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E. W. Reid’s Catalogue of Small Fruits* Etc. 
Kelsey’s .Japan. Fruit large to 
very large; heart-shaped; rich yel 
low, overspread with light red and 
delicate bloom. August. 
Lombard. Medium, violet-red 
juicy, sweet and good ; adheres to 
the stone ; productive and a valu- 
able market variety. August. 
McLaughlin. Large, yellow; 
firm, juicy, luscious and product- 
ive. August. 
Maria nna. An accidental seedling. 
Originated in Texas. An unusu- 
ally strong, rapid grower; fruit 
larger than Wild Goose; its pro- 
ductiveness is marvelous. August. 
Moore’s Arctic. Remarkable for 
hardiness and freedom from cur- 
culio ; a great bearer ; dark pur- 
ple ; flavor very fine. 
Niagara. Very large, reddish pur- 
ple, entirely covered with a green 
bloom ; resembles Bradshaw. 
August. 
Ogon. Fruit large, round, bright 
golden yellow, with faint bloom ; 
flesh firm, sweet and rich ; vigor- 
ous and hardy. August. 
Pottawoltamic. Strong and vig- 
orous grower; hardy and vert- 
productive ; fruit yellow ; said to 
be curculio-proof. 
P o n cl’s Seedling. Light red, 
changing to violet; abundant 
bearer ; one of the most attractive 
in cultivation. September. 
Primus Simonii. Fruit a brick 
red color ; flesh apricot-yellow ; 
firm, hardy and valuable as an 
ornamental fruit-tree. 
Shropshire Damson. A plum of 
fine quality ; larger than the com- 
mon Damson. September. 
Shipper’s Pride. A large, blue 
plum; very hardy and productive ; 
esteemed as a market variety. 
September. 
Wild Goose. Fruit large, clear 
bright vinous red ; firm, juicy and 
sweet. July. 
Washington. Very large, yellow-red; flesh firm, 
very juicy and excellent. August. 
Wea ver. Fruit large, purple ; prolific ; regular bearer 
of good quality ; stands severest winters. August. 
Yellow Kgg. Very large, egg-shaped ; excellent for 
cooking, and productive. August. 
Wolf. Nearly as large as Lombard ; superior for 
cooking and serving with sugar ; tree a good grower ; 
very hardy, and becoming quite popular. August. 
Bava.v’s Green Gage. (Heine Claude de Bavay.\ 
Fruit large, roundish, oval ; skin greenish, marked 
with red in the sun ; flesh yellow, juicy, rich and 
excellent ; tree vigorous and productive. Last of 
September. 
Beauty of Naples. A new variety of the highest 
promise; large, greenish yellow; flesh firm, juicy 
and remarkably fine-flavored ; tree very hardy and 
prolific. Middle of September. 
Cherries. 
The cherry tree universally requires a dry soil, and is naturally a hardy tree, succeeding in the lightest soil 
or dryest situations. The Heart and Bigarreau varieties are of rapid growth, with large, glossy leaves, forming 
fine, pyramidal-shaped heads, and producing large crops of luscious fruit ; are well adapted for planting along the 
streets, or in yards as shade-trees. 
VARIETIES OF SPECIAL MERIT. 
MURDOCH’S BIGARREAU. 
Fruit of the largest size, from % to i% inches in diameter, roundish, heart-shaped; flesh juicy, sweet, 
exceedingly firm, bearing carriage best of any cherry we know, and less subject to rot than most varieties, hang- 
ing on the tree in favorable weather, frequently, until they become dry ; skin yellowish, overspread with crim- 
son, and becoming almost fully black when ripe; season about ten days later than Napoleon Bigarreau; won- 
derfully productive. Prices, first-class, 5 to 7 feet, $1 each, Sio per doz. ; second-class, 4 to 5 feet, 75 cts. each, 
S7.50 per doz. ; extra, 7 to 8 feet, $1.25 each. 
WINDSOR. 
Equal to the Black Tartarian in all respects, and is far more hardy > flesh is remarkably firm and of the 
finest quality ; very large, nearly black, and sells at the highest prices in market ; late, ripening after the Black 
Heart; originated in Canada. Profitable for market. Do not fail to plant the Windsor. Prices, first-class, 
50 cts. each, $4.50 per doz., $30 per too ; second-class, 40 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., $23 per 100 ; extra, 60 cts. each, 
?5 per doz., $35 per too. ■» 
