Deciduous Trees 



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ISAAC HICKS & SON 



Liquidambar, or Sweet Gum. The shining star-shaped leaves 

 are brilliant scarlet, bronze and orange in autumn. 



LINDEN, continued 



Small-leaved. T. uhnifolia ; syn., microphylla. 

 This and the Silver are the best of the family. 

 The dense foliage of small leaves forms a com- 

 pact and very symmetrical top. The foliage is 

 maintained in good condition throughout the 

 season. We recommend the tree highly for 

 lawns, streets and entrance drives. (See illustra- 

 tion, on page 27. ) 



American. T. Americana. Basswood. A broad- 

 leaved tree requiring fertile, moist soil. The top 

 is more open than that of the other Lindens. 



European. T. Europ&a. A tall, ovate tree. 



Brpal-leaved. T. platyphylla. While this species 

 is beautiful in spring, its foliage browns in mid- 

 summer. 



LIQUIDAMBAR. Slveet Gum 



L. styraciflua. Bilsted. A noble forest tree, native 

 to Long Island, and thriving in various situations. 

 In autumn it exceeds other trees in the variety 

 and depth of its coloring red, gold, purple and 

 bronze appearing on the same leaf. The leaves 

 are star-shaped, glossy green and healthy. In 

 form and rate of growth it resembles the lindens 

 and sugar maple. Transplants in spring only. 



LOCUST 



Yellow. Robinia Pseudacacia. Millions of Locust 

 trees have been planted on Long Island in the past 

 two centuries for timber, and especially for "tree 

 nails," or spikes for wooden ships. The legend 

 is that it was introduced from Virginia by Captain 

 John Sands, of Sand's Point, Port Washington. 

 It thrives over most of the island. Having the 

 ability to gather nitrogen from the air, it grows 



YLLLOW LOCUST, continued 



vigorously in soil too sterile for other trees, in 

 twenty years being ready to cut for posts. The 

 foliage and roots permit grass and shrubs to 

 grow freely with it. 



Honey. Gleditschia triacantlws. Three-thorned 

 Acacia. The Honey Locust quickly attains broad 

 and noble proportions even in sterile soil on the 

 ocean side. The feathery foliage is graceful and 

 healthy. 



MAGNOLIA 



The Magnolia may be divided into two sections ; 

 the trees flowering after the leaves appear and the 

 shrubs flowering before, described on page 50. 

 Magnolias have heretofore been limited in plant- 

 ing to one or two specimens on a lawn, because of 

 their rarity in the nurseries and the difficulty ot 

 successfully transplanting them, especially if they 

 are shipped a distance. To overcome this we have 

 commenced raising them in large quantities from 

 acclimated seed, and they can now be used, as 

 they deserve, for general planting. 



Umbrella. M. tripetala. A low and broad-spread- 

 ing tree of tropical appearance, having leaves 

 l# feet long. The white flowers are 8 to 10 

 inches across, and produced in June. Though 

 one of the most showy and beautiful trees when 

 in bloom, it arouses equal admiration when in 

 fruit in late summer. The fruits are crimson, 

 cylindrical, 6 inches long and 2 inches in diam- 

 eter, from which scarlet seeds hang out on silken 

 threads to attract the birds. We recommend it 

 highly for lawn planting. 



Large-leaf Magnolia, M. macrophylla. (See page 29.) 



