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 planting tested kinds. 

 Many good varieties will occasionally fail to produce satisfactory crops through lack of culture and fertility, 

 or insects and fungus. 



CTTLTTTEE,— For orchard fruits, the ground should be kept thoroughly cultivated and fertilized for the first 

 few years. The cheapest way to do this is to grow potatoes or garden vegetables between the trees. If trees 

 must be planted in sod, keep them growing rapidly by mulching, as directed on the first page. 



Any questions as to culture, pruning, insect and fungous diseases will be cheerfully answered by letter. 

 See Certificate below, showing our stock to be free from scale. 



DISTANCES TO PLANT TREES AND PLANTS. 



Apples 30 X 30 feet, 48 trees per acre. 



Pears, Standard . : 25x25 " 70 " " 



'* Dwarf... 12x12 " 300 ' 



Peaches, Plums and Apricots 18 x 18 " 135 ''^ 



Strong-growing Cherries 20x20 " 110 



Grapes 10x16 " 275 vines 



Asparagus 2x5 " 4,250 plants 



Currants and Gooseberries 2x4 5,450 bushes 



Raspberries and Blackberries .....3x6 " 2,420 plants 



' Strawberries ...............1x2 " 14.500 " 



APPLES. 



Price, S to 6 feet, 20 cts. each, $15 per 100 ; 6 to]7 feet, 25 cts. eacli. Larger trees, 30 to 50 cts, each. 



THE^ VARIETIES ARE GIVEN 



SUMMER. 



Yellow Transparent. A Russian variety of value. 

 Medium size, skin translucent yellow, with waxen 

 surface ; flesh yellow ; sprightly acid. July. Usu- 

 ally bears the first year alter planting. 



Harvest. Medium size, pale yellow ; flesh white, ten- 

 der and juicy ; rather acid. Ripens in July, but may 

 be used for cooking much earlier. 



Red Astrachan. Large, round, deep crimson, which 

 takes a bright polish ; flesh juicy. A vigorous and 

 productive tree. A good early market and dessert 

 Apple. 



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

 very tender and sweet. An excellent variety for 

 baking. 



N ABOUT THE ORDER OF RIPENING. 



Oldenburg (Duchess of Oldenburg). A Russian 

 variety of value ; fruit above medmm size, hand- 

 some, yellow, covered with streaks of crimson ; flesh 

 tender, juicy and pleasant. August. 



AUTUMN., 



Gravenstein. Large, round, red and yellow; flesh 

 firm, brittle, juicy ; high flavor, subacid. Tree vig- 



. orous and productive. A long time in ripening 

 during August and September. The best market 

 Apple of its season, and deservedly popular. Sept. 



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

 beautiful red cheek ; flesh tender and pleasant, but 

 not high-flavored. Tree a vigorous grower ; a very 

 good market sort. 



CERTipiCflTE OF INSPECTION. 



To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: JAMAICA, N. Y., Julj/ 10, 1897. 



I hereby certify that during the month of July, 1897, I have re-examined the nursery stock which 

 Isaac Hicks & Son have on hand, and find no trace of the San Jose Scale on said stock. 



F. A. SIRRINE, Entomologist. 



