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E. W. Reid’s Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
Kelsey's .Japan. Fruit large to 
very large; heart-shaped; rich yel- 
low, overspread with light red and 
delicate bloom. August. 
Lombard. Medium, violet-red ; 
juicy, sweet and good ; adheres to 
the stone ; productive and a valu- 
able market variety. August. 
McLaughlin. Large, yellow; 
firm, juicy, luscious and product- 
ive. August. 
Marianna. An accidental seedling. 
Originated in Texas. An unusu- 
ally strong, rapid grower ; fruit 
larger than Wild Goose ; its pro- 
ductiveness is marvelous. August. 
Moore’s Arctic. Remarkable for 
hardiness and freedom from cur- 
culio ; a great bearer ; dark pur- 
ple ; flavor very fine. 
Niagara. Very large, reddish pur- 
ple, entirely covered with a green 
bloom; resembles Bradshaw. 
August. 
Ogon. Fruit large, round, bright 
golden yellow, with faint bloom ; 
flesh firm, sweet and rich ; vigor- 
ous and hardy. August. 
Pottawottamie. Strong and vig- 
orous grower ; hardy and very 
productive ; fruit yellow ; said to 
be Curculio-proof. 
P o n cl’s Seedling. Light red, 
changing to violet ; abundant 
bearer ; one of the most attractive 
in cultivation. September. 
Prunus Simonii. Fruit a brick- 
red color • flesh apricot-yellow ; 
firm, hardy and valuable as an 
ornamental fruit-tree. 
Shropshire Damson. A plum of 
fine quality ; larger than the com- 
mon Damson. September. 
Shipper's Pride. A large, blue 
plum; very hardy and productive ; 
esteemed as a market variety. 
September. 
Wild Goose. Fruit large, clear 
bright vinous red ; firm, juicy and 
swbet. July. 
Washington. Very large, yellow-red ; flesh firm 
very juicy and excellent. August. 
Weaver. Fruit large, purple ; prolific ; regular bearer 
of good quality ; stands severest winters. August 
Yellow Egg. Very large, egg-shaped ; excellent for 
cooking, and productive. August. 
Wolf. Nearly as large as Lombard ; superior for 
cooking and serving with sugar ; tree a good grower ■ 
very hardy, and becoming quite popular. August 
MOORE’S ARCTIC. 
Baxay’s Green Gage. (Reine Claude de Bavay.) 
I 1 ruit large, roundish, oval ; skin greenish, marked 
with red in the sun ; flesh yellow, juicy, rich and 
excellent ; tree vigorous and productive. Last of 
September. 
Beauty of Naples. A new variety of the highest 
promise; large, greenish yellow; flesh firm, juicy 
and remarkably fine-flavored ; tree very hardy and 
prolific. Middle of September. 
Cherries. 
The cherry tree universally requires a dry soil, and is naturally a hardy tree, succeeding in the lightest soil 
or dryest situations. The Heart and Bigarreau varieties are of rapid growth, with large, glossy leaves, forming 
fine, pyramidal-shaped heads, and producing large crops of luscious fruit ; are well adapted for planting along the 
streets, or in yards as shade-trees. 6 
VARIETIES OF SPECIAL MERIT. 
MURDOCH’S BIGARREAU. 
a,,- pf tbe size, from X to ijf inches in diameter roundish, heart-shaped' flesh iuirv sweet 
fmr m^thf £ J? earm g cama K e beat of al, y cherry we know, and less subject to rot than most varieties ltang- 
son l‘ ree fav , oraB ! e -weather frequently, until they become dry; skin yellowish ^overspread^ withcdm- 
finest 
WINDSOR. 
Equal to the Black Tartarian in all respects, and is far more hardy 
St fllialltv • VPfv I -i rtrr-i nonvlit Klool. „ A .. . 1 1 . _ . .1. 1 • . . . ' ' 
— ■“ “o . csijci ls, anu is iar more narcly ; flesh is remarkablv firm ami of the 
$5 per doz., $35 per 100. 
V i v plum me vviuusor. rrices, nrst-ciass, 
second-class, 40 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., $25 per 100 ; extra, 60 cts. each. 
