HICKS NURSERIES, WESTBURY, L. I. 



EVERGREENS 



ARBORVIT^ 



American. Thuya occidentalis. Before the advent of 

 the California Privet, this was extensively used for 

 hedges. Compared with most other ever- 

 greens, it is easier to transplant and easier for % 

 the nurserymen to get up a stock from col- 

 lected plants. In cultivation it grows 20 to 

 30 feet high, and about half as wide, with 

 fairly dense foliage, bright green in summer, 

 and brownish green in winter. This winter 

 color is the principal objection to its use. It 

 is not a dignified or impressive tree, and the 

 demand for it seems to be limited to 

 planting young hedges or filHng gaps in 

 old hedges. 



Siberian. T. occidentalis, var. Wareana; 

 syn., T. Sibirica. This is a variety of the 

 American, of denser growth 

 and brighter green color. 

 It forms a broad pyramid, 

 10 feet high and 6 feet 

 broad. It keeps such a 

 symmetrical shape that it 

 is suited for formal plant- 

 ing. 



Pyramidal. T. occi- 

 dentalis, var. pyramidalis. 

 This grows in the shape of 

 the Red Cedar, forming a 

 cylinder, 2 feet in diam- 

 eter and 10 feet high. Like 

 the Siberian, it is darker 

 green and more dense than 

 the American. 



Booth's Dwarf. T. 



occidentalis, var. Boothi. In 

 evergreen bedding, this is 

 very useful. It will make a 

 little dome, 2 feet in diam- 

 eter, dense and compact. 

 Oftentimes at the founda- 

 tion of a house, or in the 

 formal garden, no other 

 evergreen will give such 

 mature results so quickly 

 and cheaply. We have other similar dwarf Arborvitses, 

 as Globosa and Compacta. 



Golden, or George Peabody. T. occidentalis, var. 

 lutea. This and the Retinispora plumosa aurea are the 

 two best golden 

 evergreens. The " 

 foliage is clear yel- 

 low all the year 

 and forms a decid- 

 ed contrast when 

 planted in a group 

 with the green va- 

 rieties. 



Standish 

 Japanese. T. 



Japonica; syn . , 

 Thuyopsis Stand- 

 ishii. This re- 

 sembles the Amer- 

 ican so closely 

 that it can be 

 substituted for it, 

 and in many ways 

 is just as good. 

 We have fine, 

 large plants, worth 

 considering where 

 a big, cheap ever- 

 green is wanted. 



White or Concolor Fir in our nurseries. We have a few 

 excellent specimens which are kept carefully root-pruned, 

 as it is a species difficult to transplant. 



Part of plantation of 109 Cedars moved by our men and apparatus, with the co- 

 operation of the local men and teams on the place. These trees were growing on 

 the place and were used according to the plans of Mr. C. C. Colburn, landscape 

 architect, for screening the service end of the residence of Mr. Tracy Dows, 

 Rhinebeck, N. Y. 



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CEDAR 



Red. Juniperus Virginiana. The introduction of Red 

 Cedars in general landscape planting is an achievement 

 for which we claim a large share of credit. They were 

 formerly considered difficult to transplant, but 

 the canvasses we have invented insure the 

 successful moving of the larger sizes. Cedars are 

 available in many parts of the eastern states, 

 and we often send men and apparatus to move 

 them, making the cheapest and most im- 

 mediate way to secure large evergreens. The 

 beauty, dignity and appropriateness _ of the 

 Cedar is beginning to be recognized. It 

 has no grounds for just criticism, and 

 can embellish the most stately garden 

 form a windbreak to the humblest 

 cottage. Cedars thrive in any 

 soil, but they do not endure 

 shade; therefore, do not 

 plan to make a screen of 

 them under old Maples. 



We have made a large 

 investment in old Cedars, 

 and have brought in many 

 thousands of them, grown 

 them a few years, and 

 shipped them out again, 

 sending car-loads to Ohio, 

 Pennsylvania, Massachu- 

 setts, Rhode Island and 

 other points. They are a 

 comparatively easy tree to 

 pack, because of their slen- 

 der growth. 



Blue. J. Virginiana, var. 

 glauca. These are almost as 

 blue as the Koster's Colo- 

 rado Blue Spruce. They 

 should be used to brighten 

 up groups of other ever- 

 greens. Occasionally a wild 

 Cedar is seen with blue 

 foliage and bright blue 

 berries. This stock is prop- 

 agated from one of the 

 best of these. 



Cedar Arches. See Formal Garden Material, page 81. 

 Cedar Standards, or Bay Tree Form. See Formal 



. Garden Material, page 81. 



k Cedar Domes, or Bay Tree Form. See Form- 

 al Garden Ma- 

 terial, page 81. 



Mt. Atlas. 



Cedrus Atlantica. 

 The Mt. Atlas 

 Cedar, Cedar of 

 Lebanon, and 

 Deodar Cedar are 

 the true Cedars, 

 the Red Cedar 

 being, correctly 

 speaking, a J u - 

 niper. The Cedar 

 of Lebanon and 

 Mt. Atlas Cedar 

 grow together in 

 Palestine.Theyare 

 almost identical. 

 The crusaders 

 brought back the 

 Cedar of Lebanon, 

 and gave it the 

 most honored po- 

 sition near the 

 castles of England. 



