Deciduous Trees 
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ISAAC HICKS & SON 
CHI^RRY. Prunus 
Double-flowering Japanese. P. Pseudo- Cerasus, var. 
SieboLdi. The double flowers are pink and 
white, with fimbriated edges, and make a beauti- 
ful display in spring. 
Japanese Weeping Rose-flowered. P. penduld. The 
single pink flowers are in such profusion on the 
graceful, pendent branches that they give the 
appearance of a pink mist or veil thrown oyer 
the tree in early spring. It is a decided acquisi- 
tion to our flowering trees and produces a hand- 
some effect on the lawn. 
Wild Black. P. serotina. In searching for a tree 
which will grow upon the sand dunes and meadow 
edges of the south side of Long Island, this tree 
has been found of high value. It grows there 
vigorously, forming a noble broad tree with foli- 
age glossy and healthy, rivaling the privet. The 
fruit is like a small bunch of grapes and is used 
medicinally. In the interior of the island it 
grows to a troublesome extent along the fences. 
CHESTNUT. Castanea 
American. C. Americana. In the open the Chest- 
nut quickly develops the same appearance as the 
noble and wide-spreading English or white oak. 
It should be used not only on lawns, but for park 
planting and in fields and pastures. In the forest 
each Chestnut crown stands out distinctly in 
July, covered with cream-colored tassels. For 
the large fruiting varieties, see Nut Trees. 
Spanish. C. samta. The Spanish Chestnut, some 
varieties of which are hardy, is a tree of similar 
appearance to the American. The nuts, especially 
of the improved varieties, are much larger. 
Attempts to cultivate it here illustrate the im- 
portance of getting hardy varieties, for many either 
die when young, or in old age look unhappy. 
CHESTNUT, continued 
Japanese. C. crenata. As a lawn ornament this 
species takes high rank and may be considered 
intermediate between a tree and a shrub, for while 
young it branches close to the ground and forms 
a round-headed mass of handsome foliage. The 
fruit is I to 2 inches in diameter and borne often 
the first year after planting. Not so sweet in 
flavor as the American Chestnut. 
CYPRESS. Taxodium 
Deciduous. T. distichum. It is a pyramidal tree 
of fleecy light green foliage. Its conical spiry 
top and the contrast in foliage to all other decidu- 
ous trees call for its occasional use. In appear- 
ance it resembles the larch, another member of 
the Pine family which drops its leaves. 
Chinese Weeping. T. distichum, var. Imbricarium ; 
syn., Glyptostrobus Sinensis. A narrow fastigiate 
form, having a landscape value similar to the 
Lombardy poplar. 
DOQWOOD. Comus 
Flowering. C. jlorida. This is the most showy 
native flowering tree. In the shadowy recesses 
of the forest the flowers appear as if floating in 
the air. As a lawn tree it rivals the Magnolias, 
flowering, like them, before the leaves appear. 
During the summer it maintains in all situations 
healthful dense foliage. With the sumach and 
woodbine it is the first to assume brilliant autumn 
colors. The clusters of large coral red berries 
attract the robins on their southward migration. 
The Dogwood is a tree to be extensively planted 
on the lawn in the rear of shrubbery, and in 
groves of large trees. Its ultimate height is about 
20 feet, with an equal spread. 
Chestnut trees are quick-growing, broad-spreading, noble trees. We have thousands of little trees from Long Island seed, 
There is no advantage in waiting till they are larger. Plant some now among the shrubbery and elsewhere. 
