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Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue or Small Fruits, Etc. 
APPLES, continued. 
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. 
Rawle’s Janet. (Ncverfail.) Medium, roundish, 
ovate ; greenish yellow, striped with red ; crisp, 
rich and juicy ; one of the best and longest keepers 
in the south and southwest. February to April. 
Jersey Sweet. Medium, striped red and green ; very 
rich, sweet and pleasant ; good bearer. September 
and October. 
King. Large, handsome ; striped red and yellow ; 
productive. November to May. 
Irawver. Large; dark red, covered with small dots ; 
flesh white ; a beautiful and desirable fruit. January 
to May. 
Mclntosli 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. 
November to February. 
Missouri Pippin. Medium to large ; pale whitish 
yellow ; flesh white and juicy. January to April. 
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. 
February to May. 
Northern Spy. Large ; slightly conical ; flesh white 
and tender ; tree a good grower. J anuary to March . 
Peannain. Medium, red ; good keeper. February 
to May. 
Paradise Sweet, Medium ; yellow ; excellent 
bearer. December to February. 
Red Bietigheimer. A rare and very valuable 
German variety; fruit large to very large ; roundish, 
incliningto 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 Apples and worthy of 
extensive cultivation. September. 
Rhode Island Greening. Large ; greenish yellow ; 
tender, juicy and rich ; an abundant bearer. 
November to March. 
Rome Beauty. Large; yellow, shaded with bright 
red ; a very profitable and satisfactory variety. 
November to February. 
Roxbury Russet. Medium to large; greenish russet; 
productive; valuable for its long keeping. January 
to June. 
Smith’s Cider. Large ; somewhat flattened ; flesh 
tender ; a handsome and desirable fruit. December 
to March. 
Seek-no-Purther. Medium to large, with dull red 
stripes ; tender, rich and spicy ; good bearer. No- 
vember to February. 
Stark. Grown in Ohio ; valuable as to long keeping 
qualities ; fruit large , skin greenish yellow, striped 
with red. 
Tahnan's Sweet. Medium size ; pale yellow ; very 
firm, rich and very sweet. November to April. 
Winesap. Dark red ; excellent bearer. December 
to May. 
Walbridge. Fruit medium size ; handsome ; striped 
with red ; quality good ; productive. November to 
June. 
Wealthy. A new variety from Minnesota ; healthy, 
hardy and very productive ; skin smooth, shaded 
with red in the sun ; flesh white, fine, tender and 
juicy. December to February. 
Willow Twig. Medium, roundish ; light yellow, 
shaded with red ; first quality ; a good keeper and 
very productive. 
Wagener. Large; deep red in sun; flesh firm; 
very productive. December to May. 
Yellow Bellflower. Large ; yellow, with pale blush; 
very tender andjuicy; in use all winter; an old favor- 
ite, which is and always has been popular. Novem- 
'ber to April. 
York Imperial (Johnson’s Fine Winter). Medium 
to large, white, heavily shaded with dark crimson ; 
firm, crisp, juicy, subacid, good quality; very desir- 
able. November to March. 
CRAB-APPLES. 
Gen. Grant. Fruit large, round, very 
dark red ; flesh white and tender; ex- 
cellent for dessert. October. 
Hyslop. Large, deep crimson ; popu- 
lar on account of being large and beau- 
tiful. October to January. 
Orange. An annual and abundant 
bearer; fruit large and delicious. Oc- 
tober to December. 
Whitney. Large; averaging 2 Inches 
in diameter; tree a great bearer, and 
very hardy. August. 
Quaker Beauty. Bears a large crop of 
fruit, and is very hardy. December to 
May. 
Transcendent. Immensely produc- 
tive, bearing a good crop in fourth 
year ; one of the best. September and 
October. 
Siberian. Nearly aslarge as the above > 
fine golden and amber color. Sep 
tember and October. 
Hewes’ Virginia. Esteemed forcider. 
October. 
Price same as in general list. 
Canton, O., Nov. 27, 1896. 
Gents— The 295 Plum and other trees 
came in good condition. Accept my 
thanks for sending such nice trees, as 
they were perfectly satisfactory. I pre- 
tend to know, for I have planted on my 
place over 1,000 before setting those. 
Yours, E. T. CROWL. 
