit.” 
A fruit which justifies words so laudatory as 
these fromone 
w h o knows 
of its merits 
promises t o 
be an acquisi- 
tion. 35c. ea., 
$3-5° per doz. 
IMPROVED DWARF ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHERRY. 
This is a shrub, which originally grew wild in the mountains. The 
fruit has been greatly improved by cultivation, and is claimed to be, 
when fully ripe, the best fruit of its season. The fruit is jet black when 
ripe, and in size averages somewhat larger than the English Morello. Its 
flavor is similar to the sweet Cherries. The introducer says : “I could 
loads of these Cherries at 10 cents per quart. I have kept two 
of these trees which I intend to sell to reliable parties who desire 
fortesting. The young trees I have are one year from seed. I have 
had them loaded down at two years of age from seed. They never 
failed to bear fruit every year ; late frosts never affect them ; the 
tree is entirely hardy; it has endured 40 degrees below zero with- 
cut injury ; ripens when all others are gone ; the shrub would grace 
any lawn when in blossom ; the fruit is more easily pitted than other 
Cherries.” 
“ It is a very enjoyable fruit, either eaten fresh or for preserving.” 
“Those who know it do not hesitate to commend it in highest 
terms to gardeners and fruit growers.” 
“For preserves, or to eat out of hand, it has no ecual in the line 
of pitted fruits, and is free from every known insect and tree 
disease.” 
“It will endure longer drouth and more severe cold than any 
other variety of the Cherry.” The merits of this fruit leave little 
dwarf rocky mountain cherry. to be desired. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $12 per ioo. 
