12 Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, N. Y. — Deciduous Trees 
The second season with large trees moved by Hicks Tree- Mover. Residence of Mr. H. McK. Twombly, Madison, N. J. 
'Weeping Silver Linden. Note the dense and luxuriant growth. Size when moved, about 35 feet high and broad 
Deciduous Trees 
HE essential things that planters want are economical immediate results and best permanent 
results; both large and small trees that thrive, because they fit the various conditions of 
climate and soil; — two things never so thoroughly attained before. 
An enthusiasm for good trees, together with a willingness to wait twenty years or more 
for them to grow, has resulted in handsome, large specimens which save the purchaser 
many years. "Burn it," is the customary rule when a tree is over 15 feet and not sold, because it is too 
large to box and ship. At Westbury Nurseries such trees were planted 10 to 20 feet apart, trained for suc- 
cessful transplanting, and encouraged to develop into perfect specimens. 
An asset of greatest value to our customers is our knowledge of the botany of Long Island and the 
reasons for its distribution. They are climate, geology, soil, water supply and cultivation. Conditions vary 
within a few yards. 
There is satisfaction to the tree and to all who behold it when it has been selected to fit its environment. 
This we will help you to do. 
Andromeda • Sorrel Tree 
Andromeda arborea. Slender and graceful as a 
birch, it can fill a narrow corner or go among the 
shrubs. The flowers are its crowning glory; long, 
curving racemes like drooping bouquets of lily- 
of-the-valley in midsummer when no other tree 
is in bloom. It is the first tree in autumn from 
which to pick a spray of carmine foliage. Plant 
this tree if you want to know one of nature's 
gems. Mix it with dogwood in the woodland 
borders, for it will be as harmonious here as in 
Virginia, where it is native. 
Ash • Fraxinus 
White. Fraxinus Americana. A tall, vigorous tree, 
growing in the shape of the Sugar Maple or Tulip 
Tree. A good street tree and especially valuable 
for groves on moist soils. This and the English 
Ash are good straight trees, and we recommend 
ours for real estate subdivisions where a cheap 
tree is wanted. 
English. F. excelsior. A tree closely resembling the 
White Ash. 
Beech • Fagus 
English, or European. Fagus sylvatica. One of 
the few European trees perfectly at home here. 
In a grove of trees the eye rests with pleasure on 
the Beech. Its spirited outline of sharp-pointed 
branches relieves the dark, shadowy center. A 
tree with strength and grace in every line. 
For screen planting, a grove of low-branched 
Beech, Hornbeam, Linden, Oak, Dogwood, Birch 
and Pine are more efficient and more dignified 
than the usual shrub border. 
Rivers' Purple. F. sylvatica, var. purpurea Riversii. 
Deep purple in spring, changing to dark green. 
This and the Purple Norway and Japanese 
Maples are the best of the purple-foliaged trees. 
Fern-Leaf. F. sylvatica, var. heterophylla. In the 
older Newport gardens the Fern-Leaf Beech is 
evidently the most highly prized tree. When 
carefully kept from crowding, it is as graceful 
as a great fern. 
With its delicacy there is no weakness, but a 
wonderful beauty of lights and shadows between 
the sharp-pointed spray. Knowing that its value 
would be appreciated, we have grown a stock of 
good specimens. 
