Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury, N. Y.— Shrubs 
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Sumach, continued 
Shining. R. copallina. This is a smaller and more 
compact-growing species, fitting it for use on 
smaller areas than the Staghorn. The leaves are 
dark green and shiny, turning deep red in autumn. 
It can be easily distinguished from the other 
native Sumachs because it has a wing of foliage 
along the mid-rib of the leaf. 
Staghorn. R. typhina. This grows to a small tree 
or may be cut back when it will sprout up as 
vigorously as an Ailanthus. Its bark is covered 
with short down like a stag's horn when in the 
velvet. 
Staghorn, Cut-Leaf. A recent introduction with 
delicate fern-like foliage. 
Rhus semialata, var. Osbeckii. This tree from 
Japan has conspicuous flowers in midsummer 
when such are scarce. It makes a small, flat- 
topped tree. The flowers are of pale yellow color 
in large clusters about I foot long. 
R. aromatica. This is the dwarf of the family, 
growing on the brink of rocky cliffs, making either 
a low mat or a shrub 5 feet high. The small, 
trifoliate foliage is glossy green and turns a rich 
red in autumn. 
Sweet- Scented-Shrub 
(Calycanthus floridus) 
It is said that perfumes linger longest in the 
memory, and it has been proven by the inquiries 
for "The shrub that they used to have when I was 
a boy, and smelled so sweet." The flowers are little 
rounded chocolate-brown buds with a strawberry- 
like fragrance. It is a shrub about 5 feet high, 
with dark green foliage, having no enemies. It is 
useful both as a single specimen by the door or in 
groups of shrubs. 
Sweet Pepper Bush (Clethra alnifolia) 
In driving by damp ground in July, the fragrance 
of this shrub is often noticeable. The white flowers 
in finger-shaped, upright spikes are conspicuous. 
While native to damp ground, it also thrives on 
upland. We have a fine stock of old plants 5 to 7 
feet high which permit economical and immediate 
results. 
Syringa • Mock Orange; Philadelphus 
This old-time favorite is a tall shrub, 8 to 12 feet 
high, gracefully arching under the weight of large, 
fragrant white flowers. It has no serious enemies 
or defects and can be used largely where tall foliage 
is needed. 
Tamarisk 
This is preeminently suited for seaside planting. 
The slender, wand-like branches bend to the gale 
and the minute foliage is not injured by salt spray. 
They have tiny pink flowers in early summer. 
Viburnum 
An important group of shrubs. The two double 
varieties are the Snowballs. Members of this 
genus are conspicuous for possessing the good 
qualities needed in landscape planting. They have 
good healthy foliage, arranged in masses of light 
and shade that harmonize well with _ our native 
trees. The flowers are white and, while they are 
a conspicuous incident in the season, they are 
not over showy, and do not ask us to put up with 
The Viburnums are nearly all big, round, solid shrubs of 
this form. Excepting the two double varieties, they have flat 
cymes of white flowers in early summer followed by 
black or red berries. They are largely used by the Boston 
group of landscape architects, who are in advance of others 
in the use of native plants. 
unhealthy foliage or straggling growth the rest of 
the year. The berries are beautiful in their various 
seasons. 
Viburnum acerifolium. Maple-Leaf; Arrowwood. 
This forms a shrub about 4 feet high, with shining 
black berries and clusters of white flowers. It 
can be used for large shrubberies and is especially 
valuable for planting in the shade where many 
other plants suffer for lack of light. It is native 
over large areas of Long Island in Chestnut and 
Dogwood forests. We have large quantities at 
low rates. 
V. cassinoides. Withe-Rod. This is also a native, 
both to damp land and dryer upland. It is a 
graceful shrub about 7 feet high with light green 
elliptical leaves and white flowers, followed by 
black berries. 
V. dentatum. Arrowwood. The most graceful of 
the family. Long, black branches, arching like 
the Spircea Van Houttei. It grows to about 10 
feet high. 
V. dilatatum. This is a comparatively rare species 
from Japan. We were able to secure a large quan- 
tity of seed from the estate of the late Charles A. 
Dana, where it was planted when first introduced. 
It is a large, round, massive shrub, with the deep 
shade of green, characteristic of the California 
Privet and other shrubs of that region. The small 
red berries are in large clusters so thickly covering 
the tree as to make it very conspicuous. The 
birds do not eat up the berries as soon as ripe and 
so it can decorate the landscape for a long period. 
V. lentago. This is a small tree or large shrub of a 
form similar to the Dogwood. It has sweet, 
black berries remaining through the winter. 
