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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury, N. Y— Shrubs 
Spirea 
This is one of the largest groups of flowering 
shrubs and it is rarely that a group is planned 
without including some of its widely differing forms. 
We have endeavored to select, among the many 
kinds, the few which most clearly show the different 
types of beauty, without confusing our customers 
with an unnecessarily long list of names. 
The flowering period is more extended than that 
of any other group of shrubs. Their foliage is 
attractive at various seasons. 
Thunberg's. Spiraea Thunhergii. This is the most 
feathery of them all and the earliest to bloom. 
In April or early May it is a fleecy mass of small, 
snow-white blossoms. During the summer its 
foliage is attractive from the lights and shadows 
of its rounded masses. Early in autumn the 
slender, willow-like leaves change to various 
shades of orange and red, making it suitable for 
interior decorations. The general habit is low 
and broad, with good foliage at the ground. It 
therefore combines well with the Thunberg's Bar- 
berry and other low shrubs for edging taller groups 
Bridal Wreath. S. prunifolia, var. Jiore pleno. 
This old-time favorite is the next to bloom. Each 
flower is a minute double white rose in form. The 
foliage is bright, glossy and dark green. During 
severe drought some foliage falls. 
S. Van Houttei. The most beautiful of the Spireas. 
We recall no shrub that exceeds this in the grace- 
ful Elm-like quality. The graceful branches, 
weighed down with a wealth of white blossoms, 
curve till they touch the ground. It comes into 
bloom just before Decoration Day. If we were 
limited to one Spirea, we should select this. It 
grows to about 7 feet high and equally broad. 
S. Reevesiana; syn., Cantoniensis, var. flore 
pleno. This closely resembles the last except 
that the flowers are double like the Bridal 
Wreath, and it is not quite so hardy. 
S. opulifolia; syn., Physocarpus opulifolia; Opulas- 
ter opulifolius. A big, coarse, quick, cheap shrub. 
It will make bulk as quickly as any shrub on our 
list, a one-year cutting being 3 feet high and 
broad. It attains a height of about 10 feet and 
has a wider spread. It has white flowers in June, 
followed by reddish pods. In large plantations, 
it may be used to grade off from the plants of 
finer quality near the house to the trees. 
Golden. 5. opulifolia, var. aurea. Similar to the 
last; the foliage bright golden yellow in May, but 
later changing to green. 
Anthony Waterer. S. Bumalda, var. Anthony 
Waterer. A comparatively recent introduction 
that is distinct from all the others. It is a low 
shrub of about 3 feet high, its flat top covered 
with carmine flowers from early July onward. 
To keep it in continuous bloom, cut back some 
of the plants at various times from June till 
August. Cutting back after its first blooming has 
the advantage of removing the unsightly seed- 
pods, which are the only drawbacks to some of 
this genus. 
S. Bumalda. This resembles the last except that 
the flowers are pink. 
S. callosa alba. This resembles the two previous 
varieties in form, but has pure white flowers 
during the summer. 
S. Billardii alba. A shrub about 5 feet high, with 
white finger-shaped spikes of flowers in July. 
It should be planted at the rear of other shrubs. 
Stephanandra 
Stephanandra flexuosa. Another shrub that 
would be well known and much liked if it were 
not blighted by a long name. Its proper use is 
illustrated at some of the stone gateways on 
Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, where it is used to edge 
the taller shrubs. While totally distinct from the 
Thunberg's Spirea and Barberry, it belongs to 
that class in landscape composition. It has small, 
finely cut leaves, growing thickly on gracefully 
arching sprays. The small white flowers are in 
clusters and appear in June. 
Styrax 
Styrax Japonica. We have grown a large stock of 
this beautiful little tree. It forms a dense, com- 
pact pyramid of foliage and should be used ex- 
tensively with plantations of shrubs. The blos- 
soms — its greatest charm — are delicate orange and 
of delicious fragrance, borne in July. 
Sumach 
The Sumachs listed below are all natives of dry 
ground, and they are preeminently suited for 
planting where the ground is dry, and it is not 
practical to manure or to cart any better soil. 
Their brilliant autumn colors are but little appre- 
ciated, but as our wild lands become taken up and 
they appear less common as a wayside weed, they 
will attain their just consideration in the planted 
landscape. 
Smooth. Rhus glabra. The commonest species on 
Long Island, growing on abandoned hillsides to a 
height cf about 10 feet. It can be easily kept to a 
lower height by cutting back, when it will make a 
very vigorous growth the same year. Its large, 
hand-shaped clusters of red berries are highly 
ornamental. The foliage is the fLst to turn in the 
autumn. There is use for it in many large plan- 
tations. It can be used with evergreens and White 
Birch for its brilliant colors. Its shade is not 
dense enough to harm the young evergreens. 
The Sweet Pepper Bush, or Clethra alnifolia. We 
have a stock of mature shrubs of this size which transplant 
readily and will give this result the first year. (See p. 65. ) 
