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Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits. 
Walter PEASE. Half size. (See page 29.) 
APPLES, VARIETIES OF SPECIAL flERIT. 
Heavy first-class, 5 to 7 feet, K in. and up . 
Light Medium-class, 5 to 7 feet, y e in. to y t in 
Second-class, 4 to 5 feet, % in. to y a in. . . . 
Extra, 6 to 8 feet, 1 in 
Each 
Dozen 
Per too 
$0 20 
$2 00 
$IO 00 
15 
l 50 
9 OO 
12 
1 25 
& 00 
*5 
2 50 
V 2 OO 
ARKANSAS BLACK. Tree a very strong grower; hardy; very productive; fruit medium size; color 
dark red ; a fine variety for market ; quality one of the best. It keeps in condition a long time, and its hand- 
some appearance causes a ready sale in market, and a renewed and continuous demand. One of the best all- 
purpose varieties known. 
DELAWARE WINTER. Fruit medium to large, bright red, highly colored ; flesh fine-grained crisp 
subacid, excellent. Tree a vigorous grower, early bearer, and very productive. 
GANO. 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 • aii 
early, annual and prolific bearer. February to May. 
LONG FI ELD. 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 
T ree a good grower and very productive. Fruit medium to large; yellow in color; quality good and a very 
long keeper. 
SALOME. The tree comes into bearing early. It may be described in brief thus : Tree is round- 
headed, making short annual growths after coming into bearing ; has tough wood, large, thick leathery leaf 
and is as hardy as a wild crab Fruit medium roundish, conical ; pale yellow, slightly shaded with pale red! 
splashed and striped with dark red and sprinkled with small yellow dots; flesh tender, juicy mild subacid 
January to June. ’ J ” 
. ? V .°^ T !' ee ® stroI ?g. vigorous grower; hardy. Fruit large to very large, greenish yellow, 
shaded with light and dark red or crimson. Flesh white, rather coarse, half tender, iiiicy pleasant mild sub- 
acid, with a peculiar spicy, quince-like flavor. October and November. * * 
m .-^WNING’S WmTER MAJDEN BLUSH. This fine Apple was produced from seed of the Fall 
Maiden Blush, by Jason Downing, in Darke county, Ohio, in the spring of 1874. It made a vigorous growth 
andat theageof seven years it bore some excellent fruit, from which time it has produced fruit annually 
Fruit large, irregular, sometimes flattened, and at other times slightly elongated, inclining to conic • generally 
angular, skin light waxen yellow, with a bright red cheek in the sun ; stock short, usually projecting half as 
high as 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.' Season December to 
April. Tree a good grower and bearer. 
