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Reid’s Nurseries— Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
Currants. 
CULTURE- They should be planted in good, deep soil, in a cool location, and manured very heavily. 
Plant 4 by 5 feet, work like raspberries, keep the soil moist and free from 
weeds, and mulch with manure, if the best quality of fruit is desired. 
They should be pruned every year, and all old wood cut from them ; keep 
them thinned out, so that air can freely pass through them. Currant- 
worms can be destroyed by using hellebore ; dissolve i ounce in 3 gallons 
of water, and apply with a syringe or small sprinkling-can. This can be 
done with very little expense, if performed at the right time. 
BED CBOSS. Jacob Moore, the originator, says : Red Cross clusters 
are long and well necked berries, doublethesize of the Victoria and far 
superior in quality over Cherry or Victoria. Nothing will compare in 
quality with Red Cross but White Dutch, which is too small. Red 
Cross was first fruited in 1889. I have seen the fruit growing in such 
masses as to hide the upper branches from view. It is later than 
Cherry. The plant makes twice the growth of Cherry Currant. Red 
Cross yields two or three times as much fruit as Cherry. I recom- 
mend it with confidence. I consider Red Cross one of the best of my 
new Currants. 
FAY'S PROLIFIC. This variety has been praised very highly of late, 
and I do not think has in any way been misrepresented ; it is healthy, 
vigorous and very productive. Its bunches are from 3 to 5 'A inches in 
length, so that they can be easily picked, and the berry commands a 
high price. It is somewhat larger than the Cherry, and is fully twice 
as productive. 
NOTE. Our stock of Fay’s is quite large and of extra-fine plants. 
Guaranteed to be true to name ; those who have bought heretofore from 
agents, getting the common varieties, know the expense and time lost ; be 
sure you get the genuine stock, and thereby avoid all risk of disappoint- 
ment. 
We have some light Fay’s we can make low rates on ; they are good 
plants, well rooted, but too light to grade with No. t stock. *>8 per 1,000. 
North Star. A promising new variety. The average length of the 
bunches is 4 inches. The fruit is very sweet and rich in quality, firm, 
a good market berry, desirable as a dessert fruit in the natural state, 
and unequaled for jelly. The length and abundance of the clusters 
make it possible to pick 25 per cent more fruit in the same length of 
time from this than from other sorts. Recommended as a valuable 
new berry. 
Cherry. Very large, red; bunch long, of great beauty , and excellent 
quality. One of the best for general planting . 
Red Dutch. Medium size; large bunches; the old and well-known 
Currant of the garden ; a profitable market variety. 
Versailles. Similar to the Cherry; the best and most popular variety; 
the largest of all except Fay’s ; berries large, of bright red crimson. Bushes very hardy and productive. 
Viotoria. Very late red variety; fruit large, long, very productive and of excellent quality. 
White Grape. The only white Currant that is really of any account ; 
very large and productive ; valuable for home and market use ; of 
excellent quality. 
Black Naples. The best black Currant for all purposes of its class. 
Valued by some for jellies; it is very productive ; hardy, and will 
stand in most any climate. All who desire a black Currant should 
plant Naples. 
Lee’s Prolific. Of European origin, and one of the best ; earlier 
than Black Naples, more productive, larger and of a better quality ; 
a good variety for preserving, etc. 
PRICE-LIST OF CURRANTS. 
NOTE. — Add 20 cents per dozen if to be sent by mail, as bushes are very 
large. Price of single plants, one-tenth the price per dozen . 
^SF“SPECIAL NOTICE. — We have a large stock of the finest 
Currants ever put on the market, and you should 
NOTE OUR LOW PRICES. 
TWO YEARS. TWO YEARS, NO. I. 
Doz, 
100 
1,000 
Doz. 
100 1 
,000 
$0 85 
85 
$5 00 
3 50 
$32 50 
$1 00 
1 00 
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O O 
O O 
$35 00 
55 
3 25 
25 00 
60 
3 50 
30 00 
55 
3 25 
25 00 
60 
3 50 
30 00 
55 
3 25 
25 00 
60 
3 50 
30 00 
55 
3 25 
25 00 
60 
3 50 
30 00 
55 
3 25 
25 00 
60 
3 50 
30 co 
55 
3 25 
25 00 
60 
3 50 
30 00 
Red Cross . . 
North Star . 
Fay’s Prolific 
Cherry . . . 
Versailles . . 
Victoria . . . 
White Grape 
Black Naples 
Lee's Prolific 
ONE YEAR, NO. I. 
Doz. 
$3 00 
75 
75 
50 
5° 
50 
50 
50 
5« 
100 
$4 00 
3 25 
3 00 
3 00 
3 00 
3 00 
3 00 
3 00 
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