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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station^ New York 



LIQUIDAMBAR. 



CYPRESS, DECIDUOUS. 



The Cypress of southern swamps is hardy here, and 

 is of very different expression grown in the open. It has 

 lig:ht, cheerful , green foliage, of a fleecy texture. On 

 heavy soil it develops best. 



ELM. NORWAY MAPLE. WHITE PINE. 



(Group of trees at Westbury.) 



MAGNOLIA, Cucumber Tree (M. acuminata). A tall, 

 symmetrical tree, resembling the tulip tree, to which it 

 is related. It has yellow flowers, 3 inches long, followed 

 by seed-vessels, which, when green, resemble a cucum- 

 ber, and turn red later. 

 ^ Swaixa.-}^ i^M. £-lauca). A small tree of much merit. It has 



cup-shaped, cream-colored flowers late in June, which 

 are very fragrant, and are often sold on the streets of 

 New York at that season. 

 Vmhvellsi iripeiela). A broad, spreading little tree, 

 with handsome large leaves and conspicuous white flow- 

 ers. The fruit is a carmine-red cylinder 2 inches through 

 and 6 inches long, out of which hang orange-red berries 

 on silken threads. 

 Large-leaved {3f. macrophylla) , For description, see 

 under cut, page 10. 



The other varieties of Magnolia are usually grown 

 in shrub form. See page 22. 



MAPLE. 



We believe our stock of Maples to be unequaled by any on 

 the market. By several improvements in culture and prun- 

 ing we produce a tree with a straight, stocky trunk, which 

 will stand up under winds and the usual risks of the street ; 

 also a strong leader, or central branch, and a wide ovate 

 top, whereby the tree can be trimmed up later as the lower 

 branches spread over the street. A tree with single leader 

 will bend with the wind, and not split like a tree with several 

 leading branches. These trees are grown wide apart, and 

 are dug with spade and fork, which leave abundant roots. 

 Properly planted, a tree 15 to 18 feet high and 2 or more 

 inches in diameter will live and grow as well or better than 

 a tree an inch in diameter and 9 feet high. 

 MAPLE, Norway. This is the best all-round street tree 

 for Long Island. It is of fairly rapid growth, has a round 

 solid head, strong branches, and does well in poor, dry 

 soil. (See illustration, above.) 

 Purple Norway. There are two varieties : Schwedler's 

 which is bright purple in early summer, and Eeitenbach's, 

 which is darkest in autumn. Both are vigorous trees. 



