WESTBURY STATION, N. Y. 
Deciduous Trees 
MAGNOLIA, continued 
Large-leaved. M. macrophylla. This 
tree has the largest flowers of 
any plant of the temperate zone ; 
they are like alabaster vases ; the 
petals are of graceful form and 
firm in texture ; when fully open 
they are a foot across. The leaves 
are proportionately large, being 
2 feet long. It is one of the rarest 
ornamental trees. (See illustra- 
tion on preceding page. ) 
Cucumber. M. acuminata. The 
Cucumber Tree is pyramidal in 
form, of large size, resembling 
its relative, the tulip tree, in 
size, form and requirements. 
The flowers are not especially 
conspicuous, being greenish 
white and partly hidden by the 
foliage. 
Sweet Bay. M. glauca. The Sweet 
Bay Magnolia is most commonly 
known as the Magnolia flower 
sold on the city streets in June. 
Weeping Silver Maple, Wier's Weeping Maple and Silver Maple on the lawn of 
Mr. Edmund Wetmore, Glen Cove, L. I., moved by our tree-mover. 
The exceedingly fragrant flowers are creamy white, cups 3 inches 
wide, with leaves about the same length. It forms a small tree or shrub. Native of Long Island. 
MAPLE,. Acer 
As a result of their many good qualities, the Maples are the most extensively planted of all trees. 
A comparison of the various species will show the wide range of their usefulness. The Sugar Maple is 
a native of New England and westward, but rarely of Long Island. Along the north shore and on the 
hills it frequently grows well, especially where there is a deep loam soil, or clay or hard-pan subsoil. 
On the plains region, with its subsoil of sand and gravel, the Sugar Maple, the Elm, the Kentucky 
Coffee Tree, and some others do not reach the perfection of old age and feel at home. Although it 
has had opportunity for thousands of years, the Sugar Maple has not established itself, and seed- 
lings do not spring up around it. The foliage sometimes turns brown in summer, while the Nor- 
way Maple foliage does not. The Norway Maple does thrive vigorously in this region, reaching its 
highest development, and the young seedlings spring up freely under old trees. 
The Red, or Scarlet, Maple 
is native to all parts of the 
island, both along the streams 
and on the upland. Its nearest 
relative, the Silver Maple, is 
native to rich river bottoms in 
the Middle States. It is so 
rapid in growth that its branches 
have not the strength of other 
Maples. 
Norway. A. platanoides. The 
Norway Maple is the best 
all-round shade tree for Long 
Island. Its foliage is retained 
in good health until late in 
autumn, when it turns a clear 
yellow. It is a tree which 
may be depended upon to live 
when transplanted, and grow 
and thrive on poor and dry 
soil, growing faster, of course, 
when well fed. In form the 
head is a sphere, or in old trees 
a hemisphere, with broad 
Artificial lake at " Brookholt," the residence of Hon. O. H. P. Belmont. To shade spreading branches. For 
the dock and rustic seat these lar^e Maples were moved from our Nursery, as well ctr^t nlonti'tin- n n»- -i-^oo 
as the screen of large evergreens bordering the public road. Photographed three picinung out trees are 
years after planting. " ' trained with hign heads to 
