Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
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Golden Russet. Medium, round- 
ish ; dull russet, with reddish 
cheek ; flesh fine and juicy. De- 
cember. 
Grimes’ Golden. An 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 mediumorsmall, 
roundish ; skin yellow, nearly cov- 
ered with a lively red; finegrained; 
very tender and of fine flavor. 
November to April. 
Bentley’s Sweet. Supposed 
origin, Virginia; fruit medium, 
roundish ; flattened at ends, some- 
times slightly oblique; hardy, good 
bearer and keeper ; very good. 
Newtown Pippin. Oneof the most 
celebrated of American apples, on 
account of its long' keeping and 
excellent qualities, and the high 
price it commands abroad. It at- 
tains its greatest perfection on 
Long Island and the Hudson. It 
requires rich and high culture, and 
it makes such a slow, feeble 
growth , that it has to be top-graftd 
upon a strong-growing variety. 
November 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. 
Pewaukee. A seedling from Duchess of Oldenburg. 
Fruit medium to large, obovate, waved ; surface 
bright yellow, partially covered with dull red ; 
striped and splashed, covered with a gray bloom, 
and overspread with whitish dots ; flesh yellowish 
white. January tojune. 
Early Strawberry. Color whitish, shaded, splashed 
and mottled with light and dark crimson ; flesh white, 
tender and juicy. September and October. 
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. (Neverfail.) 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. 
YELLOW TRANSPARENT APPLE. (See page 30.) 
Paradise Sweet. Medium; yellow; excellent 
bearer. December to February. 
Rhode Island Greening. Large ; greenish yellow ; 
tender, juicy and rich ; an abundant bearer. Novem- 
ber 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 
tojune. 
Smith’s Cider. Large ; somewhat flattened ; flesh 
tender ; a handsome and desirable fruit. December 
to March. 
Seek-no-Further. 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. 
King. Large, handsome; striped red and yellow; 
productive. November to May. 
Lawyer. Large; dark red, covered with small dots; 
flesh white ; a beautiful and desirable fruit. January 
to May. 
McIntosh 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. January to March. 
Pearmain. Medium, red ; good keeper. February 
to May. 
Talman’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. 
\Y agener. Large ; deep red i n sun ; flesh firm ; 
very productive. December to May. 
Yellow Bellflower. Large; yellow, with pale blush; 
very tender and juicy; i:i use all winter; old favor- 
ite, which is always popular. November to /.-HI. 
York Imperial (Johnson’s Fine Winter). Medium 
to large, white, heavily shaded with dark crimson ; 
firm, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, good quality ; very desir- 
able. November to March. 
