'R EID’S NURSERIES 
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. . SELECTED TREES, PLANTS, ETC 
General List of Apples. 
Each Dozen Per too 
Heavy first-class, X in. and up, 5 to 7 feet $0 18 $1 75 $10 00 
Light Medium, ft in. to % in., 5 to 7 feet ....... 15 1 50 8 00 
Second-class, \i in. to yi in., 4 to 6 feet 13 1 25 7 00 
Extra, 7 to 8 feet 20 200 1200 
Thousand rates , 
on application. 
Boxed and baled , 
free. 
Alexander. Large, red, beautiful ; ironclad. Early 
•summer. 
Duchess of Oldenburg. Russian origin ; size large; 
somewhat blushed ; productive. September. 
Early Harvest. Medium size, straw color ; tender 
and subacid. July and August. 
Early Strawberry. Medium size ; nearly covered 
with red; flesh tender, with a mild, fine flavor; tree 
a moderate grower and a good bearer. July and 
August. 
Pall Pippin. Very large ; yellow, tender, juicy and 
rich ; does well in all localities. October. 
Fameuse. Medium size ; flesh snow-white ; finest 
■dessert fruit ; succeeds well in the North. November 
to January. 
Gravenstein. Very large ; striped ; finest quality ; 
growth erect ; very productive. A very popular va- 
riety. September and October. 
Golden Sweet. Large; pale yellow ; sweet and good 
bearer. 
Maiden Blush. Large ; smooth, with a fine evenly 
shaded red cheek ; flesh white, tender ; bearing large 
crops. September and October. 
Bambo. Medium ; yellowish with red, and some- 
what dotted ; mild, tender and productive. A very pop- 
ular variety. October to December. 
Red Astrachan. Large, nearly covered with deep 
red, overspread with a thick bloom ; juicy ; a good 
bearer, and beautiful ; well known and valued. Au- 
gust. 
Yellow Transparent. The tree so far has proved 
very hardy, moderately vigorous, upright, an early 
and good bearer annually. Fruit medium, roundish 
oblate, slightly conical ; skin pale yellow when fully 
mature ; flesh white, half fine, tender, juicy, sprightly 
subacid ; quality good to very good. 
Golden Russet. Medium, roundish ; dull russet, 
with reddish cheek ; flesh fine and juicy. December. 
Grimes’ Golden. An Apple of highest quality ; me- 
dium to large size, yellow ; productive ; grown every- 
where. January to April. 
Hubbardston Nonesuch. Large ; striped yellow 
and red ; tender, juicy and fine ; strong ; good bearer. 
November to May. 
Jonathan. Fruit medium or small roundish ; skin 
yellow, nearly covered with a lively red ; fine-grained, 
very tender, and of fine flavor. November to April. 
Bentley’s Sweet. Supposed origin, Virginia ; fruit 
medium, roundish, flattened at ends, sometimes 
slightly oblique ; hardy, good bearer and keeper ; 
very good. 
Newtown Pippin. One of the most celebrated of 
American Apples, on account of its long keeping and 
excellent qualities, and the high price it commands 
abroad. It attains its greatest perfection on Long 
Island and the Hudson. It requires rich and high 
culture, and it makes such a slow, feeble growth that 
to do well it has to be top-grafted upon a strong- 
growing variety. November to June. 
Peck's Pleasant. Large ; pale yellow, with brown 
cheek ; very smooth and fair ; flesh firm and rich, 
approaching the flavor of a Newtown 
Pippin. Keeps well. November to 
April. 
Sweet Bough. Large ; pale green- 
ish yellow ; tender ana sweet ; good 
bearer. August. 
Tetofsky. Russian origin ; profita- 
ble for market ; bears early ; hardy 
as a crab ; beautifully striped with 
red. July and August. 
Baldwin. Large; deep, bright red; 
juicy, good flavor ; very productive 
and handsome fruit ; one of the best 
and most popular Apples in cultiva- 
tion. January to April. 
Ben Davis. Large, handsome, 
striped ; productive ; a late keeper. 
December to March. 
Dominie (Red-Streak or Wells). 
Large, striped Apple, resembling the 
Rambo ; vigorous grower and pro- 
fuse bearer; succeeds everywhere. 
December to April. 
Fallawater. Very large ; dull red ; 
of good quality ; productive ; good 
bearer. Tree very vigorous, bear- 
ing fruit when quite young. Novem- 
ber to February. 
Pewaukee. A seedling from Duch- 
ess of Oldenburg. Fruit medium to 
large, obovate, waved ; surface bright 
yellow, partially covered with dull 
red ; striped and splashed, covered 
with a gray bloom, and overspread 
with whitish dots ; flesh yellowish 
white. A beautifully colored Apple, 
of a very rich and sprightly flavor. 
January to June. 
DOWNING’S WINTER MAIDEN BLUSH (GREENVILLE.) 
