Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury, N. Y— Shrubs 
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We grow the Named Lilacs so that they are permanently 
vigorous. As shown on the right, it has roots above the 
graft. The plant on the left will die in a few years. 
Named Lilacs, continued] 
Virginity. Flowers large, double; delicate rose- 
color. 
Madam Casimir Perier. A double Lilac, with 
large and compact panicles of the purest white. 
A new variety highly recommended. 
The following are distinct species, quite different 
in flower and season of blooming from the Common 
Lilac and its varieties described above. 
Syringa villosa, var. Emodi. A vigorous, upright 
shrub, with large, healthy leaves, resembling the 
White Fringe, fitting it for screen planting. It 
has immense panicles of white flowers. 
Japanese Tree. S. Japonica. This blooms a 
month later than other Lilacs, having privet-like 
flowers in a bunch a foot wide. It is a tall shrub 
or small tree. 
Persian. S. Persica. An old favorite, with slender 
arching branches, differing from the upright 
growth of all the other Lilacs. The flowers are of 
lilac color and very fragrant. They are borne all 
along the branches, bending them down in grace- 
ful curves. It can be used as a border to groups 
of other Lilacs. 
Japanese Maples 
The Japanese Maples contribute a refined note 
that cannot be duplicated by any other class of 
plants. There is often the question of what to do 
on small lawns where something is desired less coarse 
and vigorous than the average shrub, and which 
will be attractive all the season. This can frequently 
be answered by planting Japanese Maples, Rhodo- 
dendrons, Thunberg's Barberry, Magnolia stellata, 
Dogwood, Rhodotypos, Thunberg's Spirea, Box- 
wood and similar small-growing plants. 
Japanese Maples, continued 
Japanese. Acer palmatum. We were fortunate in 
securing a large quantity of seedlings where they 
grew up in a carpet of English Ivy, and are offer- 
ing them at a decided bargain. The foliage is of 
small, delicately cut leaves, tipped with red on 
the young growth in autumn. They will grow 
about \% feet per year and make shrubs 8 to 12 
feet high. They can be very appropriately used 
in the shrubbery, for tall screens and back- 
grounds and to edge down groups of tall trees. 
The other varieties of Japanese Maples may be 
appropriately used in front of these. 
Blood-leaved Japanese. A. palmatum, var. 
atropurpureum. This is the variety most people 
think of when they speak of Japanese Maples. 
It is very conspicuous for its bright red colors 
in early summer, later changing to dark red. It 
ultimately forms a bush 10 feet in diameter or 
more, and is frequently planted as a single lawn 
specimen. 
Cut-leaved Japanese. A. palmatum, var. dis- 
sectum. This is as delicate as a maidenhair fern. 
Its branches arch downward and it never makes 
a high shrub. For a succession of pretty details, 
plant this and the next. 
Cut-leaved Purple Japanese. A . palmatum, var. 
dissectum ornatum; syn., atropurpureum. A 
duplicate of the above, except that the foliage 
is a good red color throughout the season. 
Golden Japanese. A. Japomcum, -var. aureum. 
A dwarf plant of perhaps 3 feet high, with clear 
yellow foliage. 
Tartarian. A. Ginnala; syn., A. Tataricum, var. 
Ginnala. This is one of the best plants for autumn 
color in our Nursery. It turns rather early in the 
autumn just after the Virginia Creeper and Dog- 
wood change. The color is not exceeded in clear- 
ness and transparency by any other autumn 
foliage. It quickly forms a tall screen 12 to 15 feet 
Group of Japanese Maples in the garden of Mrs. Robert 
L. Stevens, Westbury, L. I., Daniel Langton, landscape 
architect. We have a large stock of Japanese Maples per- 
mitting their economic use for extensive planting. 
