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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, N. Y. Deciduous Trees 



The second season with large trees moved by Hicks Tree- Mover. Residence of Mr. H. McK. Twombly, Madison, N. J. 

 Weeping Silver Linden. Note the dense and luxuriant growth. Size when moved, about 35 feet high and broad 



Deciduous Trees 



HE essential things that planters want are economical immediate results and best permanent 

 results; both large and small trees that thrive, because they fit the various conditions of 

 climate and soil: two things never so thoroughly attained before. 



An enthusiasm for good trees, together with a willingness to wait twenty years or more 

 for them to grow, has resulted in handsome, large specimens which save the purchaser 

 many years. "Burn it," is the customary rule when a tree is over 15 feet and not sold, because it is too 

 large to box and ship. At Westbury Nurseries such trees were planted 10 to 20 feet apart, trained for suc- 

 cessful transplanting, and encouraged to develop into perfect specimens. 



An asset of greatest value to our customers is our knowledge of the botany of Long Island and the 

 reasons for its distribution. They are climate, geology, soil, water supply and cultivation. Conditions vary 

 within a few yards. 



There is satisfaction to the tree and to all who behold it when it has been selected to fit its environment. 

 This we will help you to do. 



Andromeda Sorrel Tree 



Andromeda arborea. Slender and graceful as a 

 birch, it can fill a narrow corner or go among the 

 shrubs. The flowers are its crowning glory; long, 

 curving racemes like drooping bouquets of lily- 

 of-the-valley in midsummer when no other tree 

 is in bloom. It is the first tree in autumn from 

 which to pick a spray of carmine foliage. Plant 

 this tree if you want to know one of nature's 

 gems. Mix it with dogwood in the woodland 

 borders, for it will be as harmonious here as in 

 Virginia, where it is native. 



Ash Fraxinus 



White. Fraxinus Americana. A tall, vigorous tree, 

 growing in the shape of the Sugar Maple or Tulip 

 Tree. A good street tree and especially valuable 

 for groves on moist soils. This and the English 

 Ash are good straight trees, and we recommend 

 ours for real estate subdivisions where a cheap 

 tree is wanted. 



English. F. excelsior. A tree closely resembling the 

 White Ash. 



Beech Fagus 



English, or European. Fagus sylvatica. One of 

 the few European trees perfectly at home here. 

 In a grove of trees the eye rests with pleasure on 

 the Beech. Its spirited outline of sharp-pointed 

 branches relieves the dark, shadowy center. A 

 tree with strength and grace in every line. 



For screen planting, a grove of low-branched 

 Beech, Hornbeam, Linden, Oak, Dogwood, Birch 

 and Pine are more efficient and more dignified 

 than the usual shrub border. 



Rivers' Purple. F . sylvatica, var. pur pur ea River sii. 

 Deep purple in spring, changing to dark green. 

 This and the Purple Norway and Japanese 

 Maples are the best of the purple-foliaged trees. 



Fern-Leaf. F. sylvatica, var. heterophylla. In the 

 older Newport gardens the Fern-Leaf Beech is 

 evidently the most highly prized tree. When 

 carefully kept from crowding, it is as graceful 

 as a great fern. 



With its delicacy there is no weakness, but a 

 wonderful beauty of lights and shadows between 

 the sharp-pointed spray. Knowing that its value 

 would be appreciated, we have grown a stock of 

 good specimens. 



