E. W. REID’S NURSERIES, BRIDGEPORT, OHIO 
STANDARD APPLES FOR ALL SECTIONS 
GENERAL LIST OF APPLES. 
Each Doz. Per 100 
Heavy first-class, % iu. and up, 5 to 7 feet $0 ‘20 $2 00 $12 00 
Light Medium, % in. to % in . , 5 to 7 feet 18 1 75 10 00 
Second-class, % in. 54 in., 4 to G feet 15 1 50 8 00 
Extra, 7 to 8 feet 25 2 50 14 00 
Thousand rates on application. Boxed and baled free. 
Yellow Transparent. 
SUMMER VARIETIES. 
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. August. 
Golden Sweet. Large; pale yellow; sweet and gcod 
bearer, August and September. 
Red Astrachan. Large; nearly covered with deep 
red-, overspread with a thick bloom; juicy; a good 
bearer, and beautiful; well known and valued. August. 
Sweet Bough. Large; pale greenish yellow; tender 
and sweet; good bearer. August. 
Tetofsky. Russian origin; profitable for market; 
bears early; hardy as a crab; beautifully striped with 
red. July and August. 
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; 
llesh white, half fine, tender, juicy, sprightly, subacid; 
quality good to very good. August. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES. 
Alexander. Large, red, beautiful; ironclad. Sep- 
tember and October. 
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. 
Duchess of Oldenburg. Russian origin; sizelarge; 
somewhat blushed; productive. September. 
Fall Pippin. Very large; yellow, tender, juicy and 
rich ; does well in all localities. October and November. 
Fameuse (Snow Apple). Medium size; flesh 
snow-white; finest dessert fruit; succeeds well iu the 
north. November to January. 
Gravenstein. Very large; striped; finest quality; 
Red Bietigheimer. 
growth erect; very productive. A very popular va- 
riety. September and October. 
Jersey Sweet. Medium; striped red and green; 
very rich, sweet and pleasant; good bearer. Septem- 
ber and October. 
Maiden Blush. Large; smooth, with a fine evenly 
shaded red cheek; flesh white, tender; bears large 
crops. September and October. 
Ram bo. Medium, yellowish with red, and some- 
what dotted; mild, tender and productive. A very 
popular variety. October to December. 
Red Bietigheimer. A rare and very valuable Ger- 
man variety; fruit large to very large; roundish, in- 
clining 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 of Apples, and worthy of exten- 
sive cultivation. September. 
Hubbardston Nonesuch. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
Baldwin. Large; deep, bright red; juicy, good fla- 
vor; very productive and handsome; one of the best 
and most popular Apples. December to April. 
Ben Davis (New York Pippin). Large, handsome, 
striped; productive ; late keeper. Dec. to March. 
Dominie (Red-Streak or Wells). Large, striped, 
Apple, resembling the Rambo; vigorous grower and 
profuse bearer; succeeds everywhere. Dec. to April. 
Fallawater (Tulpehocken, Pound, etc.). Very large; 
dull red; of good quality; productive; good bearer. 
Tree very vigorous, bearing fruit when quite young. 
November to March. 
Colden Russet. Medium, roundish; dull russet, 
with reddish cheek; flesh fine and juicy. Nov. to April. 
Crimes’ Colden. Of highest quality; medium to 
large size; yellow; productive. January to April. 
Hubbardston Nonesuch. Large; striped yellow 
and red; tender, juicy and fine; strong; good bearer. 
November to February. 
Jonathan. Fruit medium or small, roundish; skin 
yellow, nearly covered with a lively red; fine-grained, 
very tender, and of fine flavor. November to March. 
King. Large; handsome; striped red and yellow; 
productive. November to March. 
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. No- 
vember 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. De- 
cember to April. 
Northern Spy. Large; slightly conical ; flesh white 
and tender; tree a good grower. December to March. 
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