Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 



SPECTABILIS LINDEN. 



A variety of the silver-leaved, with larger leaves, green 

 on the under side. The above illustration is from a tree in 

 •our arboretum. 



OAK, Red. A large, massive tree, having larger 

 leaves than any of the others. 

 "Willow. A good-sized tree, with narrow leaves. 

 Very unique. 



Laurel-leaved. A beautiful tree, with shining en- 

 tire leaves. 



4^ The above Oaks have sharp-pointed leaves ; the 

 following are round-lobed. 



White. The most majestic of all trees. 

 -Mossy-cup. A rapid-growing Oak, with rough 



trunk and gnarled, cork-ridged branches. The 



leaves are large, and turn dark russet in October ; 



the acorn-cups are surrounded with a gray fringe. 



We have trees of this variety 15 feet high. 

 .Swamp White. Resembles the White Oak. 

 Chestnut. The Chestnut, or Rock Chestnut Oak, 



is a species native to dry situations. 

 .English. For description, see under cut, page 11. 

 "Golden. The Golden English Oak is one of the 



best yellow-foliaged trees, and is healthy. 

 fft^^Rare varieties of native, European and 



Japanese, Evergreen and Deciduous Oaks are in 



stock in small quantities. 



PAULO WNIA (Empress Tree). The largest-leaved 

 hardy tree, the leaves on young sprouts being 20 

 inches in diameter. The beautiful blue-purple 

 flowers are in erect bunches a foot long. It is a 

 large tree, resembling the catalpa. For a tropical 

 bedding plant it is very effective, for when cut 

 down each year it shoots up 8 or 9 feet high, with 

 immense leaves. 



PEACH, Double-flowering'. Small trees, with 

 clouds of flowers in early spring. There are three 

 varieties, White, Pink and Red. These, planted 

 in a group, contrast finely, and blooming so early 

 befoi e most other trees have started, their blossoms 

 are very showy All three varieties are perfectly 

 hardy. 



PEFPEBIDGE (Sour Gum). A tree native to 

 swamps. Autumn color, clear and brilliant ; ber- 

 ries dark blue or purple ; the tree is also beautiful 

 in winter, when its thick, close spray of silvery 



twigs is quite conspicuous. 



PEiEtSIMMON. A native fruit tree, with dark, shin- 

 ing foliage. It makes a handsome medium-sized 

 tree. 



FHELLODENDRON Amurense (Chinese Cork 

 Tree). This promises to make a large, fine tree, 

 with foliage like a black walnut. It is healthy 

 and vigorous. 



PLANE TREE (Oriental Plane, or Sycamore). A 

 good street and shade tree, on good ground, gi'ow- 

 ing rapidly, and quickly forming a handsome tree. 

 It will do especially well near water. 



American (Button-Ball). This is the largest tree 

 of Eastern United States, and, although there is a 

 specimen at Wheatley, near here, 8 feet in diam- 

 ter, we cannot recommend it, on account of a fun- 

 gous disease. 



PLUM, Purple {Prunus Flssardn). This tree is on 

 account of its color the most conspicuous introduc- 

 tion of recent years, being dull red-purple in 

 spring. It differs from other purple trees in being 

 brightest at the end of the season. As it is cheap 

 and quick-growing, it may be used in quantity 

 for contrast in groups of shrubs and trees, or for an 

 ornamental hedge. It forms a small tree, or can be 

 trained as a bush. The flowers are small, white, 

 single, covering the tree in spring. 



MAGNOLIA MACROPHYLLA. 



This rare tree suggests a tropical banana, the leaves 

 being often 2 feet long. The flowers are larger than 

 those of any tree of temperate climates. The waxen- 

 white petals open to form a chalice 8 inches high, 

 and then spread a foot wide. The flower is not only 

 large, but beautiful, and the fragrance is strong. 



