HICKS NURSERIES, WESTBURY, L. I. 



BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREENS 



Old Dwarf Boxwood moved by our tree-movers. Such plants are safely moved if taken with a sufficiently large ball of earth, 

 but many have been damaged by moving with inadequate apparatus. We can send expert men and apparatus to move such 

 plants. There is an abundance in the South which would thrive as well here as that which has always grown in the North. 

 It is the same variety, and has not changed its hardiness as if it had been grown for many generations from seed. 



Boxwood is a hungry, thirsty plant and dislikes drying winds and sunshine. Therefore do not expect it to thrive on bleak 

 hill-tops as well as where it was nestled down in a valley beside a farmhouse. To make it thrive on the hill-top, prepare the 

 ground with rich soil 2 Yi feet deep, twice as wide as the plant. Mulch the ground every winter 8 inches deep with strawy 

 manure. This will keep out the frost and permit the sap to come up all winter. If in a windy place, put evergreen boughs or 

 corn-stalks around the plants from January i to March 10. This is easily held in position by a string or wire netting. Some- 

 times an old Boxwood has a branch turn yellow and die, because two years previously the bark was winter-killed at the 

 ground. Sometimes the foliage becomes yellowed in the summer. Close examination will show little yellow lines on the leaves 

 made by the red spider, a minute creature scarcely visible to the unaided eye. Red spider is not serious in a shaded situation. 



Gardeners say it can be knocked off by a strong stream from 

 f a hose. 



BOXWOOD . BUXUS 



Bush Form Tree Box. B. sempervirens. Boxwood will 

 always be in demand. It forms a velvety dome of dark 

 green. It is a native of England, and prefers a rich, moist, 

 partially shaded situation. With freshly imported plants 

 it is necessary to water them occasionally, otherwise the 

 roots dry out. We have a large quantity that have been 

 growing here one or more years so that they have larger 

 balls of roots. 



Bush form is the natural shape of Boxwood, growing 

 about equal in height and width. The smaller sizes can 

 be used for edging in gardens and will make more of an 

 immediate effect than the Dwarf Boxwood, and will not 

 get out of bounds, because it stands close pruning. 



"When should Boxwood be trimmed?" is a frequent 

 question. May and early June is the best time. The new 

 growth can be evened up in August. Severe pruning in 

 July results in a late soft growth which winter-kills. Rich 

 moist soil and a little winter protection is all that Box- 

 wood needs. 



Pyramidal Form. B. sempervirens. These are trained 

 as narrow A-shaped specimens, largely used for spacing 

 at regular intervals in the flower-garden or planting in 

 tubs for house or porch decoration. For illustration, see 

 page 81. 



Standard, or Tree Form. B. sempervirens. These 

 have a straight stem and a globular head like a little Bay 

 Tree, and are most effective used as tub-plants. 



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Andromeda floribunda. Behind it is a Japanese Yew. 

 The border is Dwarf Boxwood 



