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Reid's Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
MAPLE, Ash-Leaved, A fine, rapid-growing va- 
riety ; very hardy, and excellent for avenues. 
Socts., 75 cts. and St each. 
Norway. A distinct foreign variety, with large, 
broad leaves of the deepest green. It retains its 
leaves long after all other trees are bare. 75 cts. 
gi, Si 50 and $2 each. 
Scarlet. Of the Norway type in both growth and 
habit ; its leaves, when they appear, are blood-red, 
and they hold this color some time before changing 
to a beautiful green. 75 cts.,$i, $1.50 and $2 each. 
Silver-Leaved. An excellent shade tree of rapid 
growth ; desirable for quick effects. 50 cts. , 75 cts. 
and Si each. 
Sugar. A very popular tree, both for lawns and 
avenues ; symmetrical. First-class, socts., 75Cts. 
and Si each. 
Wier’s Cut-Leaved Silver. A variety of the 
silver-leaved, with cut or dissected foliage. Its 
growth is rapid, shoots slender and drooping, 
giving it a habit almost as graceful as the cut 
leaved Birch. The foliage is abundant, silvery 
underneath, and on the young wood especially 
deeply and delicately cut. The leaf-stalks are 
long, and tinted with red on the upper surface. 
75 cts. and Si each. 
Scliwerdlorii ( Schzverdler' s Maple). A beautiful 
variety, with young shoots and leaves of a bright 
purplish and crimson color, which changes to pur- 
plish green in the older leaves. It is a great im- 
provement on the well-known A. Colchicum 
rubrurn, the foliage being much brighter and the 
growth more vigorous. 75 cts., $1 and $1.50 each. 
Japan. Slow-growing trees of much beauty. In 
the spring they are a beautiful red, changing later 
to green, and in autumn to crimson. $1 and $1.50 
each. 
Cut-Leaved Purple. Form, dwarf and weeping. 
The leaves are of a beautiful rose-color when 
young, and change to a deep and constant purple 
as they become older. They are also deeply and 
delicately cut, giving them an elegant, fern-like 
appearance. The young growth has also a deep 
crimson hue. $1.50 and $2 each. 
Blood-Leaved. Of dwarf habit, with rounded 
form and serrated, rich crimson foliage. One of 
the most desirable dwarfs for lawn-planting, owing 
to its odd shape and color. When grouped it is an 
especially beautiful sight. It is hardy, and its 
beautiful foliage is suitable for any lawn. $1.50 
and $2 each. 
MOUNTAIN ASH, European. A fine, hardy tree ; 
head dense and 
regular. 50 cts., 
75 cts. and $1 
each. 
Oak-Leaved. A 
variety with verv 
large leaves; dis- 
tinct and fine. 
50 cts., 75 cts. 
and $1 each. 
Weeping. A 
beautiful tree, 
with straggling, 
weeping branch- 
es; makes a fine 
ornament for 
lawns. 2-vear 
head, 75 cents 
each, $7 per doz. 
50 cts., 75 cts. and 
$1 
POPLAR, Van 
Geert’s Gol- 
den. This tree 
has fine golden 
yellow foliage, 
which retains its 
brilliancy 
throughout the 
season, and is 
fine for contrasts 
with green or 
purple- leaved 
trees. One of the 
most effective Carolina poplar. 
species for street 
and lawn planting, sure to be grown largely when 
its merits become known. 50 cts., 60 cts. and 
75 cts. each. 
Lombardy. Of rapid growth, with distinct, tall, 
narrow, tapering form. 50 cts. and 75 cts. each. 
Carolina. This is perhaps the largest- of all the 
native l’oplars, suitable for street and park-plant- 
ings. It is free from attacks of insects, is not af- 
fected by gas, is a wonderful grower, and makes a 
fine ornamental tree, as well as a superior street 
tree, socts , 75 cts., S>i and $1.50 each. 
SALISBUTtlA (Maidenhair). A rare, elegant tree 
from Japan, with singular foliage, unlike that of 
any other tree, and almost fern-like ; very desira- 
ble. 50 cts., 75 cts. and $1 each. 
LARCH. A pyramidal tree, of beautiful shape, with 
branches spreading out straight from the trunk. 
Fine for the lawn, and, being a rapid grower, de- 
sirable where immediate effects are wanted, socts. 
and 75 cts. A 
WILLOW, American Weeping. Something lik- 
Kilmarnock, but with branches more varied. 
When branched it looks like a large green ball on 
a pole. Its branches are very slender, and the tree 
is perfectly hardy. 50 cts. and 75 cts. each. 
Kilmarnock Weeping'. An exceedingly graceful 
tree, with large, 
glossy leaves ; one 
of the finest of its 
class ; very hardy. 
50 cts. and 75 cts. ea. 
Laurel- Leaved. 
One of the trees that 
has been overlooked 
by planters; should 
b e used largely. 
Hardy, adapted to a 
great variety of soils 
and easily trans- 
lanted. It is a 
andsome ornamen- 
tal tree, with a very- 
large, shining, laurel 
like leaves ; bright 
green bark in win- 
ter. 50 cents and 
75 cents each. kilmarnock weeping willow. 
