E. W. REID’S CATALOGUE OF SMALL FRUITS, ETC. 
Roxbury Russet. Medium to large; 
greenish russet; productive; valuable for 
its long keeping. January to June. 
Smith’s Cider. Large ; somewhat flatten- 
ed; flesh tender; a handsome fruit. De- 
cember to March. 
Seek-no-Furtlior. Medium to large, with 
dull red stripes • tender, rich and spicy ; 
good bearer. November to February. 
Stark. Grown in Ohio ; valuable as to long 
keeping; fruit large; skin greenish yel- 
low, striped with red. 
Talman’s Sweet. Medium size; pale yel- 
low ; very firm, rich and very sweet. No- 
vember to April. 
Winesap. Dark red; excellent bearer. 
December to May. 
Walbridge. Fruit medium size; hand- 
some; 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. 
Wagener. Large; deep red in sun; flesh 
firm ; very productive. December to 
May. 
Yellow Bellflower. Large; yellow, with 
pale blush ; very tender and juicy ; in use 
all winter ; old favorite which is always 
popular. November to April. 
CRAB-ARRLES. 
King. Large, handsome ; striped red and 
yellow; productive. November to May. 
lawver. 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 ormarket 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. Feb- 
ruary to May. 
Northern Spy. Large; slightly conical; 
flesh white and tender ; treo a good 
grower. January to March. 
Pearmain. Medium, red; good keeper. 
February to May. 
Paradise Sweet. Medium; yellow; ex- 
cellent bearer. December to February. 
R. I. Greening-. Large; greenish yellow ; 
tender, juicy and rich; an abundant 
bearer. November to March. 
Rome Beauty. Large; yellow, shaded 
with bright red; very profitable. No- 
vember to February. 
Gen. Grant. Fruit large, round, very 
dark red; flesh white and tender; excel- 
lent for dessert. October. 
Hyslop. Large, deep crimson ; popular 
on account of being large and beautiful. 
October to January. 
Orange. An annual and abundant bearer ; 
fruit largo and delicious. October to De- 
cember. 
Whitney. Large; averaging two inches 
in diameter ; tree a great bearer and very 
hardy. August. 
Quaker Beauty. Bears a large crop of 
fruit, and very hai-dy. December to May. 
Transcendent. Immensely productive, 
bearing a good crop in fourth year; one 
of the best. September and October. 
Siberian. Nearly as large as the above; 
fine golden amber color. September and 
October. 
Hewes’ Virginia. Esteemed for cider. 
October. 
Kentucky Red. One of the best cider 
Crabs. October. 
REACHES . 
Tho poach tree requires a well-drained, moderately rich soil— a warm, sandy loam is 
probably best. To preserve tho continued healthy growth of thetreesandthcfinequality of 
the fruit, the trees should have tho shoots and branches shortened every year, so as to 
preserve a round, vigorous head with plenty of young wood ; and the land should not be 
seeded to grass but kept in constant cultivation. 
The following aro the best among one hundred sorts in bearing. 
SPECIAL VARIETIES OP MERIT. 
THE CHAMPION PEACH. The Champion originated at Nokomis, 111., on the 
grounds of Mr. 1. G. Hubbard. It has been carefully tested during a series of years. 
The feature which first attracted attention to this new variety was tho regularity of its 
bearing, which, in a section not specially adapted to peach-culture, indicated a quality 
which alone gave it a place at the head of the list of profitable sorts for tho orcliardist 
But the crowning event in the history of this great acquisition was the production of a 
full crop in 1830, when the peach crop was a universal failure. The scarcity caused the 
handsome, luscious fruit of tho Champion to be regarded as a novelty almost. Champion 
stands at the hoad in other points, also, particularly size and quality. Many specimens 
have measured ten inches in circumference. Theflavoris delicious, sweet, rich and juicy, 
surpassing all other early varieties. Skin creamy white, with red cheek. It is strikingly 
haudsomo in appearance. It ripens at place of origin, Nokomis, 111., about August 5. 
tjfgP During the winter of 18874 the Champion withstood a temperature of 18 degrees below 
zero , and produced an abundant crop the following season. 
