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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 



SUTTON BEAUTY. 



Medium ; red and yellow ; quality very good ; good keeper. 



AUTUMN APPLES, continued. 



Porter. Large, oblong, bright yellow ; flesh tender ; 

 rich, aromatic flavor. A very good fall Apple. 



Twenty-Ounce. Very large, round, greenish yellow, 

 striped with purplish red. A good cooking and mar- 

 ket Apple. Flavor second quality. 



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

 yellow, firm, tender, creamy and excellent flavor 

 for dessert or cooking ; tree vigorous and productive. 

 An old and well-known variety, more subject to 

 apple scab than some others. It ripens in late 

 autumn and keeps into midwinter. 



Bed Bietigfheimer. A German variety. Fruit large 

 to very large ; cream-colored ground, covered with 

 purplish crimson ; flesh white, firm, subacid, with 

 pleasant flavor; tree a free grower and very pro- 

 ductive. A worthy variety. 



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

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

 grower and early bearer. October and November. 

 Resembles the Fameuse. 

 Mcintosh Red. A good-sized Apple, resembling the 

 well-known and popular Fameuse, the flesh being 

 tender, white and sprightly. It is too soft for 

 market. 



WINTER. 



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

 round, deep crimson ; flesh snowy white, with crim- 



son streaks, very tender, crisp, spicy and melting. 

 One of the finest dessert^fruits. {November 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. Q Does not keep 

 after midwinter. 



Seek-no-Purther (Westfield Seek-no-Further). 

 Medium to large; dull red and russet. Tender, 

 rich, spicy, fine flavor. Ripens from early winter to 

 midwinter. 



Smokehouse. Large, flat, red and nyellow ; flesh 

 yellow, firm, juicy and crisp ; aromatic. An early 

 and prolific bearer. Widely grown and popular. 

 October to January. 



Baltzby. Large, yellow, sweet. Our best winter 

 sweet Apple, October to January. 



Rhode Island Greening*. Large, round ; green or 

 greenish yellow when ripe; flesh yellow and fine- 

 gramed, tender, with a rich subacid flavor. A great 

 favorite for cooking. A standard winter Apple. 

 November to March. 



BeUflower. Medium to large ; pale yellow with blush 

 cheek ; flesh very tender, crisp, juicy, with a deli- 

 cate spicy flavor; core large. Succeeds best on 

 rather light soils. 



