Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 



AGEPJXS.— We have no traveling agents, but in several villages orders for us may be left with florists 

 or gardeners who act as our agents and who may plant the trees if desired. 



SE^ASO:^.— Xlie spring: season begins about March i, or as soon as frost is out of the ground, 

 and continues till the middle of May. Many trees and shrubs can be transplanted after the leaves start, but 

 earlier planting is advisable. Tlie fall season opens October 15, or as soon as the leaves turn, and 

 continues till hard freezing, usually about December 20. Most varieties can be transplanted in spring or fall. 



Everg-reens, Tulip trees, Mag:nolias, and a few others are best transplanted in the spring. 

 Evergreens may also be planted in August if the season is wet, or if they are kept moist. Frequently we can 

 transplant trees during winter. 



Plants in tubs or terra-cotta urns, and evergreens with a ball of earth, will be furnished at any season. 



I:NQXJXR.XES.— Correspond witli us about varieties of plants for special purposes, seaside or 

 dry-ground planting, about botanical names of trees, wild flowers or shrubs, and varieties of fruits. We will 

 gladly answer inquiries as to remedies for fungous diseases or insect attacks, for kinds and amounts of fertil- 

 izers, lawn seed, etc., for directions for pruning, grafting or culture, and can usually refer inquirers to reliable 

 books on forestry, landscape gardening, botany, or any of the above subjects. 



GAItDE^NKHS.— We furnish competent men at some seasons of the year to plant and prune trees and 

 shrubs, trim hedges, renovate old and neglected orchards, preserve decaying trees and to straighten up trees 

 damaged or split by storms. 



HICKS' TREE MOVER No. I. 



MOVING LARGE TREES. 



Witli trees twenty -five to sixty years old, moved by our Tree-movers, the same effects 

 which Landscape Architects plan to produce several decades hence can be brought about immediately. 



In parks and large estates avenues and groves of fine old tree^ can be quickly obtained. On small 

 places three or four large trees are ample for cooling shade about the hot and sunny piazzas. Trees which are 

 crowding and destroying their beauty on old places may be moved to another part of the lawn or to new lawns. 



We can supply largre lEverg-reens for permanent screens or tall old hedges. 



For thirty years we have made a business of moving large trees, and in that period have planned 

 and used over a dozen different Tree-movers and methods of handling. We are constantly devising improve- 

 ments, and are now using four movers which, for economical methods and successful results, are the best known^ 

 handling the trees in accordance with scientific principles of tree-growth, 



People should, toe cautioned against moving large deciduous trees with roots cut short, even 

 if a ball of earth is attached. Such trees frequently fail after a few years, or it is necessary to cut off their tops. 



XR-E^E MOVE^R :Xo. I.— Patent pending. See illustration above. Carries trees 60 feet in height, 

 2 feel, in diameter of trunk, with 40 feet spread of branches and 35 feet spread of roots. The tree is clamped to 

 a hinged cradle and thus pulled over by ropes in the position shown, ready for transportation. 



Xreeslwitll largrer^tops than shown in the illustration, tied down to go under telegraph wires^ 

 etc., are frequently moved, the horses being attached by draught ropes. 



We now have several improvements not shown : A root holder, by which all the roots are secured from 

 damage in transportation, from hitting wires and trees, and screws for loading without the use of tackle. 



