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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, N. Y.—Ebergreens 
Nassau County Court House. Wm. B. Tubby, Architect. The landscape plan and stock from the Westbury Nur- 
series. Evergreen borders of Retinospora, Spruce, Gedar, Laurel, Boxwood, Yucca and Euonymus radicans. Corner illus- 
tration is of our Retinospora squarrosa, 5 feet high, showing broad, dense top and large ball of earth. Compare it with 
narrow, imported stock. 
Retinospora plumosa, continued 
other Retinosporas in evergreen beds in a type 
of design that is there highly developed. The bed 
is designed against an entrance or side of a lawn 
and with long, flowing curves. It may be 15 feet 
wide and 30 feet long. This bed is divided into 
sections of different color. The evergreens used 
mostly are Retinosporas of the following varie- 
ties : Plumosa, Plumosa aurea and Squarrosa; 
Arborvitae in the following varieties: Golden, 
Dwarf, Siberian; and Yew in the followng va- 
rieties: Golden, English and Japanese. As these 
grow, they are kept trimmed to a solid, even mass, 
sloping from the back toward the front. This type 
of design is really carpet-bedding, using ever- 
greens the same as Coleus, Geraniums and other 
tender plants. 
R. plumosa aurea (Golden Japan Cypress). C. 
pisifera, var. plumosa aurea. This is a bright, 
cheerful golden yellow all the year. This and the 
Golden Arborvitse are the two best yellow ever- 
greens, and may be used where a strong contrast 
is desired. 
R. squarrosa (Blue Japan Cypress). C. pisifera, 
var. squarrosa. This is the handsomest, small, 
blue evergreen for the summer and autumn deco- 
ration of small areas. It grows as a dense, fleecy 
pyramid. Each branch is graceful as an ostrich 
Retinospora squarrosa, continued 
plume, and when beset with dew it sparkles like 
diamonds. 
Our plants are unusually wide and dense from 
repeated shearing. We recommend them highly 
for the purposes indicated for Plumosa, and for 
decorating formal gardens. 
R. filifera. C. pisifera, var.Jilifera. This is another 
of the curious varieties developed by the Japa- 
nese from the wild species. It is a broad cone of 
light green foliage, the tips of the foliage being 
long, green threads, gracefully arching outward 
and downward. 
R. obtusa (Obtuse-leaved Japan Cypress). This 
differs from all the preceding, being a distinct 
species, and in appearance it stands in a class 
by itself. The foliage is a very dark, deep green, 
rivaling the Yew and Nordmann's Fir. A peculiar 
beauty of this species is the formation of the 
lights and shadows. The foliage is in small, 
curved, shell-like fronds. 
R. obtusa nana. (Dwarf Obtuse-leaved Japan Cy- 
press). This pigmy is very dark green, slow- 
growing and compact, gaining but a few inches 
per year. It is useful for edging groups of slow- 
growing evergreens or in a rock-garden. It is a 
form which the Japanese grow as dwarfs in pots 
for a century. 
Raising evergreens from seed in the middle Atlantic states has not been customery, because it is 
easy to import or to grow from cuttings ; but such are not all reliably hardy or happy in dry soil. We 
have grown evergreens from seed of Long Island trees and others of similar climates. It has required 
scientific knowledge, foresight and skill. The result is ready. Will you take advantage of it ? Evergreens 
mean comfort and beauty. They are coming into fashion. It is right that they should, because the beau- 
tiful and hardy evergreens are now available. 
