Evergreen Trees 
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ISAAC HICKS & SON 
SPRUCE, continued 
Mr. August Belmont's Hempstead estate shows good examples of the rejuvenation of old Norway 
Spruce trees. They were 80 feet high and had become scraggy and ragged at the top. Twenty feet 
were cut off and the side branches shortened to a point preserving the natural form, and the roots fer- 
tilized. Three years afterward the tops are dense, compact and handsome. . 
White. P. alba. A bright blue-green tree of hand- 
some compact form. Large trees here attest its 
ability to retain these qualities in old age. It is 
a native of Maine, but is less plentiful than the 
more somber black and red Spruces. Its color 
often equals the Colorado Blue Spruce. We 
offer specimens 10 to 15 feet high, trained uni- 
formly for formal gardens, and larger trees 16 to 
22 feet. 
Engelmann's. P. Engelmanni. A rare and valu- 
able conifer with dark green foliage, lighter 
underneath. Perfectly hardy. 
Oriental. P. orientalis. Closely resembles the 
Nordmann's Fir in its dark rich Color and dense 
habit. Its short, black -green leaves are re- 
tained for nine years. Native of Siberia, its 
hardiness is undoubted. 
Colorado. P. pungens. The sage-green color and 
strong needle-pointed leaves on stiff, shelf-like 
branches make this a beautiful and conspicuous 
tree. It is a strong, stern tree and can stand salt 
spray. In early summer its color approaches 
that of the variety. 
Colorado Blue. P. pungens, var. glauca. This 
conspicuous lawn ornament has become more 
quickly known and appreciated than any other 
evergreen. It instantly attracts the eye and forms 
the center of the picture. It cheerfully lights up 
a dark corner and harmonizes with a background 
of _ White Spruce and darker Firs and Pines. The 
scintillations of its silver sheen are like a lace of 
hoar-frost sparkling in the sun. 
Koster's Colorado Blue. P. pungens, var. glauca 
Kosterii. This is grafted from an extra blue 
tree. 
Alcock's. P. bicolor ; syn., Alcockiana. Viewed 
by the horizontal rays of the afternoon winter 
sun illuminating the under side of the ascending 
branches, it is the most brilliant blue evergreen. 
Norway. P. excelsa. On Long Island the Nor- 
way Spruce does the most toward break- 
ing the flatness of the winter landscape. i 
Groups of them tower to twice or three , Jjf 
Privet hedge 
at residence 
the right is 
of Mr. Talbot J. Taylor, Cedarhurst, L I. 
a large White Spruce. 
NORWAY SPRUCE, continued 
times the height of the farm-houses they shelter. 
Rapid-growing, dark green, graceful and dense 
when young, it is worthy of extensive planting 
for hedges, shelter-belts and screens. We offer 
60 trees 10 to 20 feet, 20 trees 20 to 30 feet 
high, and small ones in quantity. All can be 
shipped by rail. 
Weeping Norway. P. excelsa, var. inverta. An 
erratic curiosity growing 15 to 20 feet high, with 
branches hanging fantastically downward. 
Douglas. Pseudotsuga Douglasii. This promises, 
to be the most valuable Spruce for general plant- 
ing. . It grows rapidly to a dense, graceful tree of 
soft light bluish green foliage, which does not get 
thin, ragged or brown. The Colorado form is 
hardy ; that from California tender. 
YEW. Taxus 
The Yews are all shade-enduring and have very 
dark green foliage. The Yew family is famous in 
literature through the ancient Yews of Europe, 
which we have the good fortune to be able to grow 
here. This latitude is their northern limit for this 
country. A little winter protection of straw or the 
shade of other trees is sufficient to prevent their 
becoming brown in severe weather. 
English. T. baccata. In this region the English 
Yew grows as a broad bush of many stems of 
darkest green foliage. 
Golden English. T. baccata, var. aurea. A little 
plant of bright golden yellow. 
Irish. T. baccata, var. fastigiala. A narrow dark 
column. Needs protection in winter. 
Canadian. T. Canadensis. The spreading branches 
of the Canadian Yew cover the ground like 
green carpet, forming in time a mat 15 feet 
broad and 1 % feet high. It will grow in damp, 
shady places. It has bright red 
berries. 
Japanese. T. cuspidata. This is 
glfi , perfectly hardy, and there should 
W'y De an active demand for it. At 
Dosoris, Glen Cove, the estate 
of the late Charles A. Dana, we 
have moved an old specimen of 
this species 21 feet wide and 15. 
feet high. It has not browned in 
most severe exposure to north 
winds or bright winter sun. We 
have seed and layers of this stock. 
Dwarf Japanese. T. cuspidata, var. 
brevlfolia. On the same estate 
are specimens of this, 15 feet 
wide and 3 feet high. It is a 
rugged, dark green plant, as if 
from up near the snow line. We 
have moved one of these to the 
nursery and layered, to make 
new plants. 
