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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury, N. Y.— Shrubs 
Viburnum, continued 
V. molle; syn., V. Nepalense. A native shrub, 
resembling Viburnum dentatum. 
V. nudum. A graceful shrub, with slender branches 
and oval, bright green leaves. 
V. Opulus. Highbush Cranberry. This hand- 
some shrub is native in northern New England 
and Canada, where its large, bright red fruits are 
sometimes used as a substitute for the cranberry. 
It has large, healthy leaves, free from insect 
attacks, while the next variety is from Europe and 
has thinner foliage which is curled up by plant-lice. 
V. Opulus, var. sterile. Common Snowball. 
This is the Snowball that decorated the old farm- 
yards beside the Peony and Lilac. It is a shrub 
of 8 to 10 feet in height, with a large globu- 
lar cluster of white flowers, blooming about Deco- 
ration Day. 
V. Opulus nanum. A little plant that may be 
used as a substitute for Box edging or in restricted 
areas. It is about I foot high and densely compact 
without flowers. 
V. Sieboldi. This differs from all the others in its 
general appearance, being much larger in all its 
parts. The leaves are about 6 inches long, heavy 
and shiny. It makes a shrub about 15 feet or 
more in height and can be used with the small- 
growing trees of the Dogwood class. 
We usually recommend it when Mountain Ash 
is called for. In colder climates the Mountain 
Ash is a favorite for its large clusters of orange 
and red berries. Here it does not usually thrive. 
This Virburnum has clusters of berries about 5 
inches across in August and September, which are 
very showy. It is as yet rare and we believe you 
should take advantage of this opportunity to 
secure it. 
V. tomentosum. This is a beautiful shrub from 
Japan with dark crinkled leaves. It is very showy 
when in bloom, its flat clusters of small flowers 
surrounded by large sterile flowers. It can be 
highly recommended for planting in large groups 
or for single specimens. 
V. tomentosum, var. plicatum. This has the 
good foliage of the last, but has all sterile flowers 
in large spherical clusters like the old-fashioned 
Snowball. As its foliage is free from insect attacks 
and is darker green, it is superior to the old- 
fashioned Snowball. It is a shrub which can be 
appropriately planted as a single specimen near 
the house. It will become 8 feet high and broad. 
We were fortunate in securing a quantity of old 
specimens about fifteen years old, with good roots, 
that are suitable for immediate effects. 
Weigela 
Another of the large groups of ornamental shrubs 
that have come to us from Japan and China. The 
shrubs are all vigorous in growth, broad-spreading, 
dense, and have good foliage from the ground up. 
They are very quick to make a dense mass of foliage. 
In flowers, they are the most showy of their period 
with the exception of the Rhododendrons. They 
have been most successfully used with the latter to 
carry on the color effects at a greater distance in the 
Vale of Cashmere, Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Of 
course, they have not the refinement of the Rhodo- 
dendrons, and should not be used close to them, 
but when seen at a distance farther down the valley, 
they combine to make up a beautiful picture against 
the dark background of tall forests and the open 
meadow beyond. The colors range from pure white 
through various shades of pink and yellow to deep red . 
Weigela, continued 
White. Pink. 
Othello. Flowers carmine-red. 
Weigela rosea. A beautiful shrub with rose- 
colored flowers. 
Eva Kathke. A comparatively new introduction, 
widely advertised because of its very deep red 
flowers. It is a lower-growing shrub than the 
others. 
W. lutea. This distinct species is native of rocky 
banks in this country. It forms a dense mass of 
about 6 feet in height, with dense foliage and 
yellow flowers. We offer large-sized plants at 
low rates. 
Witch Hazel 
This should be as famous for its beauty and use- 
rulness as for its being the origin of the Pond's 
Extract of Witch Hazel. It is a big, vigorous shrub, 
occurring on banks and abandoned fields on the 
mainland, and occasionally native on Long Island. 
Among shrubs it has something of an oak-like char- 
acter, with strong, upright branches and firm, 
rugose leaves. It is well fitted for underplanting, 
between Oaks, Dogwoods and other trees or among 
shrubs to give greater stability to their appearance. 
It grows 10 to 15 feet high. It is the last of all 
flowers to bloom. 
It is a surprise to catch a spicy woodland fragrance 
in mid-November and look about to find these 
star-shaped, yellow blossoms on the leafless stems. 
It is equally a surprise to be bombarded by the 
black, torpedo-shaped seeds which are fired a dis- 
tance of 20 feet on warm autumn days. These seeds 
are produced from flowers of the previous year. 
It is a rare shrub in cultivation, but it is so har- 
monious with our native trees that we have grown 
it in large quantities, and advise those who are 
establishing private nurseries for extensive land- 
scape planting to buy several hundred of these 
cheap seedlings and grow them on for two years, 
when they will be ready to plant in permanent 
locations. It is a shrub having no serious insect or 
fungus enemies, and easy to transplant. 
Willow • Salix 
The Willow family contains several members 
that may be grown as shrubs and because of their 
quickness and certainty of success in transplanting, 
may be used for temporary planting, or on damp 
ground used for permanent planting. 
Laurel-Leaf. Salix pentandra. This looks like a 
large shrub of California Privet, with leaves as 
glossy as if varnished. 
Yellow-Bark. S. vittellina, var. aurea. This is a 
large, upright tree, which may be kept as a shrub 
by pruning. The foliage is brilliant in winter with 
its bright yellow color. 
Japanese Pussy. S. multinervis. The earliest of 
all flowers, frequently blooming in February. 
They are favorites with the school children. The 
long, silky catkins are larger and more conspicuous 
than in the other Willows, so that it has a distinct 
ornamental value. It is a low-spreading shrub 
about 4 feet high, well calculated to hold stream 
banks, and is also suited for upland planting. 
Yellow Root • Xanthorrhiza apiifolia 
This is largely used in the Boston Parkways 
where it grows about 2 feet high in even masses of 
light green foliage, excluding weeds and requiring 
no attention. 
