Deciduous Trees 
ISAAC HICKS & SON 
ANDROMILDA. Sorrel Tree 
A. arborea. A small tree, growing to the size of the 
Dogwood, and characteristically Japanese in its aspect. 
In July it has graceful outreaching sprays of flowers 
resembling lily-of-the-valley. During the summer 
many carmine leaves give hint of the glorious autumn 
color it is to assume. 
APPLi:. Pyrus 
Bechtel's Double -flowering. F. loensis, var. Bechtel. A 
small bush-like tree bearing double pink flowers re- 
sembling Herraosa roses. 
ASH. Traxinus 
White.. F. Americana. The Ash is a tall pyramidal tree 
requiring heavy or moist soil. The foliage starts 
late and falls early. 
BLLCH. Tagus 
The Beech is one of nature's noblemen. Strength 
without roughness, dignity with grace, cleanliness and 
delicacy are combined as in no other tree. For a lover 
of trees to come upon a grove of Beeches in the forest 
is like finding pearls on the shore. Like many trees 
attaining great age, it grows slowly the first two years 
after transplanting, establishing first a wide and deep 
foundation of roots. At transplanting time it needs 
close pruning. Beeches grow under the shade of other 
We offer specimens of American, English and Purple Beech of large size. 
English Beech moved to terrace at " Wheatlands," 
the estate of Mr. E. D. Morgan, Wheatley Hills, L. I. 
In the distance a large Hornbeam. 
trees in the forest. 
English, or European. F. sylvatica. Is distin- 
guished from the American by having smaller 
leaves of darker green color, and in winter they 
are russet-brown, while the American Beech's 
leaves in the winter fade to a straw color. It is 
perfectly at home in the eastern United States, 
growing vigorousl}^ to old age. 
Purple, or Copper. F, sylvatica, var. purpurea. 
This variety has dark purple foliage in early sum- 
mer, changing to dark green later. It is fre- 
quently called the Copper Beech. 
Rivers' Purple. F. sylvatica, var. purpurea River- 
sii. It has larger leaves than the last and is 
more graceful in the curves of its branches. The 
color is deeper and maintained longer during the 
season. A large tree of this species is a most 
striking object in the landscape. 
Weeping Purple. F. sylvatica, var, purpurea pen- 
dula. A new variety of weeping habit. 
Weeping. F. sylvatica, var. pendula. A tree attain- 
ing a height and width of 40 feet or more. Its 
masses of foliage hang like the spray of a cata- 
ract, plunging from rock to rock in its descent. 
Fern-Leaf. F. sylvatica, var. heterophylla. This 
is a gem among trees. Its delicate gracefulness 
may be compared to the maidenhair fern. It is 
harmonious with other foliage, and the spirited 
outline of its spray against the sky constitutes 
one of its principal charms. Many of the old 
estates of Newport cherish this variety as the 
prize of the lawn. 
American. F. ferrtiginea. This species would be 
used, as it deserves to be, in great quantities, but 
for the fact that its growth, while young, is com- 
paratively slow. This ■ fact, however, produces 
an advantage over many more rapid-growing 
species in its longer life. It may be depended 
upon to grow from to 2 feet per year. 
Deliverins: trees to Mr. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. The second tree has the roots bent down and wrapped ; the leaves 
are to be stripped off when planted in early October. 
