Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, JV. Y. fruits 



Strawberries, continued 



Beecher. A vigorous, strong-growing variety with 

 healthy foliage. Good flavor and size. ' 



Clyde. Per. Fruit large, abundant, mild flavor. 

 Foliage not so strong as some others. 



Gandy. Per. One of the latest, if not the latest 

 in cultivation. 



Glen Mary. Per. A long, tapering fruit of mild 

 sweet flavor. This variety is delicious for the 

 table, but not sprightly enough for preserving. 



Nick Ohmer. Per. A vigorous grower; hand- 

 some berries of good market quality. 



Nut Trees 



In rural and suburban districts, the great economic possibilities of growing edible Nuts are 

 but vaguely understood. They can often be planted along fence lines where they will not affect 

 farming or gardening operations, and, later, will become a profitable source of income, either in 

 the market or for the owner's use. The United States is importing vast quantities which might 

 be raised at home with profit and credit. For Chestnut bark disease, see page 14. 



CHESTNUTS 



American. Castanea Americana. The only spe- 

 cies of our forest. The nuts are of finest sweet 

 flavor. An immense, broad-spreading tree in 

 the open. Plant 60 feet apart. 



Paragon. A variety of Spanish, or European Chest- 

 nut which is hardy, possibly a hybrid with the 

 American. It is very precocious, bearing the 

 year after grafting. The nut is large, and of very 

 good quality. It is the most uniformly successful 

 Chestnut in the United States. 



Japan. Nuts very large. 

 Tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, even when 

 young. Plant 20 feet 

 apart in the orchard. 

 Immune to the Chest- 

 nut disease. A hand- 

 some, healthy tree or 

 large shrub for mass 

 planting. We have a 

 large stock at low rates, 

 and several improved 

 varieties. See page 15. 



FILBERT, or 

 HAZELNUT 



Kentish Cob. The large 

 English variety. 



American. Our native 

 Hazelnut. See page 58. 



HICKORY 



Shagbark. Shell thin; meat of good flavor. These 

 grow well on Long Island, and should be more 

 extensively planted for their excellent nuts. 



Mockernut. The common native Hickory of Long 

 Island. See page 16. 



PECAN 



We have a large 

 stock raised from trees 

 at its northern limit 

 in Indiana, and, there- 

 fore, hardy. There are 

 bearing trees on Long 

 Island. 



WALNUT 



English. 



We have thousands of Pecan 

 trees raised from nuts as large or 

 larger than this illustration, which 

 should be hardy here because 

 from Indiana. There are two 

 old bearing trees in the garden 

 of Mr. J. A. Burden, Jr., West- 

 bury, L. I. 



Madeira 



Nut. There are a 



number of productive trees on Long Island. Tree 



tender while young. See page 27. 

 Japan. Similar to the English, but smaller. Tree 



very vigorous. See page 27. 

 Black. Nuts large, rough, black; kernel rich and 



oily. One of our largest forest trees. 



BUTTERNUT 



Nuts long; kernel of rich flavor. Plant in deep, 

 moist soil for best results. 



Long Island is famous for 

 its Asparagus, which is com- 

 mercially grown on the light 

 sandy land, mapped as 

 Norfolk sand in Soil Survey 

 of Long Island by the United 

 States Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



Garden Plants 



ASPARAGUS, Conover's Colossal. l-year-old, 75 cts. per 100; 2-year-old, 



$i per 100, $7 per 1,000. 

 RHUBARB, Linnaeus. Early, tender and very large, possessing a rich flavor. 



25 cts. each; smaller roots, 15 cts. 

 HOPS. 15 cts. each. 

 SAGE, Broad-leaved. The tender leaves and tops of this plant are used in 



sausage, in stuffing, and in sauces. 25 cts. 

 THYME. Used for flavoring. 25 cts. each. 



HORSE-RADISH. A few roots will give a supply of this fine relish. 10 cts. 

 UDO. Aralia cordata. Introduced by D. Fairchild, Agricultural Explorer, United 



States Department of Agriculture. The blanched shoots are sliced and 



served with salad dressing. Plant vigorous; grown like asparagus. 



