E. W. REID’S IVtURSERIES, BRIDGEPORT, OHIO 
FOUR MONEY-MAKINC PEARS 
ROSSNEY. 
A new and excellent Pear, raised from seed at Salt Lake City, Utah. In size medium to large ; very fine 
grained, flesh melting, juicy, very sweet. Ripens two 
weeks after Bartlett; is an excellent keeper and shipper, 
with tree much stronger than Keiffer. Luther Burbank 
says: « The samples of Rossney Pear arrived in due sea- 
son. The liifjre size, handsome form, and creamy yellow 
skin with crimson blush, give the fruit a tempting appear- 
ance; and the tender, creamy fle^h of just the right texture, 
with no hard spots and an unusually small core, with its 
superior flavor, make it about the best pear so far 
seen. If the troe is vigorous, healthy and productive, 
would prefer it to any other, even the standards, Bartlett 
or Seckel.” Specimens of this new variety were received 
by us from the originator last year, and’ we were very 
much impressed with its beautiful and attractive appear- 
ance, excellent quality and size ; in general appearance it 
somewhat resembles Bartlett, but is more round. It is 
very seldom you can find a single variety combining so 
many rare qualities as this does, and we have great 
pleasure in offering it as the best Pear on the market 
at the present time. Price, first-class, $1 each; second- 
class, 75 cts. each ; mailing size, postpaid, 75 ets. each. 
VERMONT BEAUTY. 
Rossney. 
This beautiful and valuable Pear originated on Grand 
Isle, Lake Champlain, it is very hardy, having endured 
extremely cold weather, and has never lost a bud from 
either cold or blight. The growth is vigorous, the 
leaves free from blight, the crops are annual and abundant. 
In quaiity the fruit approaches nearer that most 
delicious of Pears, the Seckel, than any other Pear 
on the market; it is full medium size, yellow, covered 
on tiie sunny side with bright carmine-red, making it 
exceedingly attractive and handsome; flesh melting, rich, 
juicy, aromatic. Ripening with and after Seckel, though 
much larger in size and more attractive in appearance, it 
cannot fail to prove a general favorite and vory valuable. 
Price, first-class, 40 cts, each, $4 per doz.; medium, 50 cts. 
each, $3 per doz.; small, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.; 
25 ets. each, postpaid. 
LINCOLN CORELESS. 
has remained free from blight and annually borne fruit until a few sum- 
mers ago, when, overloaded with fruit during the extreme dry weather, it 
died from sheer exhaustion. The young trees are good growers ; wood 
da,rk ; foliage large, healthy, and entirely free from blight, leaf-rust or 
mildew. First-class, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz.; second class, 30 cts. each, 
$3 per doz.; mailing size, postpaid, 25 cts. 
WORDEN-SECKEL (Seneca). 
A strong, vigorous, upright, hardy grower, retaining 
its foliage green and healthy very late in the season; never 
has shown any blight, mildew or other disease ; makes 
a very handsome tree. Bears young and abundantly. 
Frnit a beautiful bright yellow, with brilliant red cheek; 
large, rich, juicy, buttery, melting, sprightly, vinous— of 
high flavor — very attractive in appearance and of excellent 
quality. Much admired and highly praised by all who see 
it. Ripens immediately after Bartlett, and com- 
mands the highest prices. Realizing the high prices at 
which Bartletts sell a little after their season, and the 
advantage of a large, handsome Pear of good quality ripen- 
ing at that favorable time, we take pleasure in introducing 
the Seneca to lovers of rare and choice fruits, with every 
confidence of its cordial reception and general satisfaction 
and profit to the planter. First-class, 40 cts. each, $4 per 
doz. ; second-class, 30 cts. each, $3 per doz. ; mailing size, 
postpaid, 25 cts. * 
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Paxtang, Pa., Nov. 21, ISOS. 
Dear Sirs : — I received trees and vines all O. K. Am' 
well pleased, and thank you for promptness in shipping. ' ■, 
Yours truly, 
J. H. Snyder. 
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Vermoat Beauty. 
