Deciduous Trees 
ISAAC HICKS & SON 
Sweet Bay, Magnolia glauca^ con. 
ers or fruit may be cut for decora- 
tive purposes. Plant from 25 to 
ICQ for a mass in the shrubbery 
or the border of a swamp too wet 
for many upland trees. 
M. parviflora. One of the rarest 
and daintiest flowers of June. 
Large creamy white flowers with 
crimson stamens. 
M. Watsoni. Similar to above. 
M. obovata. Large purple flowers, 
white inside ; thick, fleshy petals. 
M. obovata gracilis; syn., gracilis,, 
A broad shrub with deep red 
flowers ; tender while young. 
M. stellata; syn., Halleana, Hall's 
Magnolia. This compact little 
bush of 8 feet or less is distinct 
from the other Magnolias. It is 
the earliest showy flower, making 
a snowy mass in March and April, Weeping Silver Maple, Wier's Weeping Maple and Silver Maple on the lawn ot 
The exceptionally dainty buds Mr. Edmund Wetmore,Glen Cove, L. I., moved by our tree-mover. 
open star-shaped, with numerous 
narrow petals, and have a delicate fragrance. It blooms profusely when only a foot or two high. 
M. salicifolia. A new species just introduced. A slender little tree with white flowers. 
MAPLE. Acer 
As a result of their many good qualities, the Maples are the most extensively planted of all trees. 
A comparison of the various species will show the wide range of their usefulness. The Sugar Maple is 
a native of New England and westward, but rarely of Long Island. Along the north shore and on the 
hills it frequently grows well, especially where there is a deep loam soil, or clay or hard-pan subsoil. 
On the plains region, with its subsoil of sand and gravel, the Sugar Maple, the Elm, the Kentucky 
Coffee Tree, and some others do not reach the perfection of old age and feel at home. Although it 
has had opportunity for thousands of years, the Sugar Maple has not established itself, and seed- 
lings do not spring up around it. The foliage sometimes turns brown in summer, while the Nor- 
way Maple foliage does not. The Norway Maple does thrive vigorously in this region, reaching its 
highest development, and the young seedlings spring up freely under old trees. 
The Red, or Scarlet, Maple 
is native to all parts of the 
island^ both along the streams 
and on the upland. Its nearest 
relative, the Silver Maple, is 
native to rich river bottoms in 
the Middle States. It is so 
rapid in growth that its branches 
have not the strength of other 
Maples. 
Norway. A. platanoides. The 
Norway Maple is the best 
all-round shade tree for Long 
Island. Its foliage is retaineci 
in good health until late in 
autumn, when it turns a clear 
yellow. It is a tree whicli 
maybe depended upon to live 
when transplanted, and grow 
and thrive on poor and dry 
soil, growing faster, of course, 
when well fed. In form the 
head is a sphere, or in old trees 
a hemisphere, with broad 
spreading branches. For 
street planting our trees are 
trained with high heads to 
Artificial lake at " Brookholt," the residence of Hon. O. H. P. Belmont. To shade 
the dock and rustic seat these large Maples were moved from our Nursery, as well 
as the screen of large evergreens bordering the public road. Photographed three 
years after planting. 
