Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury, N. Y.— Fruits 
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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. 
, continued 
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 
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. 
English. 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. 
Garden Plants 
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. 
ASPARAGUS, Conover's Colossal. 1 -year-old, 75 cts. per 100; 2-year-old, 
$1 per 100, $7 per 1,000. 
RHUBARB, Linnseus. 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. 
TJDO. 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. 
