Our Qreetinq. 
CtT’ S WE hand to you our catalogue for 
/ 1 another year, it is a greeting to you, 
f 1 as our thanks must go out to our 
^ friends and customers who in past 
years have patronized us so liberally. We feel 
glad to be able to come before you again set- 
ting forth the merits of Reid’s Small Fruits, 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Grape Vines, 
Roses and Seeds— in fact, “everything for 
the Fruit Grower.” 
Our stock is known the world over, and those who receive it say it is the best. 
Those who have been dealing with us in the past years need no advice as to its 
superior qualities, and we thank you one and all for the flattering testimonials you have 
sent to us; they have been prepared one from each State and Territory in the United 
States, and will bo mailed to all writing for them. 
It is needless to say our stock is larger than ever heretofore. When you know that our 
trade trebles each season, it tells you that our stock grows in proportion to meet the wants 
of the people. 
For those of you who have never received our catalogue until this season, or tested 
the merits of our stock, we would ask you to try us with a test order and be convinced. 
OUR STOCK 
Was never so large as this season, nor as good. While many sections of the country were 
visited by severe drought, we were not, as can be found by government statistics. We 
had ten inches of excess in rainfall above the average year in the Ohio Valley. 
CHEAP STOCK. 
To our new friends : we do not want you to think we sell cheap stock, because our rates 
are much lower than many nurseries ; wc deal direct with you, and not through agents, who, 
in many cases, add fifty per cent, to cost. 
Again, we do not want you to think we are a “ Cheap John;” not so. We sell our stock 
at a small profit to increase our trade. We look at the matter in this way : If we can sell to 
live men at the same profit we would make from one, we increase our trade, and our stock 
is our best advertisement. So to all who wish to buy, we would ask them to write us fox- 
rates on the stock wanted. 
FRESH STOCK. 
We take our stock just as ordered from the ground, hence it all grows. Our Straw- 
berries have been shipped to Texas, California and Florida by the thousands, yes by tens 
of thousands, and word comes to us they were received as fresh as when taken from the 
ground. It is pleasant to do business of this kind ! Another writes that of the two thou- 
sand grape vines set out, not one is missing. 
OUR SHIPPING SEASON 
Usually begins about March 15th and continues until November 15tli. We can get stock 
out in good time for our Southern customers, as we fill orders from this section first. 
LOCATION. 
We are on the high hills back of the Ohio river, hence our stock always matures, and 
is not injured by winters. 
ESTIMATES. 
Any one wanting large orders should write us for estiv\ates , and in many cases we can 
quote you rates below catalogue rates, as oftentimes we have a surplus of stock that you 
may want. 
Many- times if customers when ordering would add an extra dollar or so to order, and 
