Evergreens 
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ISAAC HICKS & SON 
Douglas Spruce, moved with Hicks tree-mover to the grounds 
of Mr. William D. Guthrie, Locust Valley. 
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Silver. A. picea; ^-^n., A. pectinata. This species 
resembles the preceding, but is neither so thick in 
fohage nor so hardy. We offer specimens lo to 
1 6 feet high. 
Cephalonian. A. Cephalonica. A tree of dense 
foliage composed of sharp-pointed needles. It 
has proved valuable and hardy. 
Eraser's Balsam. A. Fraseri. This will probably 
be a handsome tree for ten years or more, fitting 
it for temporary planting. 
Concolor, or White. A. concolor. A tree destined 
to receive the enthusiastic appreciation of lovers 
of handsome trees, when its merits are known. 
The color of the foliage is a light blue-green ; 
it harmonizes well with other foliage and does 
not contrast so strongly as the Colorado Blue 
Spruce. It is very hardy even in the severest 
winter, and can withstand the salt spray of the 
seaside, or a drought. This strong, noble tree 
is from the high peaks of the Rocky Mountains 
in Colorado. There are other forms of it from 
the California moimtains which are not so 
hardy. 
This selection of seed from the right locality and 
altitude is an essential part of our system of grow- 
ing trees. 
HZ^MLOCK. Tsuga, erroneously Abies 
Common. T. Canadensis. The peculiar qualities that distinguish the Hemlock are feathery graceful- 
ness and a pure and permanent green color. It is a native of the hills, and valleys north of them, 
on Long Island, there being a few old trees which have escaped the axe of the early settlers. It will 
endure partial shade, and may be planted along the borders of woods to add a greater beauty to the 
winter landscape. Some plantings of shrubs are uninteresting in winter. The Hemlock can be 
planted between the shrubs, and the latter thinned out as the Hemlock grows. The shrubs afford the 
best wind protection to develop the beauty of the Hemlock. The Hemlock does not like to stand 
alone in a windy place, nor within a mile of Great South Bay. 
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Hemlock hedge, 10 feet high, at the Westbury Nurseries. We oifer similar hedges prepared for successful moving. 
All unequaled opportunity to reproduce in a formal garden the effect of the old Yew^ hedges of England. 
