Fruits for Long Island 



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ISAAC HICKS & SON 



AUTUMN APPLES, continued 



Mclntosh Red. A good-sized Apple, resembling 

 the well-known and popular Fameuse ; flesh 

 tender, white and sprightly. It is too soft for 

 market. 



Maiden's Blush. Large, round, pale yellow, with a 

 beautiful red cheek ; flesh tender and pleasant, 

 but not highly flavored. Tree a vigorous grower. 

 A very good market sort. 



WINTER 



Fameuse (Snow Apple). Small to medium in size, 

 round, deep crimson ; flesh snowy white, with 

 crimson streaks, very tender, crisp, spicy and 

 melting. One of the finest dessert fruits. Novem- 

 ber and December. 



Hubbardston (Hubbardston's Nonesuch). Large, 

 handsome, yellow, mostly covered with red ; 

 flesh tender, fine-grained, with an excellent and 

 distinct flavor ; tree upright and productive. 

 Does not keep after midwinter. 



Smokehouse. Large, flat, red and yellow ; flesh 

 yellow, firm, juicy and crisp ; aromatic. An 

 early and prolific bearer. Widely grown and 

 popular. October to January. 



Rhode Island Greening. Large, round, green or 

 greenish yellow ; flesh yellow and fine-grained, 

 tender, with a rich subacid flavor. A favorite 

 for cooking. A standard winter Apple. Novem- 

 ber to March. 



Bellflower. Medium to large ; pale yellow with 

 blush cheek ; flesh very tender, crisp, juicy, with 

 a delicate spicy flavor ; core large. Succeeds 

 best on rather light soils. 



Fallawater. Very large, flat ; skin smooth, dark 

 green, with dull red cheek ; flesh greenish white, 

 coarse-grained, mild subacid. A very strong 

 grower and productive bearer of large, late- 

 keeping fruit, valuable for market and cooking. 

 November to April. 



Grimes' Golden. Above medium size ; yellow, with 

 russet spots ; yellowish white flesh, with a very 

 agreeable flavor. November and December. 



King (King of Tompkins County). A large, hand- 

 some red Apple of fair quality. Tree a good 

 grower and moderate bearer. 



Spitzenburgh (Esopus). Medium rich red Apple, 

 with crisp yellow flesh, of a spicy acid flavor. 

 A good keeper. 



Jonathan. Of medium size ; skin yellow, nearly 

 covered with dark red ; fine-grained, very ten- 

 der, and of excellent flavor. It commands a 

 high price on the market. Tree needs careful 

 culture. November to January. 



Sutton's Beauty. An Apple from Massachusetts. 

 Skin yellow, striped with crimson ; flesh tender, 

 subacid. December to February. 



Baldwin. Large, red, with yellow on one side ; 

 crisp, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. A standard variety. November to 

 April. 



Roxbury Russet. Medium or large size, russet ; 

 flesh greenish white, crisp, with a fine subacid 

 flavor. Tree a good grower and productive. 

 Keeps late. 



Peck's Pleasant. Medium to large ; waxen yellow, 

 with blush cheek ; resembles the Newtown 

 Pippin ; flesh yellow, fine-grained, crisp and 

 brittle. We regard it as the best-flavored Apple. 

 December to March. 



Long Island Russet. A small to medium-si/ed yel- 

 low and russet Apple. The tree is most vigorous 

 and productive, and the fruit keeps till May. 



Ben Davis. Medium size ; handsome deep red ; 

 flesh firm, white, subacid ; a good shipper and 

 late keeper ; productive, but lacking in flavor. 

 Tree vigorous and early bearer. January to 

 April. 



Newtown Pippin. A famous Apple, originating on 

 Long Island. Fruit dull green ; flesh greenish 

 white, juicy, crisp, with fine aroma and delicious 

 flavor ; late keeper. Tree a feeble grower. It 

 succeeds well in the heavy loam soil of Jeri- 

 cho, Huntington, Port Washington. January to 

 May. 



For home use the following will cover the season : 

 Yellow Transparent, Red Astrachan, Gravenstein, 

 Fall Pippin, Rhode Island Greening, Baldwin, 

 Roxbury Russet. 



CRAB-APPIXS 



For preserving, jellies and ornament. 



Montreal Beauty. Large size of its class ; yellow 

 and rich red ; flesh rich, firm, acid. September 

 and October. 



Transcendent. One of the best early varieties. 

 Golden yellow, with a red cheek. September. 



PLARS 



Prices, 5 to 7 feet, 30 cts. to 40 cts. each, $25 per 

 100 ; larger trees, transplanted and grown one or two 

 years, with numerous fibrous roots, 40c. to 60c. each. 



Summer Doyenne (Doyenne d'Ete). Small ; flesh 

 white, melting, sweet. Tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Ripens in July. 



Manning's Elizabeth. Small to medium; yellow, 

 with a red cheek ; sweet and sprightly. Our 

 best early dessert Pear. 



Osband's Summer. Medium size ; yellow, with 

 reddish brown cheek ; flesh white, granular, 

 with sweet flavor. Ripens in early August. 



Clapp's Favorite. Large, long ; yellow, with red 

 cheek ; flesh fine-grained, melting and of excel- 

 lent flavor. It resembles the Bartlett, but is 

 much earlier. It should be picked a week before 

 it would ripen on the tree, and be ripened in the 

 house, otherwise it softens at the center. A 

 valuable Pear that should be in every garden. 

 It ripens in August. 



Bartlett. A standard sort too well known to need 

 description ; bears young and abundantly. It 

 ripens in August and September, and is an ex- 

 cellent variety for dessert and preserving. 



Tyson. Medium size ; bright yellow ; flesh juicy^ 

 sugary and aromatic. A regular bearer. 



Belle Lucrative. Above medium size ; melting, 

 very juicy and sweet. Subject to fungous at- 

 tacks. September. 



Boussock. Large ; russet-yellow ; flesh melting 

 and of excellent flavor. The tree is large and 

 vigorous. A valuable market Pear. October. 



Sheldon. Large ; greenish russet and red ; flesh 

 coarse, of fine flavor. Productive. September 

 and October. 



Howell. Rather large ; waxen yellow and russet ; 

 flesh granular, with a rich subacid flavor. A pro- 

 fuse bearer, and good for preserving. 



