AiOTTO 
Truth, 
promptness a n i 
J good stock sold direct to the 
grower, and at reasonable 
rates, must bring success.” I 
SPRING 
M-tEETING : We have closed 
a, year of plenty ; thefruit- 
gro,wer has been happy ; 
everything pertaining to 
fruit has been abundant. Now we 
must prepare for another season’s 
work. It must rest with you so to 
act as to ensure another season of 
success, that shall equal or excel 
the prosperous year just closed. 
Do d-ou wish to plant? If so, we 
take pleasure in presenting to you this, our Illustrated Catalogue for 1S92. 
Success has come to us by degrees. Our method of doing business must succeed, for 
it has been based on such dealings with those that buy of us, that “once a customer, 
always acustomer.” Through our Catalogue wecan talk direct to the grower and planter. 
Ho can buy what he wants direct from the nursery, making his selections in the quiet of 
his own fireside— not buying from an agent. The objection to dealing with irresponsible 
agents is not so much their high charges (the matter of a few dollars and cents should 
not enter into the case) but their uutrustworthiness in such ways as representing to you 
the finest of fruits, and then selling you the cheapest. Hut we ensure to you the great 
advantage of getting just what you pay for, at low prices, and of the best qualitv. 
Our stock was never so large as it is this season ; our facilities for caring for our trade 
were never so good as now ; and our stock was never better. Everything last year was 
favorable for growing fine stock, and wc did so. 
Although a great demand is prospectively apparent, we have not materially advanced 
our rates ; but it is possible that we shall do so before the season is over, and hence it is 
to the interest of all wanting stock to order early. 
We thank our customers for their past favors, and call the attention of all wanting 
fresh stack , true to name , at law rates , direct, to the fact that Reid’s Small Fruits, Fruit-Trees, 
Shrubs, Ornamentals, Grape-Vines, Roses and Seeds are known the world over as reli- 
able, and that he has everything for the Fruit-Grower.” 
CHEAP BUT FRESH STOCK. 
To Our New Friends : We do not want you to think that we sell cheap stock, because 
our rates are much lower than those of many nurseries; we deal direct with you, and not 
through agents, who, in many cases, add fifty per cent, to cost. We are not a ‘‘Cheap 
John.” 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 five men at the same profit we would make from one, we 
increase our trade, and our stock is our best advertisement. 
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 thousand, yes by tens 
of thousands, and reaching their destination as fresh as when taken from the ground. 
S:OURrSHIPPING-SEASON^ 
Usually begins about March 15 and continues until November 15. We can get stock out 
in good t ime for o ur Southern customers, as wc till orders from this section first. r 
:location.‘ 
CD We are on the high hillsjback’of[the Ohio river, ;hence'our stock always matures, and 
is not injured bv winters, r I I i — i i 1 i — i - r . 
^ESTIMATES. Cl I 
Ifoyou want large orders, write us for estimates, and in many cases we can quote you 
rates below catalogue rates, as oftentimes we have a surplus of stock. 
Many times if customers when ordering would add an extra dollar or so to order, and 
request us to send its value in surplus stack, we could send almost twice the regular 
amount of the best fruits and ornamentals. 
