•R EID’S NURSERIES 
13 . . . SELECTED TREES, - PLANTS, 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 . Septem- 
ber and October. 
King. Large ; handsome ; striped red and yellow ; 
productive. November to May. 
Lawver. 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. 
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. 
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 exten- 
sive cultivation. September. 
Rhode Island Greening. Large ; greenish yellow; 
tender, juicy and rich ; an abundant bearer. November 
to March. 
Yellow Bellflower. Large ; yellow, with palp 
blush ; very tender and juicy ; in use all winter ; an old 
favorite, which is and always has been popular. No- 
vember to April. 
York Imperial (Johnson’s Fine Winter). Medium 
to large ; white, heavily shaded with dark crimson ; 
firm, crisp, juicy, subacid, good quality ; very desirable. 
November to March. 
CRAB APPLES. 
Crab Apple trees form beautiful ornamentals, both ire 
spring, when abloom with their subtly fragrant flowers,, 
and in autumn, when thickly laden with small, bright 
crimson or yellow fruit. They are much used for 
preserving. 
General Grant. Fruit large, round, very dark red; 
flesh white and tender ; excellent for dessert. October. 
Hyslop. Large ; deep crimson ; popular on account 
of being large and beautiful. October to January. 
Orange. An annual and abundant bearer ; fruit 
large and delicious. October to December. 
Whitney. Large, averaging 2 inches in diameter; 
tree a great bearer, and very hardy. August. 
Quaker Beauty Bears a large crop of fruit, and is 
very hardy. December to May. 
Transcendent. Immensely productive, bearing a 
good ciop in fourth year; one of the best. September 
and October. 
Siberian. Nearly as large as the above ; fine 
golden and amber co'lor. September and October. 
Hewes’ Virginia. Esteemed for cider. October. 
AS* Price same as In general list. 
Pungo, Va., Nov. 25 , fStf. 
Dear Sirs : My box of trees came to hand to day in- 
fine condition. They arc the finest I ever saw for the money. 
Last fall 1 paid over dout le the price of these for trees 
nothing like so good, but of the same sorts, ftom another 
nursery. Yours truly, J. T. L Garrison. 
Rome Beauty. Large; yellow, shaded 
with bright red ; a very profitable and 
satisfactory variety. November to Feb- 
ruary. 
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-Burther Medium to large, 
with dull red stripes ; tender, rich and 
spicy ; good bearer. November to Feb- 
ruary. 
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. 
Winesap. Dark red ; excellent bearer. 
December to May. 
Walbridge. Fruit medium size ; 
handsome ; striped with red ; quality 
good; productive. November to June. 
Wealthy. A new variety from Minne- 
sota ; healthy, hardy, and very produc- 
tive ; skin smooth, shaded with red in the 
sun; flesh white, fine, tender and juicy. 
December to February. 
Willow Twig. Medium, roundish ; 
light yellow, shaded with red ; first 
quality ; a good keeper and very produc- 
tive. 
Wagener. Large ; deep red in sun ; 
flesh firm ; very productive. December 
to May. 
TRANSCENDENT CRAU APPLE. 
