Deciduous Trees 
28 ISAAC HICKS & SON 
Liquidambar, or Sweet Gum. The shining star-shaped leaves 
are brilliant scarlet, bronze and orange in autumn. 
LINDEN, continued 
Small-leaved. T. ulmifolia; syn., microphylla. 
This and the Silver are the best of the family. 
The dense foliage of small leaves forms a com- 
pact and very symmetrical top. The foliage is 
maintained in good condition throughout the 
season. We recommend the tree highly for 
lawns, streets and entrance drives. (See illustra- 
tion, on page 27. ) 
American. T. Americana. Basswood. A broad- 
leaved tree requiring fertile, moist soil. The top 
is more open than that of the other Lindens. 
European. T. Europcea. A tall, ovate tree. 
Broal-leaved. T. platyphylla. While this species 
is beautiful in spring, its foliage browns in mid- 
summer. 
LIQUID AMBAR. Slveet Gum 
L. styraciflua. Bilsted. A noble forest tree, native 
to Long Island, and thriving in various situations. 
In autumn it exceeds other trees in the variety 
and depth of its coloring— red, gold, purple and 
bronze appearing on the same leaf. The leaves 
are star-shaped, glossy green and healthy. In 
form and rate of growth it resembles the lindens 
and sugar maple. Transplants in spring only. 
LOCUST 
Yellow. Robinia Pseudacacia. Millions of Locust 
trees have been planted on Long Island in the past 
two centuries for timber, and especially for "tree 
nails," or spikes for wooden ships. The legend 
is that it was introduced from Virginia by Captain 
John Sands, of Sand's Point, Port Washington.. 
It thrives over most of the island. Having the 
ability to gather nitrogen from the air, it grows 
YELLOW LOCUST, continued 
vigorously in soil too sterile for other trees, in 
twenty years being ready to cut for posts. The 
foliage and roots permit grass and shrubs to 
grow freely with it. 
Honey. Gleditschia triacanthos. Three-thorned 
Acacia. The Honey Locust quickly attains broad 
and noble proportions even in sterile soil on the 
ocean side. The feathery foliage is graceful and 
healthy. 
MAGNOLIA 
The Magnolia may be divided into two sections • 
the trees flowering after the leaves appear and the 
shrubs flowering before, described on page 50. 
Magnolias have heretofore been limited in plant- 
ing to one or two specimens on a lawn, because of 
their rarity in the nurseries and the difficulty ot 
successfully transplanting them, especially if they 
are shipped a distance. To overcome this we have 
commenced raising them in large quantities from 
acclimated seed, and they can now be used, as 
they deserve, for general planting. 
Umbrella. M. tripetala. A low and broad-spread- 
ing tree of tropical appearance, having leaves 
1^4, feet long. The white flowers are 8 to 10 
inches across, and produced in June. Though 
one of the most showy and beautiful trees when 
in bloom, it arouses equal admiration when in 
fruit in late summer. The fruits are crimson, 
cylindrical, 6 inches long and 2 inches in diam- 
eter, from which scarlet seeds hang out on silken 
threads to attract the birds. We recommend it 
highly for lawn planting. 
Large-leaf Magnolia, M. macrophylla. (See page 29. ) 
