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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 
CURRANTS. 
Price, 2-year-old bashes, $1 per doz. 
Price, 50 cts. per doz., $4 per 100. 
The soil for Raspberries should be prepared the 
same'as for strawberries, and the plants set in rows 
7 feet apart and 3 feet apart in the row. 
Currants are early grown, and are naturally fruitful. The worm is readily controlled by hellebore powder- 
Cherry. Very large, dark red berries ; clusters mod¬ 
erately short; quite acid. 
Versailles. Lar^e, closely resembling Cherry, but 
slightly less acid ; bunches long ; productive and 
valuable. 
Pay’s Prolific. Very large berry; sprightly and 
acid ; on long stems ; easily picked. A most popu¬ 
lar new variety, preferring heavy soil. 
White Grape. For description, see under cut. 
Victoria. A prolific early variety. Berry smaller 
than the others; of good quality. 
Black Naples. Large black bunches ; berries small, 
with a strong musky flavor. 
Black Champion. “ Large berries, black; flavor 
mild and good. 
Lee’s Prolific. Good for cooking, jams, etc. 
RfISPBERRIES. 
RED AND YELLOW. 
Miller Red. Berry large; firm; bright red. 
Marlboro. Bright scarlet fruit of large size. Early. 
Cuthbert. For description, see under cut. 
WHITE GRAPE CURRANT. 
Large, beautiful white berry; bunches short; quality excel¬ 
lent. A very pleasant Currant to eat off the bush, as it is less 
acid than the others. 
CUTHBERT RASPBERRY. 
delicious flavor. This beautiful variety should 
planted largely. Ripens midseason to late. 
Shaffer’s Colossal. Very large, dull purplish ber¬ 
ries, soft and rather acid. It is the most prolific and 
vigorous variety we have tested. 
Columbian. A new variety, resembling the last, but 
sweeter. ^2 per doz. 
Solden Queen. Yellow, soft, juicy, sweet fruit. Re¬ 
sembles Cuthbert in form and flavor, and therefore 
is an excellent dessert variety. 
BLACK-CAP RASPBERRIES. 
These ripen earlier than the red kinds, and follow 
strawberries. 
Souhegan. Fruit large and handsome ; plant a strong 
grower and hardy. Ripens early. 
Ohio. Of good quality ; ripens in midseason. 
Greg-g. One of the largest of the black-cap family 
fruit large, black with a slight bloom; moderately 
juicy, sweet and rich. Ripens late and evenly 
