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Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
IMLMER RASPBERRY. Tile Palmer has been tested from the Atlantic to the Pacific, receiving the 
highest commendation from all sources, and is fully established as the best and most productive early blackcap 
yet introduced. We had the honor of introducing this valuable new berry, and it made quite a record the past year. 
W. J. Green, horticulturist at the Ohio Experiment Station, says the following of the new varieties recommended 
for general planting — Palmer, Muskingum and Hilborn : 11 You will see by the report below how the Palmer suc- 
ceeded alongside of the standard varieties, and you can form an opinion as to its value. ” It is supposed to be 
a cross of Souhegan and Gregg. The vigor and healthy appearance of the bush, with its wonderful produc- 
tiveness and its early ripening, have attracted much attention, and since it ma!de its appearance it has been 
fruited with the popular varieties known as Doolittle, Souhegan, Gregg and Ohio, and he says it surpasses them 
by far. Mr. Palmer says that planted beside Souhegan, the Palmer yielded 120 bushels per acre from four-year- 
old vines, and one bed two years old did as well. 35 cents per dozen, $1 per 100, $7 per 1,000. 
THOMPSON'S EARLY PROLIFIC RED RASPBERRY. This is a seedling found among a num- 
ber of others from selected seed gathered from the earliest red berries on our grounds. Its early ripening, fine, 
large, bright berries and productiveness attracted the attention of M. T. Thompson, the originator. It ripened 
very early, being the earliest red Raspberry in the neighborhood, even ripening before the blackcaps. This 
year the season being late, the first were picked the igthofjune, and as we have no early ground, we know 
that anything that will ripen early on our own grounds will be sure to ripen early almost anywhere. Every 
fruit-grower knows the necessity of having a red Raspberry that will come on, with good picking, just as the 
strawberry season is over. There is more money in an early red Raspberry with us than any small fruit we 
grow. While the late varieties are sold at half the price, or even less than that, we say to one and all, don’t 
miss planting a dozen at least of these berries. We don’t want any one to plant more until as well satisfied as 
we are ; and then you will plant all you can. 35 cents per dozen, 75 cents per too, £6 per 1,000. 
HILRORN. Of superior quality ; very hardy, coming from Canada. Fruit not as large as Gregg, but will 
stand cold weather much better. It is highly recommended by state horticultural societies, and is becoming 
very popular with commercial growers. It will stand drought better than any other variety. 50 cents per dozen, 
f 1 per too, $7 per 1,000. 
THE JAPANESE WINEBERRY, This ornamental bush has been on the market for some years, but 
we have refrained from cataloguing 
it for several reasons, though as it 
has been ad vertised so extensively, 
and we have so many inquiries for 
it we have concluded to let it go, 
and will say that as a novelty it is 
all that has been claimed for it. 
There have been few novelties 
introduced to this country that are 
more interesting or beautiful m 
their way than the Japanese Rasp- 
berry, brought out recently under 
the name of Wineberry. It origi- 
nated from seed sent home by Prof. 
Georgeson, late of the Imperial 
College of Agriculture, Tokio, 
Japan, and gathered by him from 
a plant growing in a wild state on 
the mountains of that country. 
The canes of this interesting plant 
are large, robust and entirely 
hardy here ; they are thickly 
covered with purplish red hairs, 
which extend along the stem to the 
extremity. The leaves are large, 
tough, dark-green above and sil- 
very grey beneath. Each berry 
is at firsttightly enveloped by the 
large calyx, forming a sort of bur, 
which is also covered with purplish 
red hairs so thickly as to present 
the appearance of a moss rosebud. 
These gradually open and turn 
back, exposing the fruit in all its 
beauty. The berriesare of medium 
size as compared with our Rasp- 
berries, but of a beautiful, translu- 
cent appearance, running through 
all the shades of amber to crimson 
astheyripen. There is a freshness 
and brilliancy about them impos- 
sible to describe, and we know 
nothing in the way of Raspberries 
soattractive. A bu c h in full fruiting 
is a sight not readily to be forgot- 
ten, and a decided ornament to the 
garden. In quality it is good, with 
a rich and sprightly flavor, but 
decidedly brisk subacid. When 
cooked it issimply grand, surpass- 
ing by far, when canned, the 
huckleberry and all other small 
fruits now in cultivation. Season 
of ripening, early in July. 50 cents 
the Japanese wineberry. per dozen, $1.50 per 100. 
