Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, N. Y. Fruits 



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THE VARIETIES ARE GIVEN IN ABOUT THE ORDER OF RIPENING 



APPLES 



Price, 5 to 6 feet, 35 cts. each, $3 for 10; 6 to 7 feet, 

 50 cts. each, $3.50 for 10 



In our old and extensive orchards, most of the 

 varieties here listed, and many others that have been 

 discarded, have been tested. While some varieties 

 will thrive anywhere under good culture, the loss 

 entailed by planting and cultivating poor varieties 

 is great, and emphasizes the importance of plant- 

 ing tested kinds. Many good varieties wilt occa- 

 sionally fail to produce satisfactory crops through 

 lack of culture and fertility, or insects and fungus. 



LARGE ORCHARDS. Those intending to plant 

 large orchards are invited to correspond with us 

 early in the season, before October or March. Low 

 rates for trees of various qualities will be quoted. 



SUMMER APPLES 



Yellow Transparent. The earliest Apple. Medium 

 size; skin translucent yellow, with waxen sur- 

 face; flesh yellow; sprightly acid. July. Usually 

 bears the first year after planting. 



Harvest. Medium size; pale yellow; flesh white, 

 tender and juicy; rather acid but pleasant. 

 Ripens in July. 



Red Astrachan. Large, round; deep crimson, which 

 takes a bright polish; flesh juicy. A vigorous, pro- 

 ductive tree. Good for early market and dessert. 



Sweet Bough (Early Bough). Large; pale yellow; 

 tender, sweet. An excellent variety for baking. 



Oldenburg (Duchess of Oldenburg). A Russian 

 variety of value; fruit above medium size, hand- 

 some, yellow, covered with streaks of crimson; 

 flesh tender, juicy and pleasant. August. 



AUTUMN APPLES 



Gravenstein. Large, round; red and yellow; flesh 

 firm, brittle, juicy, high-flavored, subacid. Tree 

 vigorous and productive. A long time in ripening 

 during August and September. This is the best 

 market Apple of its season, and deservedly 

 popular. 



Wealthy. Medium size; skin oily, dark red; flesh 

 white, fine-grained, juicy, subacid. Tree a free 

 grower and early bearer. Resembles the Fameuse. 

 October and November. 



Fall Pippin. Very large, round; rich yellow; flesh 

 yellow, firm, tender, creamy and excellent flavor 

 for dessert or cooking. Tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. An old and well-known variety, more 

 subject to apple-scab than some others. It 

 ripens in late autumn and keeps in good condi- 

 tion until midwinter. 



Mclntosh Red. A good-sized Apple, resembling 

 the well-known and popular Fameuse; flesh 

 tender, white and sprightly. 



WINTER APPLES 



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. 



Winter Apples, continued 



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. 



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

 some red Apple of fair quality. Tree a good 

 grower and moderate bearer. 



Spitzenburg (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. 



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-sized 

 yellow and russet Apple. The tree is most vigor- 

 ous and productive, and the fruit keeps till May. 

 On some Long Island soils it appears as healthy 

 as an oak, overcoming the usual Apple ene- 

 mies. 



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 Jericho, 

 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 APPLES 



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. 



