JH E. W. REID’S KURSEHIES, BRIDGEPORT, OHIO 
SPECIALLY GOOD SORTS OF APPLES 
Arkansas Black. 
APPLES— VARIETIES OF SPECIAL MERIT. 
Each 
Dozen 
100 
Heavy first-class, 5 to 7 feet, % in. and up 
$0 25 
$2 50 
$14 00 
Light Medium-class, 5 to 7 feet, % in. to % in 
20 
2 00 
12 00 
Second-class, 4 to 5 feet, % in. to % in 
15 
1 50 
10 00 
Extra, 6 to 8 feet, 1 in 
30 
3 00 
15 00 
ARKANSAS BLACK Tree a very strong grower; hardy; very productive; fruit medium size; color dark 
red; a fine variety for market; quality of the best. It keeps in condition a long time, and its handsome appear- 
ance causes a ready sale in market and a renewed and continuous demand. One of the best all-purpose varieties 
known. 
DELAWARE WINTER (Lawver). Fruit medium to large, bright red, highly colored; flesh fine-grained, 
crisp, subacid, excellent. Tree a vigorous grower, early bearer, and very productive. 
CANO. Large, perfect form, conical, very smooth; red, shaded on sunny side; extremely attractive ; flesh 
pale yellow, tender, mild, subacid. Good shipper and keeper. Tree healthy, vigorous and hardy; an early, 
annual and prolific bearer. February to May. 
LONCFIELD. One of the imported Russian varieties ; a free, upright grower, early and abundant bearer; 
fruit medium to large, yellowish green, thickly covered with red stripes, a decided blush on the sunny side; rich, 
sprightly subacid. December to March. 
NORTHWESTERN GREENING. This is a variety becoming very popular where its merits are known. 
Tree a good grower and very productive. Fruit medium to large; yellow; quality good, a very long keeper. 
SALOME. Conies into bearing early. Fruit medium, roundish, conical ; pale yellow, slightly shaded pale 
red, splashed dark red, sprinkled with small yellow dots; flesh tender, juicy, mild, subacid. January to June. 
WOLF RIVER. Tree a strong, vigorous grower; hardy. Fruit large to very large, greenish yellow, shaded 
with light and dark red or crimson. Flesh white, rather coarse, half tender, juicy, pleasant, mild, subacid, with 
a peculiar spicy, quince-like flavor. October and November. 
DOWNING’S WINTER MAIDEN BLUSH (GREENVILLE). Fruit large, irregular, sometimes flattened, 
and at other times slightly elongated, inclining to conical; skin light waxen yellow, with a bright red cheek in the 
sun; stem short, usually projecting half as high as the cavity, though in a few specimens it projects to its surface 
and beyond, inserted in a deep cavity, often surrounded with russet; calyx small, basin of moderate depth; 
flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, juicy, with a very pleasant, mild, subacid flavor. It has a very fragrant odor ; 
quality very good. Tree a good grower and bearer. December to April. 
