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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 
APRICOTS. 
Price, 40 cents each. 
The Apricot is hardy and vigorous here, being similar in its requirements to the peach. As it blossoms 
early and is injured by frost, it should be planted on a northern or western exposure, to retard its flowering. 
Harris. Medium size 
to large. Yellow. 
Quality good. Mid¬ 
dle of July. 
Turkish. Large. Or¬ 
ange-yellow. Produc¬ 
tive. August. 
Moorpark. For de¬ 
scription of this stan¬ 
dard sort, see under 
cut. 
Send for “Trees for 
Long Island,” if you 
wish a fuller list of 
shade trees, shrubs, 
roses, rhododen¬ 
drons, vines and 
hardy flowers. It is 
a catalogue of many 
unique, rare and 
beautiful varieties for 
lawn ornaments. It is 
our aim to gather in our 
Nurseries and Arbore¬ 
tum the best species of 
hardy trees and plants 
from Europe, Siberia, 
Japan, China, Patago¬ 
nia,South Africa and Or¬ 
egon. They already con¬ 
tain numerous speci¬ 
mens of horticultural 
and botanical interest. 
MOORPARK APRICOT. 
Large. Orange, and orange-red cheek, 
superior. Said to be the best Apricot, and productive. 
Questions on topics of 
fruit growing, varieties, 
location of orchards, 
methods of culture or 
destroying insects will 
be cheerfully answered. 
Visit the Nurseries and 
make selections. 
QUINCES. 
Price, 3 to 4 years old, fine plants, 40 cts. each. 
The Quince grows well in any good soil, but prefers a 
deep, moist loam. On the south side of Long Island it 
does well in moist ground near streams. The fruit is 
much used for preserving, and should be included in every 
family garden. For local market they are profitable. It 
should be noted that the Quince is vastly improved by 
spraying it with Bordeaux mixture, which protects the 
fruit and foliage from fungous attacks. Also, it is worth 
remembering that while the Quince will stand much 
abuse and yet bear some fruit, it will do so much better 
with care and attention that it would be far better to give 
the latter. Carefully handled trees produce fruit of the 
highest market value. 
Rea. The fruit resembles the Orange Quince, but is 
larger and earlier to ripen. Tree a small grower, and 
not so productive as the others. 
Orange (Apple). Large, roundish, irregular; flesh 
firm, cooking tender, of excellent flavor. Ripens after 
mid-autumn. This is the old standard sort, more ex¬ 
tensively grown than any other. 
Champion. For description of this variety, see under 
.cut. 
CHAMPION QUINCE. 
Originated in Fairfield county, Conn. The tree is a 
strong, free grower, more like the apple than the Quince, 
and usually comes into bearing the second or third year. 
Very productive, and of the largest size. Flesh cooks 
very tender, and is free from the hard spots or cores 
found in other varieties. Flavor equal to that of the well- 
known Orange variety. Ripens about two weeks later, 
and keeps till February. 
