HICKS NURSERIES, WESTBURY, L. I. 



BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREENS 



Yucca, or Spanish Bayonet. It seems almost to illuminate a 

 dark corner in the evening 



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RJwdodendron maximum blooms the latter part of June 

 and early July after the Catawbiense Hybrids have fin- 

 ished. The flowers are rosy pink, some nearly white and 

 others deep pink. While it is in bloom the new shoots 

 appear, so that the flower-clusters are not so distinct 

 above the foliage as those of the Catawbiense Hybrids. 

 The leaves of the Rhododendron maximum can always be 

 distinguished, because they are twice as long as those of 

 the Catawbiense Hybrids and are wider at the outer end. 



We can supply Rhododendron maximum in car-load lots, 

 and would like correspondence as to the sizes and prices. 

 It is the cheapest way to get a large amount of broad- 



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leaved evergreen foliage. The best way is to buy them by 

 the hundred, talcing as many as can be loaded in a car. 

 On arrival, the balls of earth should be soaked and the 

 plants be set in a shady situation, puddling the earth and 

 packing firmly around the ball. It is best to water them 

 during the summer. The open plants can be planted in 

 the background or cut back. 



Rhododendron punctatum 



This is the third species native to the Alleghany moun- 

 tains. An open plant slowly becoming 3 feet high. Flowers 

 just before the Catawbiense Hybrids, with smaller clusters; 

 rose-red in color. 



Dwarf Rhododendrons, or Alpine Roses 



These are compact little plants with the shape and 

 density of Dwarf Boxwood. In May and June they are 

 covered with pretty, little pink bells. They are suitable 

 for planting near the edge of beds of Rhododendrons and 

 other evergreens, especially when massed near the house- 

 foundations. The species and varieties are: 

 Wilsonii Myrtifolia 

 Arbutifolia Ferrugineum 

 Praecox Hirsutum 



YUCCA 



Filamentosa. This may be classed as a hardy garden 

 flower or as a broad-leaved evergreen. It belongs to the 

 lily family, and is native from Maryland to Florida. 

 It represents, however, a family prominent in the desert 

 region of the Southwest. In winter it is a mound i}4 

 feet high, of broad, sharp-pointed, green leaves, giving it 

 the name of Spanish Bayonet. In Mexico, some varieties 

 have slender threads which can be pulled off with a sharp 

 leaf point, giving it the name of Adam's Needle. It is 

 perfectly hardy and delights in dry sandy situations. 

 While it may recall the desert and not harmonize with other 

 foliage, there is no reason why it cannot be allowed to 

 predominate in some parts of the landscape. In June it 

 sends up broad spikes 4 to 7 feet high of numerous white 

 flowers. It is easily propagated from seeds or pieces of 

 roots cut like potatoes. 



Pachysandra terminalis. On the left, a Euonymus vine is clinging to the brick foundation. In the center, the Japanese 

 Barberry fills a niche, and on the right is a tuft of Myrtle with leaves smaller and darker green than the Pachysandra 



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