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Isaac Hicks & Sbn, Westbury Station, New York 



APRICOTS. 



Price, 40 cents each. 



The Apricot is hardy and vigorous here, being similar in its requirements to the peach. It is so rich 

 and delicious that in a locality so favorable its culture is well worth the slight care required. The home-grown 



fruits will be vastly 

 superior in quality to 

 the showy but insipid 

 fruits shipped east 

 from California. As it 

 blossoms early and is 

 injured by frost, it 

 should be planted on a 

 northern or western 

 exposure, to retard its 

 flowering. The blos- 

 soms are white, and the 

 tree in full bloom is a 

 most beautiful object. 



Harris. Remarkable for 

 size, beauty and pro- 

 ductiveness. Fruit 

 large, and of a rich 

 golden yellow, with 

 a faint blush on the 

 sunny side ; of first 

 quality, and a per- 

 fect freestone. It is 

 an early and abun- 

 dant bearer. Is as 

 large as the best 

 grown in California, 

 and much better in 

 quality. It is con- 

 sidered one of the 

 best for home use and 

 for market. Ripens 

 middle of July. 



Turkish. Large size, 

 orange-yellow ; of rich 

 and aromatic flavor; 

 productive. .August. 



Moorpark. For de- 

 scription of this stan- 

 dard sort, see under 

 cut. 



MOORPARK APRICOT. 



Large; orange, with orange-red cheek 

 superior, productive. Said to be the best Apncot. 



quality 



QUINCES. 



Price, 3 to 4 years old, fine plants, 40 cts. each. 



The ftuince grows well in any good soil, but prefers a 

 deep, moist loam. On the south side of Long Island they 

 do well in moist ground near streams. For preserving 

 they are much used, and should be included in every 

 family garden. For local market they are profitable. It 

 should be* noted that the Quince is vastly improved by 

 spraying it with Bordeaux mixture, which protects the 

 fruit and foliage from fungous attacks. Also, it is worth 

 remembering that while the Quince will stand much 

 abuse and yet bear some fruit, it will do so much better 

 with care and attention that it would be far better to give 

 the latter. Carefully handled trees produce fruit of the 

 liighest market value. 



Kea. The fruit resembles the Orange Quince, but is 

 [t larger and earlier to ripen. Tree a small grower, and 

 not so productive as the others. 



Orange (Apple). Large, roundish, irregular; flesh 

 firm, cooking tender, of excellent flavor. Ripens after 

 mid-autumn. This is the old standard sort, more ex- 

 tensively grown than any other. 



Chaxupiom 



cut. 



For description of this variety, see under 



CHAMPION QUINCE. 



Originated in Fairfield county, Conn. The tree is a 

 stiong, free grower, more like the apple than the Quince, 

 and usually comes into bearing the second or third year. 

 Very productive, and of the largest size. Flesh cooks 

 very tender, and is free from the hard spots or cores 

 found in other varieties. Flavor equal to that of the well- 

 known Orange variety. Ripens about two weeks later, 

 and keeps till February, 



