"Deciduous Trees 



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ISAAC HICKS & SON 



ANDROMEDA. Sorrel Tree 



A. arborea. A small tree, growing to the size of the 

 Dogwood, and characteristically Japanese in its aspect. 

 In July it has graceful outreaching sprays of flowers 

 resembling lily-of-the-valley. During the summer 

 many carmine leaves give hint of the glorious autumn 

 color it is to assume. 



APPLE,. Pyrus 



Bechtel's Double -flowering. P. loensis, var. Bechtel. A 

 small bush-like tree bearing double pink flowers re- 

 sembling Hermosa roses. 



ASH. Traxinus 



White. F. Americana. The Ash is a tall pyramidal tree 

 requiring heavy or moist soil. The foliage starts 

 late and falls early. 



BEXCH. Tagus 



The Beech is one of nature's noblemen. Strength 

 without roughness, dignity with grace, cleanliness and 

 delicacy are combined as in no other tree. For a lover 

 of trees to come upon a grove of Beeches in the forest 

 is like finding pearls on the shore. Like many trees 

 attaining great age, it grows slowly the first two years 

 after transplanting, establishing first a wide and deep 

 foundation of roots. At transplanting time it needs 

 close pruning. Beeches grow under the shade of other 

 trees in the forest. We offer specimens of American. English and Purple Beech of large size. 



English Beech moved to terrace at " Wheatlands," 

 the estate of Mr. E. D. Morgan, Wheatley Hills, L. I. 

 In the distance a large Hornbeam. 



English, or European. F. sylvatica. Is distin- 

 guished from the American by having smaller 

 leaves of darker green color, and in winter they 

 are russet-brown, while the American Beech's 

 leaves in the winter fade to a straw color. It is 

 perfectly at home in the eastern United States, 

 growing vigorously to old age. 



Purple, or Copper. F. sylvatica, var. purpurea. 

 This variety has dark purple foliage in early sum- 

 mer, changing to dark green later. It is fre- 

 quently called the Copper Beech. 



Rivers' Purple. F. sylvatica, var. purpurea River- 

 sii. It has larger leaves than the last and is 

 more graceful in the curves of its branches. The 

 color is deeper and maintained longer during the 

 season. A large tree of this species is a most 

 striking object in the landscape. 



Weeping Purple. F. sylvatica, var. purpurea pen- 

 dula. A new variety of weeping habit. 



Weeping. F. sylvatica, var. pendula. A tree attain- 

 ing a height and width of 40 feet or more. Its 

 masses of foliage hang like the spray of a cata- 

 ract, plunging from rock to rock in its descent. 



Fern-Leaf. F. sylvatica, var. hetcrophylla. This 

 is a gem among trees. Its delicate gracefulness 

 may be compared to the maidenhair fern. It is 

 harmonious with other foliage, and the spirited 

 outline of its spray against the sky constitutes 

 one of its principal charms. Many of the old 

 estates of Newport cherish this variety as the 

 prize of the lawn. 



American. F. ferruginea. This species would be 

 used, as it deserves to be, in great quantities, but 

 for the fact that its growth, while young, is com- 

 paratively slow. This fact, however, produces 

 an advantage over many more rapid-growing 

 species in its longer life. It may be depended 

 upon to grow from \y 2 to 2 feet per year. 



Delivering trees to Mr. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. The second tree has the roots bent down and wrapped ; the leaves 

 are to be stripped off when planted in early October. 



