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Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Ere. 
Fruit Trees. 
SPECIAL. NOTICE.— We call your special attention to our line of nursery stock. Many of you, no doubt, 
know how often the people are robbed and humbugged by agents, who call upon you, saying they represent a 
certain firm, when they do not ; they buy their stock wherever they can buy the lowest, and charge* you double 
rates for stock which is nothing but culls and common varieties. We have placed our rates as low as any firm 
which has a reputation at stake, and we will protect the grower and give him just what he buys. We do not sell 
a man " Fay’s Currants” and fill his order with “ Cherry,” but he gets exactly what he buys. Our stock is said 
to be the finest in the country by those who have seen it and by those to whom we have shipped. We do not 
care to be boastful, but we will guarantee satisfaction. 
PACKING— All stock at prices herein quoted packed free, and delivered at express office and depot free 
of charge. When goods are sold at a cut rate, or not ordered from this Catalogue, a small charge will be made 
for packing, onlv to cover lime and boxing. All small fruits packed free of chaige.. 
PREPARATION FOR PLANTING. 
Plow and subsoil repeatedly, so as to pulverize thoroughly to a depth of 12 to 18 inches. When planting on 
the laivn or grass plots, remove the sod for a diameter of lour to five feet, and keep this space well worked and 
free from weeds. Dig the hole deeper and larger than is necessary to admit all the roots in their natural posi 
lion keeping the surface and subsoil separate. Cut ofiT broken and bruised roots and shorten the tops to half a 
dozen good buds, except for fall planting, when it is better to defer top-pruning until the following spring. If 
not prepared to plant when your stock arrives, “heel-in,” bv digging a trench dee]) enough to admit all the 
loots and setting the trees therein as they can stand, carefully packing the earth about the roots, taking up 
when required. Never leave the roots exposed to the sun and air, and “puddle ” before planting. 
PLANTING. 
Kill up the hole with surface soil, so that the tree will stand about as it did in the nursery after tilt oarth was 
settled except Dwarf Pears, which should be planted deep enough to cover the Quince stock upon which they 
are budded two or three inches. Work the soil thoroughly among the roots, and when well covered tramp 
firmly. Set the tree firm as a post, but leave the surface filling (of poorer soil) light and loose. No staking will 
be required except for very tall trees. Never let manure come in contact with the roots. 
DISTANCES FOR PLANTING. 
Standard Apples • •_ 
Standard Pears and strong-growing Cherries 
Duke and Morello Cherries 
Standard Plums, Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines 
Dwarf Pears 
Dwarf Apples 
Grapes rows 10 to 16 feet apart, 
Currants and Gooseberries 
Raspberries and Blackberries 
Strawberries, for field-culture 
Strawberries, for garden-culture 
30 feet apart each way. 
20 “ 
18 
16 to 18 “ 
10 to 12 “ 
10 to 12 “ 
7 to 16 feet in rows. 
3 to 4 feet apart. 
3 to 4 by 5 to 7 feet apart. 
1 to 1 'A by 3 to 3^ ft. apart. 
1 to 2 feet apart. 
NOTE. — A most excellent way in planting an apple-orchard 30 feet apart is to plant peaches in between. 
By the time the apples require the ground the peaches will have passed their prime, and can be removed 
NUMBER OF TREES TO AN ACRE. 
30 feet apart each away 
2 “ 
,s " “ 
15 “ 
12 " 
50 
-70 
I IO 
135 
205 
3 °° 
10 feet apart each way 
8 “ “ . 
6 
5 
4 
3 
4 >5 
680 
: .210 
•.742 
3.723 
4.8*0 
RULE.— Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the distance the plants are apart in the rows, 
and the product will be the number of square feet for each plant or hill ; which, divided into the number of feet 
in an acre (43,560), will give the number of trees to an acre. 
WEIGHT OF TREES AND PLANTS, PACKED. 
Fruit trees 
Grape vines 
Currants 
Gooseberries 
Blackberries 
Red Raspberries. 
Black Raspberry- tips 
Strawberries 
5 to 7 feet, weight about 100 pounds to 100 trees. 
“ 
25 to 50 
“ 100 trees. 
44 
“ 10t025 “ 
“ 100 plants. 
4 4 
“ 10 to 23 “ 
“ 100 “ 
4 4 
“ I0t0 25 “ 
“ 100 “ 
44 
“ IOt025 “ 
“ 100 “ 
44 
“ s to 10 “ 
“ 100 “ 
“ 
“ 5 to 6 “ 
“ 100 44 
44 
“ 25 
1,000 44 
