Reid’s Nurseries— Catalogue ok Small Fruits, Etc. 
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General List of Apples. 
Each Dozen Per ioo 
Heavy first-class, H in. and up, 5 to 7 feet $0 15 $1 50 $8 00 
Light Medium, y t in. to K it'-, 5 to 7 feet 15 1 25 7 00 
Second-class, J i in. to X in., 4 to 6 feet 10 1 00 6 00 
Extra, 7 to 8 feet 20 2 00 10 00 
Thousand rates on application. Boxed and baled free. 
Alexander. Large, red, beautiful ; iron-clad ; early 
summer. 
Duchess of Oldenburg. Russian origin ; size large, 
somewhat blushed ; productive. September. 
ICarly 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. July and 
August. 
Fall Pippin. Very large; yellow, tender, juicy and 
rich ; does well in all localities. October. 
Fameuse. Medium size ; flesh snow-white ; finest 
dessert fruit; suceeds well in the north. November 
to January. 
Gravenstein. Very large ; striped ; finest quality ; 
growth erect ; very productive. A very popular 
variety. September and October. 
Golden Sweet. Large, pale yellow ; sweet and good 
bearer. 
Maiden Blush. Large ; smooth, with a fine evenly 
shaded red cheek ; flesh white, tender ; bearing 
large crops. September and October. 
Rambo. Medium ; yellowish with red, and somewhat 
dotted ; mild, tender and productive. A very pop- 
ular variety. October to December. 
Red Astrachan. Large ; nearly covered with deep 
red, overspread with a thick bloom ; juicy ; a good 
bearer, and beautiful ; well known and valued. 
August. 
Yellow Transparent. The tree so 
far has proved very hardy, moder- 
ately vigorous, upright, an early 
and good bearer annually. Fruit 
medium, roundish, oblate, slightly 
conical ; skin pale yellow when fully 
mature ; flesh white, half fine, ten- 
der, juicy, sprightly subacid ; qual- 
ity good to very good. 
Golden Russet. Medium, 
ish ; dul' russet, with reddish cheek; 
flesh fine and juicy. December. 
Grimes’ Golden. A n Apple of 
highest quality ; medium to large 
size, yellow ; productive ; grown 
everywhere. January to April. 
Hubbardston Nonesuch. Large,' 
striped yellow and red ; tender, 
juicy and fine; strong; good bearer- 
November to May. 
Jonathan. Fruit medium or small 
roundish ; skin yellow, nearly cov- 
ered with a lively red ; fine-grained, 
very tender, and of fine flavor. 
November to April. 
Bentley’s Sweet. Supposed origin, 
Virginia ; fruit medium, roundish, 
flattened at ends, sometimes si ightly 
oblique ; hardy, good bearer and 
keeper ; very good. 
Newtown Pippin. One of the most 
celebrated of American Apples, on 
account of its long keeping and ex- 
cellent qualities, and the high price 
it commands abroad. It attains its 
* greatest perfection on Long Island 
and the Hudson. It requires rich 
and high culture, and it makes such 
a slow, feeble growth that to do as well It has to 
be top-grafted upon a strong-growing variety. No- 
vember to June. 
Peck’s Pleasant. Large ; pale yellow, with brown 
cheek ; very smooth and fair ; flesh firm and rich, 
approaching the flavor of a Newtown Pippin. Keeps 
well. November to April. 
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. 
Baldwin. Large; deep, bright red; juicy, good 
flavor ; very productive and handsome fruit ; one of 
the best and most popular Apples in cultivation. 
January to April. 
Ben Davis. Large, handsome, striped ; productive; 
a late keeper. December to March. 
Dominie (Red-Streak or Wells). Large striped 
Apple, resembling the Rambo ; vigorous grower and 
profuse bearer ; succeeds everywhere. December 
to April. 
Faliawater. Very large ; dull red ; of good quality ; 
productive ; good bearer. Tree very vigorous, bear- 
ing fruit when quite young. November to February. 
Pewaukee. A seedling from Duchess of Oldenburg. 
Fruit medium to large, obovate, waved; surface 
bright yellow, partially covered with dull red; 
striped arid splashed, covered with a gray bloom, 
and overspread with whitish dots ; flesh yellowish 
white. January to June. 
Downing’s winter maiden blush. (See also page 29.) 
