Preface 2 ISAAC HICKS & SO N 
LoCCltion ^^^^^^^y Nurseries are located on the Jericho turnpike, a continua- 
tion of Fulton street, Brooklyn, one mile north of Westbury, on the 
main line of the Long Island railroad, having eighteen trains daily. We are three 
miles from Mineola, which has fifty trains per day and a trolley line to Freeport. 
Public hacks may be obtained at the stations. The good roads of the region add 
pleasure to a drive to inspect the beautiful flowers and trees. The rare evergreens 
make a winter visit nearly as interesting as one in spring or summer. Trees selected 
are reserved until the planting season. 
Being centrally located, even trees of large size are quickly delivered by wagon 
to distant points — as Far Rockaway, Brooklyn, New York, Great Neck, Northport or 
Islip, and to more distant points by rail. 
Flaming Season and T^e method of growing, digging, transporting and 
— plantmg is more important than the time. With 
LciT^C Tt€6 J^OhtTtg, improved methods we are moving trees, especially 
evergreens, all the year round. In spring the plant- 
ing season begins about March i, when frost is out of the ground, and continues until 
about the middle of May. Shrubs, and some varieties of trees, may be moved the last 
of May, and later, if a ball of earth is kept on the roots, or if they are kept moist and 
planted immediately. Thus newly completed houses can have hedges and shrub- 
beries planted about them in midsummer. August and September are favorable 
times for planting Pine, Spruce, Boxwood, Cedar and other evergreens. In autumn 
the transplanting of deciduous trees may begin three or four weeks before the leaves 
fall. Usually, transplanting begins at or before the middle of October, and con- 
tinues until the middle of December, or later. Besides fall and spring, the moving 
of deciduous trees may be done any mild day in winter if the ground is not frozen 
deeply, or if it has been mulched to keep out the frost. In winter large evergreens 
may be moved to advantage, as our invention saves the feeding roots outside the 
balls of earth. Some deciduous trees, as Magnolia, Tulip and Liquidambar, prefer 
spring to autumn. Evergreens without a ball of earth on the roots require spring 
planting. Early orders and selections are an advantage. 
business Terms -^^^^^^ usually quoted for trees dug and loaded at the 
Nursery. A moderate charge is made for delivery propor- 
tionate to distance and expense. Large trees on a tree-mover are priced according 
to labor, teams and mover used, or are priced delivered, with or without assistance 
in planting. Stock shipped will be carefully packed in straw bales or boxes, charged 
at cost. Delivery to railroad is free, where our responsibility ceases. Accounts will 
be subject to sight draft sixty days from date of shipment. Unknown correspondents 
should send satisfactory references or cash with order. Money orders may be 
obtained for Westbury Station, Nassau county. New York. 
Notification of errors in count, etc., should be made promptly, so that they may 
be corrected. The living of trees depends upon so many conditions of weather 
and after-care beyond the nurserymen's control, that it is not possible for us to 
guarantee trees to live after leaving the nursery in good condition, without previous 
special agreement and price to that effect. We desire that all our patrons should 
be satisfied, and, if not, we wish to be so informed promptly. No complaints will 
be considered after fifteen days from delivery. While we exercise great care to 
keep varieties true to name, in case varieties of fruit, etc., prove not true to name, 
we will not be held responsible for a greater amount than the original price of the 
trees. Late in the season we may be out of some varieties of fruit, and we will 
