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E. W. REID’S CATALOGUE OF SMALL FRUITS, ETC. 
Pardalinum. Scarlet, shading to rich yel- 
low, spotted with purple-brown. 25c. ; 
large, 35c. 
Fulcliellum. An early-flowering variety ; 
flowers borne upright, spreading then- 
petals nearly at right angles; color, bright 
crimson, spotted black. As hardy as the 
Tiger lily and very showy. 40c. ; large, 50c. 
Speciosum Rubrum. White, beautifully 
spotted red; flowers in August. One of 
the most useful sections of tho lily family, 
perfectly hardy, and flowering well under 
all circumstances. 20c. ; large, 25c. 
Speciosum Album Prmcox. Pure white, 
with a slight tinge of rose on end of pe- 
tals ; one of the best. 35c. ; large, 40c. 
Superbum. A strong-growing variety, 
bearing a pyramid of yellowish red flow- 
ers, 20 to 30 in number; blooms early in 
July. 15c. ; large, 25c. 
Tenuifolium, This beautiful lily is a na- 
tive of Sibera, and perfectly hardy; it 
blooms early in the season ; the color is 
a lovely vermilion-scarlet; very hand- 
some. 30c. ; large, 35c. 
Tigrinum, fl. pi. (Double Tiger-Lily). 
Bright orange-scarlet with dark spots; a 
strong-growing showy variety, and en- 
tirely hardy. Succeeds well everywhere. 
15c. each ; large, 25c. 
UL.Y-OF-THE-V ALLEY. 
(Convallaria majalls.) 
One of the most charming spring flower- 
ing plants, producing in profusion its deli- 
cate bell-shaped delightfully fragrant 
white flowers. It will thrive in any com- 
mon-soil, and will do well in shady situa- 
tions where few other plants will succeed. 
10 cts. each, 50c. per dozen. 
PEONIES, HERBACEOUS. 
Herbaceous Peonies are among the show- 
iest and most useful of hardy plants, and 
are fast becoming popular with the public. 
They are all hardy and admirably adapted 
to the climate of our most northern states ; 
growing well in almost any situation or 
soil, although the flowers will be finer and 
the colors brighter if planted in a deep rich 
loam, well manured. We offer a splendid 
assortment in twelve distinct varieties. 25c. 
PEONIES, TREE. 
Banskii. This plant, instead of dying 
down to the ground evex-y winter like the 
herbaceous variety, is a small, hard- 
wooded shrub. The flower is the same in 
form as the common variety, of a light 
pink or blush color. 75c. 
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. 
Perfectly hardy and easily grown ; very 
odd and beautiful. The stem on which the 
flowei-s ax-e boi-ue is thrown up in July, and 
form's a perfect pyramid of creamy white, 
bell-shaped flowers. Vei-y picturesque ef- 
fects are produced when planted in groups 
on the lawn. 50 cts. each (by expi-ess only). 
TUBEROSES. 
Double Italian. One of tho most delight- 
fully fragrant and beautiful of the sum- 
mer-flowering bulbs, throwing up tall 
spikes of double white flowers 3 feet 
high, which remain in bloom a long 
pe’-iod. For eai-ly flowers they can be 
Sua/aed in February or March in the 
greenhouse or hotbed; and for a succes- 
sion they can be planted at intei-vals as 
late as August. For flowering in the open 
border, plant about the 1st of May. 10c. 
each, $1 for 15. 
Pearl. Its value over the common variety 
consists in its flowei-s being nearly double 
in size; imbricated like a rose, and its 
dwarf habit, growing only eighteen 
inches to two feet. The fragrance and 
color same as common sort. 10c. each, 
$1 for 15. 
Variegated-Leaved, or Orange-Flow- 
ered. The leaves of this variety are bor- 
dered with creamy white; flowers single, 
but very lai'ge and of exquisite fragrance. 
Bulbs continue to grow and bloom year 
after year. It makes a most magnificent 
plant.' It blooms several weeks earlier 
than the other sorts, which greatly adds 
to its value. 15c. each, $1 for 12. 
Hubbardston, Mass. 
The plants arrived in due season. They 
came in very good condition, and I was very 
much pleased with them. Thanks for your 
pi'omptness. Wm. Cain. 
Dysons, Ohio. 
Received trees; am very well pleased 
with them ; they are in good shape. Thanks 
for promptness and good count. 
C. W. Secrest. 
Briggsixai.e, Omo. 
Received order No. 2,(i4(i in fine condition ; 
am well pleased with them. Will want 
more fruit-trees in fall or next spring. 
Samuel Percy. 
The Palmer raspberry will stand more 
cold and heat, and produce a larger crop 
than any other berry on the market. 
