Westbury Nurseries and the 
Hicks Patent Tree -Mobers 
Isaac Hicks & Son 
Westbury Station, Nassau County, Long Island, New York 
TELEPHONE, CONNECTION 
Illustrated by photographs of trees Ivhich habe been mobed, and of places most 
of Ivhich Ivere planted Ivith stock from the Westbury Nurseries 
CONTENTS 
PAGE 
Preface 2 
Business terms ; Horticultural questions ; Scien- 
tific pruning and tree preservation ; Skilled 
.labor for planting. 
Seaside Planting List 5 
Chart of Climatic Conditions of Long 
Island 6 
PART I. 
tree-moving 
I. The Moving of Large Deciduous 
Trees 18 
II. The Moving of Large Evergreen 
Trees .20 
PART II. 
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF ORNAMENTAL STOCK. 
I. Deciduous Trees 21 
f Beech, Linden, Maple, Oak, e{c. 
II. Evergreen Trees 37 
Coniferous, or Cone-bearing Evergreens ; 
Fir, Pine, Retinospora, Spruce, Yew, etc. 
III. Flowering Shrubs 45 
Azalea, Althea, Deutzia, Golden Bell, Jap- 
anese Maple, Magnolia, Privet, Snowball, 
Weigela, etc. 
PAGE 
IV. Broad-leaved Evergreen Shrubs . 54 
Boxwood, Holly, Laurel, Rhododendron, 
Myrtle, etc. 
V. Vines, Creepers and Cover Plants . 58 
Akebia, Clematis, Honeysuckle, Ivy, 
Trumpet Creeper, Wistaria. 
VI. Roses 61 
VII. Formal Garden Material . . . . . . 64 
Standard, or Bay-tree-form Privet, Box- 
wood, Sheared Pyramid and Dome Ever- 
greens, Trained Evergreen and Privet 
Arches, Arbors, Terra-Cotta Vases, Tubs, 
etc. 
VIII. Hardy Garden Flowers 67 
Anemone, Aster, Columbine, Hollyhock, 
Iris, Larkspur, Peony, Pink, Golden 
Glow, Yucca, etc. 
IX. Hardy Flower Calendar 76 
PART III. 
FRUIT TREES AND SMALL FRUITS 
I. Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherry, 
Grapes, Currants, Gooseberry, 
Raspberry, Strawberry, Nuts, 
Asparagus, Rhubarb, Etc. . .78 
Index . 88 
Copyright 1904, by Isaac Hicks &■ Son 
