HICKS NURSERIES, WESTBURY, L. I, 



EVERGREENS 



A hedge of White Spruce at Meadow brook Park, West- 

 bury, Long Island. This screens the service drive to the stable 

 and is also a windbreak to the residence, garden and lawn. 

 White Spruce will make a denser windbreak on a narrower 

 strip of lawn than any other evergreen. 



On the Hempstead Plains, there are thousands of resi- 

 dences that would be more valuable with such windbreaks 

 and hedges. 



SPRUCE, continued 



Spruce. It approaches in gracefulness the Hemlock. 

 Extensive tests have developed no bad features, and the 

 oldest plants in cultivation remain in perfect condition. 

 We have a large stock of plants suitable for extensive 

 plantations where low first cost is a consideration. They 

 grow so rapidly that their small size need not veto their 

 use. 



Douglas Blue. Pseudotsuga Douglasi, var. glauca. 

 These are grafted plants which we recommend highly. 



Douglas Blue, Selected Seedlings. These are selec- 

 ted from our large stock and include plants which will 

 make a beautiful contrast with darker evergreens. 



Tiger Tail. P. polita. Native in the mountains of 

 Japan. This rugged and hardy tree has the largest and 

 sharpest needles of all the Spruces. The color of the 

 bark is yellow, making it distinct in appearance from the 

 other Spruces. It is a worthy member of a collection of 

 rare evergreens. 



YEW • Taxus 



Japanese. T, cuspidata. This species is perfectly hardy 

 here, whereas the English Yew is usually brown in winter. 

 In Japan it grows to be a tree 40 feet high. Under culti- 

 vation here it makes a pyramidal tree similar in shape to 

 the Spruces and Firs. The stock is limited. We have 

 sent it abroad to several growers so that it may become 

 more common in the American trade. We look forward 

 to the time when the Japanese Yew will serve the same 

 purpose here as the English Yew in England. We are 

 growing large quantities from seed, from cuttings and 

 from grafts, and therefore have reserved many of our 

 plants for stock from which to propagate. 



There are many forms of this species. The form called 

 Capitata seems to be the species, as it grows from seed. 

 Taxus cuspidata brevifolia glacua makes a compact, low 

 dome, 3 feet wide. That which we call "bush form" 

 is an open plant, 10 feet high and equally broad, with- 

 out upright leaders. 



YEW, continued 



Dwarf Japanese. T. ctispidata, var. brevifolia. This is 

 a compact, dark green plant of irregular growth, which 

 will ultimately spread 6 to 12 feet wide and 2 feet high. 

 It is w^ell fitted for evergreen bedding. ^ Its picturesque 

 growth fits it for planting in rocky situations. 



It is more frequently used in planting at house foun- 

 dations as illustrated on page 57. A little pruning will 

 restrain its irregular tendencies and make compact plants 

 like dwarf Boxwood. 



Spreading. T. repandens. This makes a graceful 

 mound of arching sprays. It grows about i or 2 feet 

 high and 3 to 5 feet wide. It appears to be hardy, and 

 well adapted for planting at the foundations of a house 

 with other dwarf evergreens. 



See illustration, page 54, where it borders a group of 

 Rhododendrons and helps hold the leaf-mulch in place. 

 W'e consider it a very valuable plant, and are growing it 

 in quantity, but the plants are as yet small. 



English, r. baccata. This does best where partially 

 shaded from our brilliant winter sunshine. 



Golden English. T. baccata, var. elegantissima. We 

 have a number of old plants which have the venerable 

 appearance of old Boxwood. They show their golden tinge 

 on the new growth in summer, which changes to dark 

 green in the winter. These plants are of a dwarf, compact 

 habit and will make a most valuable addition to some 

 garden where their venerable and elegant appearance 

 would be appreciated. 



Irish. T. fastigiata; syn., T. Hibernica. This makes a 

 narrow pyramid i foot wide and 3 or more feet high. 

 They are very popular for decorating formal gardens, but 

 we cannot recommend them for permanent results in this 

 region. 



Canadian. T. Canadensis. This is native as a ground- 

 cover in damp forests. It trails along the ground, taking 

 root as it grows, the branches ascending about 2 or 3 

 feet. In time a plant will become fifteen feet wide. Like 

 all the Yews, in the early autumn it is decorated with 

 red, translucent berry-like fruit. 



Bank covered with small Douglas Spruce. View in the 

 garden of Mr. Stanley Mortimer, Roslyn, Long Island. 

 Little evergreens are so cheap that they will cover banks 

 cheaper than putting down grass, because they eliminate 

 the frequent mowing. 



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