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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, N. Y.— Evergreens 
Planting of small Pines on estate of Mr. E. D. Morgan. The heavier growth on the left illustrates the fact that the section 
of the genus containing the Scotch, Pitch and Austrian Pines grow faster when young than the White Pines on the right 
Pitch Pine, continued 
Sand bluffs along the shore of Long Island Sound 
are rapidly wasting away, narrowing the lawns and 
sometimes endangering residences. Sea-walls 
hold the bottom. Pitch- Pine will help hold the 
sliding bank at a steeper angle than sod. The 
sod requires that the bank be graded back less 
steep, needs good soil, roots only a few inches 
deep and may slip or dry out. Pitch Pine, Cedar and 
other evergreens root deeply, thrive on sterile sand 
and salt spray and work all the year. Damage is 
most severe in winter. The wind blows the sand 
loose ; even when frozen, and, thawing, lets the sur- 
face slide. The drifting snow carries sand with it. 
Pitch Pine, continued 
Beating rains gully out the bluff and carry the 
sand down. Pitch Pine will check all this. It 
keeps the wind off, holds the snow, prevents th e 
frequent thawing, and lessens the gullying by 
the rain. Its deep roots anchor it and check 
sliding, and it holds the accumulating leaf-mold 
from the trees and shrubs which should accom- 
pany it. Road banks, steep terrace slopes, old 
sand pits, all provide economical uses for Pitch 
Pine. For holding sand dunes it may be worth 
thousands of dollars to many landowners. On 
Cape Cod the government uses it to prevent the 
drifting of sand. Plant 5 to 10 feet apart. 
Residence of Mr. J. S. Phipps, Westbury, L. I. White Pines planted by us on Hicks Tree-Mover, June, 1907, photo- 
graphed August, '07. We have large Pines ready for immediate delivery any week in the year, and have invented methods 
to make them succeed. 
