HICKS NURSERIES, WESTBURY, L. I. 



EVERGREENS 



A basal planting of Retinisporas (the larger domes at the right and left of the entrance), and of other dwarf evergreens. 

 Such a planting may be made of Rhododendrons, Boxwood, Pachysandra, Holly, Yew, Dwarf Arborvitae, Juniper, Mugho 

 Pine, Dwarf Spruce, Japanese Barberry, Deutzia gracilis. One good way is to come to the nurseries, with a plan, or 

 photograph of your house, to select the plants and fit them in. 



RETINISPORA • Japanese Cypress 



Plumosa; syn., ChamcBcyparis pisifera, var plumosa. This Retinispora is largely used in evergreen beds. The 

 foliage is of fine texture, fern-like in form, and the trees make graceful little domes from 2 to 8 feet high. It is 

 best to keep them clipped annually, as it makes them dense and compact. Without clipping, they are apt to 

 grow too large for the situation, and to become open by the weight of the snow. For planting along the south side 



of a house, against the foundation, they are excellent. 

 With them may be grouped Boxwood, Yew, Berheris 

 Thunbergi, and other low plants. 



Golden. R. plumosa atirea. This has been very pop- 

 ular on account of its bright yellow color. It needs the 

 same cultural conditions mentioned for the former. 



Blue. R. sguarrosa. We consider this the prettiest 

 blue evergreen for the summer when it is as blue as 

 Koster's Blue Spruce. It is as graceful as the maidenhair 

 fern. _ In evergreen beds it is particularly successful, 

 especially if clipped annually. It makes a dense, broad 

 dome 3 to 6 feet high. It will look best when kept to a 

 small size, although it will grow, like the other Retinis- 

 poras, to be a tree. 



Thread- branched. R. filifera. This has long, slender, 

 thread-like branches hanging downward from 6 to 12 

 inches. We have a few tall plants suitable for the back 

 of beds. 



Obtuse-Ieared. R. ohtiisa. All of the above Retinis- 

 poras belong to the species Pisifera which is very distinct 

 from the Obtusa species. The Obtusa has a dark green 

 color like the Nordmann's Fir, or Boxwood, and there is 

 a special demand for this quality. There is a shell-like 

 arrangement of the fronds of foliage that gives it a dis- 

 tinguished air. It is this species which the Japanese 

 grow as dwarfs, keeping them as heirlooms for a 

 century or more. Like other Retinisporas, it prefers rich, 

 moist soil. 



Dwarf Obtuse-leaved. R. obtusa nana. There are 

 several varieties of the Obtusa of compact, dense, dark 

 green growth used in evergreen bedding. The shell-shaped 

 fronds of foliage give them a venerable and most inter- 

 esting appearance. 



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Sample of old Golden English Yews in our nurseries, de- 

 scribed on page 36. They are four to five feet broad, having 

 grown on Long Island over sixteen years. Their rich, dark 

 green appearance in winter, and their broad, rounded out- 

 lines will give a touch of Old England to a home landscape. 



