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Isaac Hicks &- Son, Westbury Station, N. Y. Evergreens 



Nassau County Court House. Wm. B. Tubby, Architect. The landscape plan and stock from the Westbury Nur- 

 series. Evergreen borders of Retinospora, Spruce, Gedar, Laurel, Boxwood, Yucca and Euonymus radicans. Corner illus- 

 tration is of our Retinospora squarrosa, 5 feet high, showing broad, dense top and large ball of earth. Compare it with 

 narrow, imported stock. 



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other Retinosporas in evergreen beds in a type 

 of design that is there highly developed. The bed 

 is designed against an entrance or side of a lawn 

 and with long, flowing curves. It may be 15 feet 

 wide and 30 feet long. This bed is divided into 

 sections of different color. The evergreens used 

 mostly are Retinosporas of the following varie- 

 ties : Plumosa, Plumosa aurea and Squarrosa; 

 Arborvitse in the following varieties: Golden, 

 Dwarf, Siberian; and Yew in the followng va- 

 rieties: Golden, English and Japanese. As these 

 grow, they are kept trimmed to a solid, even mass, 

 sloping from the back toward the front. This type 

 of design is really carpet-bedding, using ever- 

 greens the same as Coleus, Geraniums and other 

 tender plants. 



R. plumosa aurea (Golden Japan Cypress). C. 

 pisifera, var. plumosa aurea. This is a bright, 

 cheerful golden_yellow all the year. This and the 

 Golden Arborvitae are the two best yellow ever- 

 greens, and may be used where a strong contrast 

 is desired. 



R. squarrosa (Blue Japan Cypress). C. pisifera, 

 var. squarrosa. This is the handsomest, small, 

 blue evergreen for the summer and autumn deco- 

 ration of small areas. It grows as a dense, fleecy 

 pyramid. Each branch is graceful as an ostrich 



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plume, and when beset with dew it sparkles like 

 diamonds. 



Our plants are unusually wide and dense from 

 repeated shearing. We recommend them highly 

 for the purposes indicated for Plumosa, and for 

 decorating formal gardens. 



R. filifera. C. pisifera, var. filifera. This is another 

 of the curious varieties developed by the Japa- 

 nese from the wild species. It is a broad cone of 

 light green foliage, the tips of the foliage being 

 long, green threads, gracefully arching outward 

 and downward. 



R. obtusa (Obtuse-leaved Japan Cypress). This 

 differs from all the preceding, being a distinct 

 species, and in appearance it stands in a class 

 by itself. The foliage is a very dark, deep green, 

 rivaling the Yew and Nordmann's Fir. A peculiar 

 beauty of this species is the formation of the 

 lights and shadows. The foliage is in small, 

 curved, shell-like fronds. 



R. obtusa nana. (Dwarf Obtuse-leaved Japan Cy- 

 press). This pigmy is very dark green, slow- 

 growing and compact, gaining but a few inches 

 per year. It is useful for edging groups of slow- 

 growing evergreens or in a rock-garden. It is a 

 form which the Japanese grow as dwarfs in pots 

 for a century. 



Raising evergreens from seed in the middle Atlantic states has not been customery, because it is 

 easy to import or to grow from cuttings; but such are not all reliably hardy or happy in dry soil. We 

 have grown evergreens from seed of Long Island trees and others of similar climates. It has required 

 scientific knowledge, foresight and skill. The result is ready. Will you take advantage of it ? Evergreens 

 mean comfort and beauty. They are coming into fashion. It is right that they should, because the beau- 

 tiful and hardy evergreens are now available. 



