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Title: Trees for Long Island
Identifier: CAT31285540 (find matches)
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Hicks Nurseries (Westbury, Nassau County, N. Y. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock New York (State) Westbury (Nassau County) Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Westbury (Nassau County) Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs
Publisher: Westbury Station, N. Y. : Westbury Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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SUTTON BEAUTY, Medium ; red and yellow ; quality yery good ; good keeper. AUTUMN APPLES, continued. Porter. Large, oblong, bright yellow; flesh tender; rich, aromatic flavor. A very good fall Apple. Twenty-Ounce. Very large, round, greenish yellow, striped with purplish red. A good cooking and mar- ket Apple. Flavor second quality. Pall Pippin. Very large, round, rich yellow; flesh yellow, firm, tender, creamy and excellent flavor for dessert or cooking ; tree vigorous and productive. An old and well-known variety, more subject to apple scab than some others. It ripens in late autumn and keeps into midwinter. Red Bietigheimer. A German variety. Fruit large to very large ; cream-colored ground, covered with purplish crimson ; flesh white, firm, subacid, with pleasant flavor ; tree a free grower and very pro- ductive. A worthy variety. Wealthy. Medium size, skin oily, dark red; flesh white, fine-grained, juicy, subacid. Tree a free grower and early bearer. October and November. Resembles the Fameuse. Mclntosli Ked. A good-sized Apple, resembling the well-known and popular Fameuse, the flesh being tender, white and sprightly. It is too soft for market. WINTER. Fameuse (Snow Apple). Small to medium in size, round, deep crimson ; flesh snowy white, with crim- ! son streaks, very tender, crisp, spicy and melting. One of the finest dessertTruits. ;November_and December. Hubbardston (Hubbardston's Nonesuch). Large, handsome, 3-ellow, mostly covered with red ; flesh tender, fine-grained, with an excellent and distinct flavor ; tree upright and productive.Does not keep after midwinter. Seek-no-Purther (VVestfield Seek-no-Further). Medium to large; dull red and russet. Tender, rich, spic)', fine flavor. Ripens from early winter to 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. Baltzby. Large, yellow, sweet. Our best winter sweet Apple. October to January. Kihode Island Greening*. Large, round ; green or greenish yellow when ripe ; flesh yellow and fine- grained, tender, with a rich subacid flavor. A great favorite for cooking. A standard winter Apple. November to March. Bellflower. Medium to large; pale yellow with blush cheek ; flesh very tender, crisp, juicy, with a deli- cate spicy flavor; core large. Succeeds best on rather light soils.

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