Fruits for Long Island 
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ISAAC HICKS & SON 
AUTUMN APPLES, continued 
Mcintosh Red. A good-sized Apple, resembling 
the well-known and popular Fameuse ; flesh 
tender, white and sprightly. It is too soft for 
market. 
Maiden's Blush. Large, round, pale yellow, with a 
beautiful red cheek ; flesh tender and pleasant, 
but not highly flavored. Tree a vigorous grower. 
A very good market sort. 
WINTER 
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. 
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. 
Fallawater. Very large, flat ; skin smooth, dark 
green, with dull red cheek ; flesh greenish white, 
coarse-grained, mild subacid. A very strong 
grower and productive bearer of large, late- 
keeping fruit, valuable for market and cooking. 
November to April. 
Grimes' Golden. Above medium size ; yellow, with 
russet spots ; yellowish white flesh, with a very 
agreeable flavor. November and December. 
King (King of Tompkins County). A large, hand- 
some red Apple of fair quality. Tree a good 
grower and moderate bearer. 
Spitzenburgh (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. 
Sutton's Beauty. An Apple from Massachusetts. 
Skin yellow, striped with crimson ; flesh tender, 
subacid. December to February. 
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 yel- 
low and russet Apple. The tree is most vigorous 
and productive, and the fruit keeps till May. 
Ben Davis. Medium size ; handsome deep red ;. 
flesh firm, white, subacid ; a good shipper and 
late keeper ; productive, but lacking in flavor. 
Tree vigorous and early bearer. January to 
April. 
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 Jeri- 
cho, 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. 
PILARS 
Prices, 5 to 7 feet, 30 cts. to 40 cts. each, $25 per 
100 ; larger trees, transplanted and grown one or two 
years, with numerous fibrous roots, 40c. to 60c. each. 
Summer Doyenne (Doyenne d'Ete). Small ; flesh 
white, melting, sweet. Tree vigorous and pro- 
ductive. Ripens in July. 
Manning's Elizabeth. Small to medium ; yellow, 
with a red cheek ; sweet and sprightly. Our 
best early dessert Pear. 
Osband's Summer. Medium size ; yellow, with 
reddish brown cheek ; flesh white, granular, 
with sweet flavor. Ripens in early August. 
Clapp's Favorite. Large, long ; yellow, with red 
cheek ; flesh fine-grained, melting and of excel- 
lent flavor. It resembles the Bartlett, but is. 
much earlier. It should be picked a week before 
it would ripen on the tree, and be ripened in the 
house, otherwise it softens at the center. A 
valuable Pear that should be in every garden. 
It ripens in August. 
Bartlett. A standard sort too well known to need 
description ; bears young and abundantly. It 
ripens in August and September, and is an ex- 
cellent variety for dessert and preserving. 
Tyson. Medium size ; bright yellow ; , flesh juicy,, 
sugary and aromatic. A regular bearer. 
Belle Lucrative. Above medium size ; melting, 
very juicy and sweet. Subject to fungous at- 
tacks. September. 
Boussock. Large ; russet-yellow ; flesh melting 
and of excellent flavor. The tree is large and 
vigorous. A valuable market Pear. October. 
Sheldon. Large ; greenish russet and red ; flesh 
coarse, of fine flavor. Productive. September 
and October. 
Howell. Rather large ; waxen yellow ana russet ; 
flesh granular, with a rich subacid flavor. A pro- 
fuse bearer, and good for preserving. 
