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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 
ENGLISH WALNUT. 
KENTISH COB 
FILBERT. 
JAPAN WALNUT. 
NUT TREES. 
C^“See also pages 5 and 6. 
CHESTNUT, American or Sweet. The well-known tree of our forests. Nuts small, sweet and of the best 
flavor. When grown as a park tree it is handsome, broad and of rapid growth. 7 to 8 feet, 75 cts. 
PARAGON CHESTNUT. 
A very large, new nut of good quality. Tree vigorous and an early bearer. 
Paragon. For de¬ 
scription, see under 
cut. 75 cts. 
Numbo. A variety 
of the Spanish, of 
American origin; 
large, hardy and 
productive. 50 cts. 
Japan Mammoth. 
A dwarf, shrubby 
tree, with narrow, 
dark leaves; fruit 
very large and ex¬ 
cellent. The tree 
bears when a few 
feet high, soon after 
planting. 50c. to $1. 
FILBERT or HAZEL 
NUT, Kentish 
Cob. The large 
English variety. It 
grows and fruits 
well here. 25c. ea. 
American. Our na¬ 
tive Hazel Nut. 
HICKORY, Shell- 
Bark. Shell thin, 
meat of good flavor. 
Small plants, 50 cts. 
each. 
Mocker-Nut. The 
common native 
Hickory. 
Pig Nut and Bitter 
Nut are two species 
of poor quality. 
WALNUT, English (Madeira Nut). There are a number of productive trees on Long Island. Tree tender 
while young. 
Prceparturiens. A variety of the above, said to fruit early. 
Japan. Similar to the English, but smaller. Tree vigorous and hardy. $1. 
Black. Nuts large, rough, black ; kernel rich and oily. 
BUTTERNUT. Nuts long, kernel of delicate flavor. 
GARDEN PLANTS. 
ASPARAGUS, Conover's Colossal, i year .old, 75 cts. per 100; 2 years old, 
per too, $7 per 1,000. 
RHUBARB, Linnseus. Early, tender and very large; rapid-growing, juicy and 
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 stuflfing, and in sauces. 25 cts. 
THYME. Golden "Variegated. 25 cts. each. 
HORSERADISH. A few roots will give a supply of this fine relish. 10 cts. each. 
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