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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 



TREE BOX. 



Evergreen shrubs of dense, compact growth and a beautiful dark green 

 color. Our stock is clipped to a broad conical form, and makes fine hedges, 

 specimens to group with other evergreens, or to plant against house foundations. 

 Planted in tubs, they are adapted to the formal garden, terrace and piazza. They 

 grow well in shade also. 



BERBERRY, Ilicifolia (Holly-leaved). A rare 

 plant, with wide, dark, s-piny leaves. 



Stenoph-ylla. Narrow leaves, of bluish color. 

 BOX. For description, see under cut. 



Golden. A beautiful yellow ball. 



Golden Variegated, Green and gold foliage. 



There are also several sorts, including the broad 

 and narrow-leaved and the silver variegated. 



Dwarf. The favorite border plant for old-fashioned 

 garderi walks, and planting singly by house foun- 

 dations and doorsteps. The illustration above 

 shows a Dwarf Box nearly a century old, g feet 

 broad, moved with a ball of earth by our Evergreen 

 Mover. Small plants for borders at low rates per 

 loo. 



COTONEASTER. Low shrubs, with minute leaves, 



whiteflowers and red fruit. 

 DAPHNE cneorum. An old-time flower garden 



favorite, with a spicy, pervading perfume. Narrow 



glaucous foliage, and deep pink flowers all summer. 

 BUONYMUS. Two species of Evergreen Euonymus, 



or Japanese Strawberry Bush, E. Japo7ticus and 



E. 7'adicans, have interesting varieties. 

 Japonicus. An upright shrub, with thick, shiny 



leaves. In sunny places it gets browned in Janu- 

 ary. It will remain beautiful all winter if planted 



in a sheltered corner of a house. The climbing 



kind may be used as a carpet and back-ground. 

 Japonicus argenteus. Foliage broadly marked 



with white. 



Japonicus, Due d'Anjou. A new variety, with 



tinted foliage. 

 Japonicus aurea. Bright yellow variegations. 



There are also different forms of variegation. 

 Radicans, This is a perfectly hardy climbing vine 



which clings closely to tree trunks or walls, and 



also trails over the ground, or grows into a little 



shrub. As it is cheap and quick-growing, it should 



be widely used. lo to 25 cts. 

 Radicans, Variegated tricolor. A healthy little 



plant of nearly white color, useful for edging, 



carpeting or winter decoration. The under sides 



of the leaves are red in winter. 25 cts. 

 Radicans, Variegated. Striped white and light 



green leaves. There are also broader-leaved and 



upright growing forms. 10 to 25 cts. 



HAWTHORN (Evergreen 

 Thorn). A thick, thorny shrub, 

 growing 8 feet high, with bright 

 orange berries and bronzy 

 leaves in winter. 



HEATH (Heather). The sev- 

 eral charming varieties of 

 European Heather grow here 

 when shaded in winter, and 

 not allowed to suffer from 

 drought. 



HOIiLY, American. For de- 

 scription, see under cut. 

 English. This requires cover- 

 ing after midwinter. The 

 leaves are darker than in the 

 American. There are several 

 varieties of foliage. 

 Variegated. The gold and 

 silver variegated kinds are 

 delicate and very pretty. 

 Crenata. A vigorous Japanese 

 species, with small toothed 

 leaves. It appears to be 

 hardy. 



Ink Berry {Ilex glabra). 

 Native to coast swamps. In 

 general appearance it resem- 

 bles boxwood. Will make an 

 excellent evergreen hedge, 

 although we do not know of its 

 being used for that purpose, 

 as it is of slow growth. 3 to 

 4 feet. 



IiAUREL, Mountain {Kalmia 

 latifolia). A beautiful native 

 Evergreen shrub, with shining foliage and dense 

 clusters of pink or nearly white flowers in spring. 

 Oae of the finest ornamental shrubs. It should be 

 planted in large masses in the open lawn or wood- 

 lands. We can supply it in quantity at low rates. 

 6 feet. 



Narrow-leaved {K. augustifolia). A pretty little 

 plant a foot high, with bright pink flowers ; suit- 

 able to border the others. 

 European {Cerasns lauro-cerasus var. Schipkcs- 

 ensis). This new variety from the Schipka Pass 

 promises to be hardy, and allows this pride of the 

 English gardens to be represented here. The foli- 

 age is larger and more lustrous than in any other 

 broad-leaved hardy Evergreen. 



AMERICAN HOLLY. 



A beautifnl, conical Evergreen. The leaves are 

 thick, tough and very glossy, scalloped, and armed 

 with spines, among which appear the ornamental red 

 berries in winter. Removing the leaves when trans- 

 planting, and planting in deep soil will cause it to grow 

 well. It will make a beautiful hedge. 



