FRUITS 



Pears make good shade trees. New and unusual fruits, as Beach Plum, Persimmon, 

 Pawpaw, Blueberry, Hawthorn, Barberry, Elseagnus, Shad Bush, Aetinidia are especially 

 appropriate for the ornamental part of the grounds. Come to the nursery and talk 

 over these new things. We will be glad to give you a few to try. 



The Farm Bureau at Mineola and Riverhead will be glad to tell you about culture, 

 insects and fungi. 



We have selected a list that has proved of value for home use on Long Island. 

 There are other varieties, but the main thing is to cover the season and have plenty. 

 The usual Apple and Pear tree is two years old from the graft or bud, 4-6 ft. % in. in 

 diameter, and these are the best for most planting. The city man thinks he cannot wait. 

 The farmer is more patient and starts earlier. Two or three years ago we planted 

 several thousand Apple and Pears in squares 6 ft. apart. Now they are ready for you. 

 Most of them have started a quantity of fruit spurs, with round, wooly buds that will 

 bloom next year. These time-saving trees are strong and straight, 6-9 ft. high, 3-7 ft. 

 wide, not little canes you can pat on the head. We have grown these trees to save you 

 time, and if you will help them grow, there are excellent prospects that you will save 

 time in getting fruit. They are guaranteed to grow satisfactorily. While we cannot 

 guarantee they will have fruit the first year, they may, because the fruit buds are formed. 

 Some will probably have fruit the second year. We have saved time with shade trees 

 and evergreens and are now applying the same method to fruit trees. 



APPLES 



SUMMER VARIETIES 

 fEarly Harvest. Yellow, fine flavor. Aug. 

 fRed Astrachan. Red, acid. July-Sept. 

 fSweet Bough. Very sweet, yellow. 

 t*Yellow Transparent. Sub-acid. July- 

 Sept. 



FALL VARIETIES 



Fall Pippin. Large, yellow, rich. Oct. 

 fFameuse. Red, excellent dessert. 

 t*Gravenstein. One of the best. Sept. 

 t*McIntosh. Juicy; red. Oct-Nov. 

 f*01denburg (Duchess). Red, bears young. 

 Aug. 



Transcendent. (Crab). Yellow; red cheek. 

 ^Twenty Ounce. Very large. Good 

 quality. Sept. 



WINTER VARIETIES 



t*Baldwin. Large, red, fine. Winter. 



Delicious. Large yellow, covered red. 



*Hubbardston (Nonsuch). Red; bears 

 young. Oct.-Jan. 



*King. Large, red. Oct.-Jan. 



t*Northern Spy. Red, juicy. Nov.-March. 



Opalescent. Red, juicy, sub-acid. 



t*R. I. Greening. Green; excellent. Nov.- 

 March. 



Roxbury (Russet). Medium. Good keeper. 

 Jan.-June. 



Spitzenburg. One of the best. Nov.-Mar. 

 *Stark. Red, sub-acid. Oct.-Dec. 

 Stayman's Winesap. High quality. Red, 

 juicy. 



Wealthy. Red, fine quality. Sept.-Dec. 



fCan be supplied as dwarf. *Can be sup- 

 plied in 7-9 ft. size. They save two years. 



Each 10 



5-7 ft. high $2.00 $17.50 



7-9 ft. high, 5 years old 5.00 40.00 



Dwarf. 3-4 ft. high 2.00 17.50 



CHERRIES 



A little open space on the lawn or any other 

 place where you can enjoy the blossoms and 

 shade, will yield big, fat Cherries, just like 

 you found at the top of the tree when you 

 were children. 

 Bing. Large, black, sweet. 

 Black Tartarian. Sweet, favorite sweet 



variety. 



Coe (Transparent). Amber, red cheek, 

 sweet. 



Downer's Late. Large, firm, juicy. 

 *Early Richmond. Acid, fine for pies. 

 ^English Morello. Late, acid, dark red. 

 Gov. Wood. Yellow, sweet, productive. 

 ^Montmorency. Sub-acid, shining red. 

 Napoleon. Sweet, yellow, red cheek. 

 Rockport. Red, firm, sweet, excellent. 

 Schmidt's. Flesh dark, tender, juicy. 

 Windsor. Fine quality. Liver-colored. 

 Yellow Spanish. High flavored, juicy. 



*Can be supplied in 7-10 ft. They save 

 two years. Each 10 



5-7 ft. high $2.50 $20.00 



7-9 ft. high 5.00 40.00 



CURRANTS 



A sure crop the first year. Ten bushes will 

 be enough for a small family. Plant 3 ft. 

 apart. White Hellebore powder will kill the 

 worms. 



Black Naples. Musky, good for jams. 

 Cherry. Red, acid, fine for jelly. 

 Fay's Prolific. Red, large, long bunch. 

 White Grape. Excellent, sweet, prolific. 

 75c. each, $6.00 per 10. 



HICKS NURSERIES, WESTB URY, LONG ISLAND 

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