Isaac Hicks &- Son, West bury Station, N. Y.— Fruits 
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THE VARIETIES ARE GIVEN IN 
APPLES 
Price, 5 to 6 feet, 35 cts. each, $3 for 10; 6 to 7 feet, 
50 cts. each, $3.50 for 10 
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 plant- 
ing tested kinds. Many good varieties will occa- 
sionally fail to produce satisfactory crops through 
lack of culture and fertility, or insects and fungus. 
LARGE ORCHARDS. Those intending to plant 
large orchards are invited to correspond with us 
early in the season, before October or March. Low 
rates for trees of various qualities will be quoted. 
SUMMER APPLES 
Yellow Transparent. The earliest Apple. Medium 
size; skin translucent yellow, with waxen sur- 
face; flesh yellow; sprightly acid. July. Usually 
bears the first year after planting. 
Harvest. Medium size; pale yellow; flesh white, 
tender and juicy; rather acid but pleasant. 
Ripens in July. 
Red Astrachan. Large, round; deep crimson, which 
takes a bright polish; flesh juicy. A vigorous, pro- 
ductive tree. Good for early market and dessert. 
Sweet Bough (Early Bough). Large; pale yellow; 
tender, sweet. An excellent variety for baking. 
Oldenburg (Duchess of Oldenburg). A Russian 
variety of value; fruit above medium size, hand- 
some, yellow, covered with streaks of crimson; 
flesh tender, juicy and pleasant. August. 
AUTUMN APPLES 
Gravenstein. Large, round; red and yellow; flesh 
firm, brittle, juicy, high-flavored, subacid. Tree 
vigorous and productive. A long time in ripening 
during August and September. This is the best 
market Apple of its season, and deservedly 
popular. 
Wealthy. Medium size; skin oily, dark red; flesh 
white, fine-grained, juicy, subacid. Tree a free 
grower and early bearer. Resembles the Fameuse. 
October and November. 
Fall Pippin. Very large, round; rich yellow; flesh 
yellow, firm, tender, creamy and excellent flavor 
for dessert or cooking. Tree vigorous and pro- 
ductive. An old and well-known variety, more 
subject to apple-scab than some others. It 
ripens in late autumn and keeps in good condi- 
tion until midwinter. 
Mcintosh Red. A good-sized Apple, resembling 
the well-known and popular Fameuse; flesh 
tender, white and sprightly. 
WINTER APPLES 
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/ Noyen> 
ber and December, 
ABOUT THE ORDER OF RIPENING 
Winter Apples, continued 
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. 
King (King of Tompkins County). A large, hand- 
some red Apple of fair quality. Tree a good 
grower and moderate bearer. 
Spitzenburg (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. 
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 
yellow and russet Apple. The tree is most vigor- 
ous and productive, and the fruit keeps till May. 
On some Long Island soils it appears as healthy 
as an oak, overcoming the usual Apple ene- 
mies. 
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 Jericho, 
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. 
