The Garden Magazine, February, 1922 



33S 





A BEARING fruit tree is the greatest compliment to the 

 vision of the man who planted it. A pumpkin vine will 

 bear in 60 days, but it takes about 60 months before crops of 

 most tree fruits materialize. All the more reason why you 

 should make it a point to plant 



Dependable Trees Only 



And Only Dependable Varieties 



For seventy-five years it has been the guiding principle of this 

 nursery to supply only such fruit trees as will live up to the 

 planters' expectations. Our climate and soil conditions produce 

 trees unrivaled for health and vigor. 



Our Catalogue describes about forty distinct sorts of Apples, a 

 dozen kinds of Pears, as many and more Cherries, Plums, Peaches 

 and Small Fruits. We grow many more, but our catalogue 

 endeavors to recommend only the very best kinds selected for both 

 home garden and commercial orchards. 



It will be a pleasure to mail the Catalogue to every 

 Garden Magazine reader. 



Expert Advice Freely Furnished on Request 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY GENEVA, N. Y. 



The Garden Magazine, January, page 25 tells how to improve your gardens. Take 

 out some oM and put in new. You do not have to live all your life with a mistake! 



Mr. J. H. McFarland lainhasts nurserymen for not having some of the new things. 

 We do not have all of them, but here are some. 



Elscholtzia Stauntoni. In September a mass of pale lavender flowers all buzzing with 

 bees. Mint family. 2' high, $1.00 each. 



Evodia hupehcnse. A linden-like tree from China illustrated in Garden Magazine, 

 Feb. '17. 3-4' high. $1.50 each; $10.00 per 10. 



Forgythia intermedia spectabili*. 3-4' high, $1.00 each; $7.50 per 10. 



Halrain Carolina monticola. Grows as a straight tree 80' high, not a many stemmed 

 bush-shaped tree like the others. 3-4' high, $3.00 each. 



Juniper its littoralis. A rock garden plant used by the Japanese for holding sand 

 dunes. SI. 00 each; $7.50 per 10. 



Mains Arnoldiana. White flowers; deep red cherry sized fruit that taste as good as 

 cider when frozen and decayed. 4-5' high, $1.50 each; $10.00 per 10. 



Morus acidosa. A bird feeding plant. Most people consider the mulberries too sweet. 

 This one may suit. 3-4' high, $1.00 each; $7.50 per 10. 



Philadelphus magdalenae. One of the new Philadelphus that Mr. McFarland criticizes 

 the nurserymen for not growing. 3-4' high, $1.00 each; $7.50 ptr 10. 



Ro»a Hugonis, Father Hugo's Rose. A welcome addition to the shruhs. Big, round 

 hush of healthy foliage with bright yellow flowers similar to, but earlier than, the 

 Persian Yellow. $2.50 each ; $22.50 per 1 . 



Sorbaria arborea glabrata. Vigorous shrub with white panicles, mid-summer, alrrost 

 as showy as Hydrangea panieulata grandiflora. 3-4' high, $1.50 each. 



Styrax obassia. Chas. A. Dana's Arboretum has the only one we know of. It is an 

 old tree 14' high with circular leaves; racemes of orange-blossom-like flowers in May 

 and coffee-like fruit. It is hardy at Glen Cove on Long Island Sound. 2' high, $1.00 each. 



Styrax japonica. Flowers similar to the above. Small, glossy, privet-like leaves. 

 The daintiest little tree we know of. Hardier than the above. 2' high, $.50 each; 7' 

 high, $6.00 each. 



Cotoneasters. Rare and beautiful group. Some suitable as low plants for the rock 

 garden; others as taller shrubs in the background. You can show off a collection of 

 these all winter. Some cling to the rocks with graceful sprays of evergreen foliage 

 and coralberries. 



C. Zabelii. 2' high, $1.50 each; $10.00 per 10. C. divarieata. 2-3' high, $1.00 

 each; $7.50 per 10. C. Dielsiana. 2-3' high, $1.00 each; $7.50 per 10. C. floribunda 

 hullata. 2-3' high, $1.00 each. C. rotundifolia. 1' high, $.75 each. C. Salicifolia. 

 4" pots. $1.00 each. 



Berberis heteropoda. 2' high, $1.00 each; $7.50 per 10. 



Handsome grape-like fruits. 



Crataegus ( Hawthorn) . We have 10 species of the best from Highland Park, Rochester. 

 Welcome in your shrubbery as hedges or as little trees. Crataegus Genenensis. 2' high, 

 $1.00 each; $7.50 per 10. Crataegus Dnnbari. 2' high, $1.00 each; $7.50 per 10. 



Cornus florida rubra. Red flowering dogwood. 5' high, $6.00 each. 



Cornux kousa. Beautiful Japanese tree. Month later than the above. 8' high, $6.00 

 each; $50.00 per 10. 



Cornus Dnnbari. A hybrid of a Japanese and American Dogwood. A small growing 

 tree, having handsome white flowers in July. The branches are rod. 5-6' high, $3.50 each. 



Cornus paucinervis. Low growing cornel from China. White flowers, black berries. 

 $1.00 each. 



Viburnum Wrightii. Described and named for the botanist of the Perry expedition. 

 2' high, $2.00 each. 



Viburnum opulus var. xanthnrarpa. Yellow fruited highbush cranberry. $1.50 each. 



Xanthoxyllum schinifolium. Chinese relative of the Toothache Tree. May make a good 

 hedge. Foliage glossy with fragrance of paregoric. 2-3' high, $1.50 each; $10.00 per 10. 



Syringa reflexa. A new lilac from China with hanging racemes. 2-3' high, $1.50 each. 



Picea Korymi. New species from China. 18-24" high, $5.00 each. 



Photinia villosa, Chinese Christinas Berry. Red berries in November. Flowers like 

 Shadbush. 3' high, $.50 each. 



Symploeus paniculata. Turquoise Berry. Very rare. Berries are robin's egg blue, 

 3' high, $3.00. 



Ilex crenata. Japanese Holly. Boxwood like foliage. Just right for woods or 

 foundation planting. 3' high, $5.00. 



Vaccinium corymbosum. Swamp Blueberry. Delicious fruit. Oak-like branches, red 

 bark in winter. 3' x 3' high, $3.00 each. 



Ilex opaca. American Holly. 2' high, $4.00 each. 



TIME SAVING TREES 



Thirty years ago we started to grow time saving trees; with roots to guarantee them 

 to grow satisfactorily. Now they are ready. 



Write to us about the rare plants you want. Come to the nursery, and see the rock 

 garden. Send for Home Landscapes, and Home Landscapes, Commuters' Edition. 



Henry Hicks 



HICKS NURSERIES 



WESTBURY, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. 



Dept. M 



