HICKS NURSERIES, WESTBURY, L. I 



EVERGREENS 



White Spruce on a sandy hillside on the grounds of Mr. Robert 

 D. Winthrop, Westbury, Long Island. We found little Spruces growing 

 wild on the place, and planted them out where they have taken care of 

 themselves. 



SPRUCE, continued 



Norway. P. excelsa. This quick-growing pyramidal evergreen is 

 suitable for hedges and mass-planting for windbreaks. To attain 

 ' its best growth, it needs a damp, fertile soil sheltered from severe 



winds. To keep it from getting open and ragged, it is best to keep 

 it cut back, which can be done at any time of the year, but preferably in May and June, by taking off the tips of the 

 longest growths. This causes the side buds to grow the next year, making a dense mass of foliage. 



Dwarf Conical. P. excelsa, var. conica. Of dense, symmetrical outline suitable for formal planting. 

 Maxwell's Dwarf Norway. P. excelsa, var. Maxwelli. This makes a dense, button-shaped mass of dark green foli- 

 age about 2 feet high and 3 feet broad, fitting it for evergreen bedding. It grows very slowly, and will retain its small 



size as well or better than most others. 



Remont's Dwarf. P. excelsa, var. 

 Remonti. Another dwarf Norway 

 Spruce as compact and slow as the 

 Maxwell, but keeping the conical shape 

 of the Spruce. 



Alcock's. P.hicolor; syn., P. Alcock- 

 iana. This is bluer than the Colorado 

 Blue Spruce on the underside of the 

 foliage. This character is shown best 

 when the sun is low, as in the winter 

 or at the ends of the day. It should be 

 used to give a touch of light foliage to 

 groups of other evergreens. 



Oriental. P. orientalis. This is 

 the best dark green Spruce. It ex- 

 ceeds in its dark color the Nordmann's 

 Fir. The foliage remains seven years, 

 therefore it is dense. There are old 

 specimens on the entrance drive at the 

 residence of Mr. C!arkson Cowl, at 

 Great Neck, Long Island, 50 feet high, 

 in perfect condition, while the Nor- 

 way Spruces alongside are ragged and 

 thin. 



Foster's Colorado Blue. P. pun- 

 gens, var. glauca Kosteri. This is the 

 most widely known of the Spruces, 

 because of its conspicuous color. 

 Many call for it who know none of 

 the other evergreens. It presents a 

 very strong contrast to all its sur- 

 roundings, and by some it is con- 

 sidered not in good taste because of 

 its lack of harmony. The color is a 

 pale blue over sage-green. The plants 

 are grafted in Holland and grown 

 several years. 



White Spruce with Colorado Blue Spruce in the border. This group forms a 

 windbreak northwest of the residence of Mr. Charles Steele, Westbury, Long 

 Island. It is best to plan such groups with the trees close together, because they 

 make a more efficient windbreak and grow more rapidly. They should be thinned 

 out before the foliage touches. It is a simple operation and needs only a little 

 foresight to mark trees and arrange for the disposition of them beforehand. The 

 work can be done either in August and September or during the winter or spring. 



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