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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, N. Y. Shrubs 



Viburnum, continued 



V. molle; syn., V. Nepalense. A native shrub, 

 resembling Viburnum dentatum. 



V. nudum. A graceful shrub, with slender branches 

 and oval, bright green leaves. 



V. Opulus. Highbush Cranberry. This hand- 

 some shrub is native in northern New England 

 and Canada, where its large, bright red fruits are 

 sometimes used as a substitute for the cranberry. 

 It has large, healthy leaves, free from insect 

 attacks, while the next variety is from Europe and 

 has thinner foliage which is curled up by plant-lice. 



V. Opulus, var. sterile. Common Snowball. 

 This is the Snowball that decorated the old farm- 

 yards beside the Peony and Lilac. It is a shrub 

 of 8 to 10 feet in height, with a large globu- 

 lar cluster of white flowers, blooming about Deco- 

 ration Day. 



V. Opulus nanum. A little plant that may be 

 used as a substitute for Box edging or in restricted 

 areas. It is about I foot high and densely compact 

 without flowers. 



V. Sieboldi. This differs from all the others in its 

 general appearance, being much larger in all its 

 parts. The leaves are about 6 inches long, heavy 

 and shiny. It makes a shrub about 15 feet or 

 more in height and can be used with the small- 

 growing trees of the Dogwood class. 



*We usually recommend it when Mountain Ash 

 is called for. In colder climates the Mountain 

 Ash is a favorite for its large clusters of orange 

 and red berries. Here it does not usually thrive. 

 This Virburnum has clusters of berries about 5 

 inches across in August and September, which are 

 very showy. It is as yet rare and we believe you 

 should take advantage of this opportunity to 

 secure it. 



V. tomentosum. This is a beautiful shrub from 

 Japan with dark crinkled leaves. It is very showy 

 when in bloom, its flat clusters of small flowers 

 surrounded by large sterile flowers. It can be 

 highly recommended for planting in large groups 

 or for single specimens. 



V. tomentosum, var. plicatum. This has the 

 good foliage of the last, but has all sterile flowers 

 in large spherical clusters like the old-fashioned 

 Snowball. As its foliage is free from insect attacks 

 and is darker green, it is superior to the old- 

 fashioned Snowball. It is a shrub which can be 

 appropriately planted as a single specimen near 

 the house. It will become 8 feet high and broad. 

 We were fortunate in securing a quantity of old 

 specimens about fifteen years old, with good roots, 

 that are suitable for immediate effects. 



NVeigela 



Another of the large groups of ornamental shrubs 

 that have come to us from Japan and China. The 

 shrubs are all vigorous in growth, broad-spreading, 

 dense, and have good foliage from the ground up. 

 They are very quick to make a dense mass of foliage. 

 In flowers, they are the most showy of their period 

 with the exception of the Rhododendrons. They 

 have been most successfully used with the latter to 

 carry on the color effects at a greater distance in the 

 Vale of Cashmere, Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Of 

 course, they have not the refinement of the Rhodo- 

 dendrons, and should not be used close to them, 

 but when seen at a distance farther down the valley, 

 they combine to make up a beautiful picture against 

 the dark background of tall forests and the open 

 meadow beyond. The colors range from pure white 

 t h rough various shades of pink and yellow to deep red . 



Weigela, continued 



White. Pink. 



Othello. Flowers carmine-red. 



Weigela rosea. A beautiful shrub with rose- 

 colored flowers. 



Eva Rathke. A comparatively new introduction, 

 widely advertised because of its very deep red 

 flowers. It is a lower-growing shrub than the 

 others. 



W. lutea. This distinct species is native of rocky 

 banks in this country. It forms a dense mass of 

 about 6 feet in height, with dense foliage and 

 yellow flowers. We offer large-sized plants at 

 low rates. 



Witch Hazel 



This should be as famous for its beauty and use- 

 tulness as for its being the origin of the Pond's 

 Extract of Witch Hazel. It is a big, vigorous shrub, 

 occurring on banks and abandoned fields on the 

 mainland, and occasionally native on Long Island. 

 Among shrubs it has something of an oak-like char- 

 acter, with strong, upright branches and firm, 

 rugose leaves. It is well fitted for underplanting, 

 between Oaks, Dogwoods and other trees or among 

 shrubs to give greater stability to their appearance. 

 It grows 10 to 15 feet high. It is the last of all 

 flowers to bloom. 



It is a surprise to catch a spicy woodland fragrance 

 in mid-November and look about to find these 

 star-shaped, yellow blossoms on the leafless stems. 

 It is equally a surprise to be bombarded by the 

 black, torpedo-shaped seeds which are fired a dis- 

 tance of 20 feet on warm autumn days. These seeds 

 are produced from flowers of the previous year. 



It is a rare shrub in cultivation, but it is so har- 

 monious with our native trees that we have grown 

 it in large quantities, and advise those who are 

 establishing private nurseries for extensive land- 

 scape planting to buy several hundred of these 

 cheap seedlings and grow them on for two years, 

 when they will be ready to plant in permanent 

 locations. It is a shrub having no serious insect or 

 fungus enemies, and easy to transplant. 



Willow Salix 



The Willow family contains several members 

 that may be grown as shrubs and because of their 

 quickness and certainty of success in transplanting, 

 may be used for temporary planting, or on damp 

 ground used for permanent planting. 

 Laurel-Leaf. Salix pentandra. This looks like a 

 large shrub of California Privet, with leaves as 

 glossy as if varnished. 



Yellow-Bark. S. vittellina, var. aurea. This is a 

 large, upright tree, which may be kept as a shrub 

 by pruning. The foliage is brilliant in winter with 

 its bright yellow color. 



Japanese Pussy. 5. multinervis. The earliest of 

 all flowers, frequently blooming in February. 

 They are favorites with the school children. The 

 long, silky catkins are larger and more conspicuous 

 than in the other Willows, so that it has a distinct 

 ornamental value. It is a low-spreading shrub 

 about 4 feet high, well calculated to hold stream 

 banks, and is also suited for upland planting. 



Yellow Root Xanthonhiza apiifoUa 



This is largely used in the Boston Parkways 

 where it grows about 2 feet high in even masses of 

 light green foliage, excluding weeds and requiring 

 no attention. 



