Deciduous Trees 
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ISAAC HICKS & SON 
OAK, continued 
Willow. Q. Phellos. The willow-like leaves are 
a half-inch wide. It is a close pyramid of slen- 
der gray twigs. 
White. Q. alba. The White Oak is the most 
majestic of all native trees. 
Swamp White. Q. bicolor. This forms a tall tree 
with light gray flaky bark. 
Mossy Cup, or Burr. Q. macrocarpa. A lofty 
tree, rugged, rough and strong. The twigs are 
ridged with cork, like the liquidambar. We 
offer trees 10 to 23 feet. 
English, or Royal. Q. pedunculata ; syn., Q. 
Robur. This is the Oak of the English parks. 
It is a noble broad-spreading tree with powerful 
horizontal branches, and closely resembles our 
White Oak. In this region it grows rapidly ; 
sometimes 4 feet per year. 
Pyramidal English. Q. pedunculata, var. fastigiata. 
It is a narrow columnar tree like the Lombardy 
Poplar, 
Golden English. Q. pedunculata, var. Concordia. 
The foliage is bright yellow in spring. 
Besides the above list, we have specimens of many 
rare species of Oak. 
PAULO WNIA. 'Empress Tree 
P. imperialis. In early May this tree sends out a 
pleasant perfume, and it is rather surprising to 
find the cause in flowers so nearly like the sky in 
color as not to be noticed at first sight. The 
flowers are trumpet-shaped, 3 inches long, borne 
in panicles a foot in length. The large tall tree 
resembles its relative the catalpa, but it is more 
open and irregular. For tropical gardening, the 
stem is cut to the ground, and annually shoots up 
10 feet with leaves 2 feet wide. 
P1LACH. Prunus 
Double-flowering. P. Persica, var. camelliceflora 
plena. These are clouds of beautiful color, being 
masses of double rose-like flowers of white, pink 
or crimson. They are small, short-lived trees, 
benefited by close pruning and fertilizing it with 
wood ashes. 
PILPPILRIDQIL. Nyssa 
N. sylvatica. Sour Gum. This is a tree native 
to wet ground, remarkable for its horizontal 
branches, shining leaves and flaming scarlet 
autumn color. It transplants with difficulty. 
PERSIMMON. Diospyros 
D. Virginiana. It is not generally known that this 
fruit tree of the South is native here, forming a 
round-headed tree of healthy dark and glossy 
foliage. 
PHE,LLODE,NDRON 
Chinese Cork Tree 
P. Amurense. Like many plants from the Amoor 
Valley in China, finding the climate similar, this 
thrives and grows rapidly here. It resists drought 
and is free from insect attacks. The foliage and 
form resemble the black walnut. 
PLANE. TREX. Platanus 
P. orientalis. Oriental Plane, or Sycamore. The 
Plane is a vigorous and rapid-growing tree of the 
largest size. The wide thick leaves withstand 
salt spray. In winter the tree is ornamental 
because of the light-colored bark. It has been 
famous and largely planted since the days of the 
ancient Greeks. It is a good street tree and does, 
not suffer from the fungous disease which kills, 
the twigs of the native Buttonball, or American 
Plane. An excellent city tree. 
PLUM. Prunus 
Purple. P. cerasifera. var. atropurpurea ; syn.,. 
P. Pissardii. The Purple Plum has especially 
bright red foliage in midsummer and purple in 
the autumn. 
POPLAR. Topulus 
The Poplars belong to the Willow family. A 
prominent characteristic of the family is quickness, 
of growth, some members exceeding all other 
trees of temperate regions. The wood is soft and 
light. They are strong feeders and repay added 
fertility and moisture with luxuriant growth. 
Carolina P. deltoides, var. Carolinensis. This is 
the most commonly planted Poplar, quickly 
forming a tall tree. Where quick results for a 
few years are wanted it answers well. Many 
thousands have been planted on real estate sub- 
divisions, but after a dozen years only a small 
proportion remain in good condition. On heavier 
soil in the Prairie States, and along the streams, 
it makes a large old tree. It is benefited by ferti- 
lizing and bi-annually cutting back, which helps, 
it to overcome its fungous enemies. 
Lombardy. P. nigra, var. Italica ; syn., P.fastig^ 
iata; syn., P. dilatata. The Lombardy Poplar 
is an exclamation point in the landscape. Its 
vertical column of foliage strikes a new note in 
the tranquillity of ordinary scenery, and is a 
pleasing break in the sky-line of round-headed! 
trees. It is sometimes used for vistas and screens. 
For immediate screens, tall trees of more perma- 
nent species, as maples, on page 29, are prefer- 
able. In France, long avenues of them are char- 
acteristic. 
Japanese. P. suaveolens. This is by far the best 
Poplar for this climate, as may be expected from 
its origin. The foliage comes out earlier in 
spring than other trees, and is a beautiful shade 
of light green, maintained throughout the season. 
It is free from the fungous attacks which frequently 
cause the Carolina Poplar to drop its foliage 
in late summer. It roots deeper than other Pop- 
lars, therefore resists drought better. 
Prof. Sargent, director of Arnold Arboretum, 
Harvard, writes us : "I believe your specimen 
to be the northern China and northern Japan, 
P. suaveolens, which I see in this country for the 
first time. I met with this tree in northern Japan, 
where it grows to a very large size, but was 
unable to introduce it into cultivation." As far 
as we know, this is the only nursery offering it. 
For transplanting on tree-mover, we offer trees 
30 to 40 feet high, as beautiful and symmetrical 
as the tulip tree. 
