Preface 



THE HICKS NURSERIES CAN HELP YOU IN SEVERAL DISTINCT WAYS 



1st. By supplying big trees, twenty to fifty years old, in addition to the usual nursery sizes, four to eight years old. 



2nd. By supplying little trees, one to four years old, by the thousand at low rates. 



3rd. By supplying native trees and shrubs, because they are the most healthy and beautiful. 



4th. By urging you to avoid foreign plants, if there is a native species fulfilling the same purpose. 



5th. By discouraging "freaks," such as variegated foliage, purple foliage, and abnormal weeping trees. 



It will pay anyone contemplating landscape planting in the region between Virginia, Illinois and Maine, to in- 

 vestigate our stock. Our methods of moving large trees are applicable all over the world. 



A study of this catalogue will give some points in selecting trees to permanently fit your conditions, growing them 

 most satisfactorily, arranging them to solve your landscape problems, or tell how you can move in wild trees and shrubs 

 from your neighborhood. We will take pleasure in helping you reach the best results whether you purchase or not. 



The best way is to come to the nurseries, study the various plants, and consider how they can solve your problem. 

 If a visit is impracticable, a study of our Price-List, a separate publication, will show accurately the stock offered, de- 

 scribing its height, spread, diameter of trunk, and price. 



Location. The office is on the Jericho Turnpike, easily reached by automobile, twenty-two miles from the Queensboro 

 Bridge. There is a ferry from Rye, Westchester County, N. Y., to Sea Cliff, Long Island, during the summer months. 

 Sea Cliff is eight miles north of Westbury. 



Westbury is a station on the main line of the Long Island Railroad. Auto-hacks waiting at all trains. Westbury 

 has twenty-four trains per day. Mineola, three miles to the west, has forty-four trains per day. The Mineola-Hicksville 

 Trolley Line passes the nurseries, two-thii-ds of a mile from the office, and connects with Roslyn, Port Washington, Flush- 

 ing, Garden City, Hempstead, Freeport, Rockville Center, Hyde Park, Jamaica, and other villages. 



CALENDAR OF THE YEAR'S PLANTING AND OTHER WORK 



"When is the best time to plant?" This is usually the first question asked; it should be the last. What to plant and 

 how to plant are more important. The following calendar and catalogue will help you to determine both. 



Spring. From early March when the frost is leaving the ground, to the middle of May, when the foliage is appear- 

 ing, is suitable for all kinds of planting. Do not, however, limit your planting to this season to the detriment of the de- 

 velopment of your grounds. This is the season when you and the nurserymen are most busy. Should you receive stock 

 after the leaves begin to appear, it will grow if cut back and kept damp. 



June and July are the months when plants are growing most vigorously, and there is but little transplanting. 

 This is the season when a careful study will enable you to realize the needs of j^our place, and plan for the desired 

 improvements. Take note of the trees and plants you see, come to the nurseries to select the stock while in full leaf and 

 flower, rather than in the fall when so few plants are in flower and the foliage is less fresh and brilliant. 



Water and mulch newly planted stock from May to September. Prune shrubs after flowering. 



August and September are months in which all evergreens can be planted with excellent success. We transplant 

 hundreds of thousands, from little seedlings three months old to trees 60 feet high, beginning about July 20. Send foi* 

 Hicks' "Evergreens for August and September Planting." 



October, to December 15 is the fall planting season for nearly all kinds of deciduous trees, shrubs, roses, vines, 

 fruits and hardy flowers. It is the time to get the best selections from the nurseries, and to do the work of planting most 

 carefully. There are a few species liable to have the twigs dry out when planted in the fall. These we wrap with straw 

 or defer planting till spring. We continue during the fall, moving large evergreens 6 to 60 feet high, with balls of earth. 



December to March is the winter season for transplanting large evergreens. The ground seldom freezes deeply 

 on Long Island. If mulched with straw, litter or leaves, the ground may be broken through, at small expense. This 

 method gives employment to men and teams that would otherwise be idle. Deciduous trees may be transplanted at any 

 time through the winter on mild days, provided the ground is not frozen more than 4 inches deep. Heavy mulching to 

 keep out the frost at both the tree and planting sites permits work nearly all winter. Send for "Planting Large Ever- 

 greens in Winter." 



Spray for San Jos6 Scale, and plan the year's campaign of spraying. Pf une trees and shrubs. 



BUSINESS TERMS 



We Charge for Delivery,and Packing for Shipment. It is the only equable method, because much of the stock 

 is delivered by wagon or customers call for it. If all of our stock were of the usual small sizes packed for shipment, the 

 packing would be a comparatively small item, and could be included in the price; but, as some of the large trees are diffi- 

 cult and expensive to pack, it would not be equable to make the price include packing. In delivery, frequently three 

 twenty-year-old trees can be delivered and planted with the same men and teams as one tree. We often combine several 

 orders in one trip, thus reducing the expense, which is charged approximately pro rata. 



Therefore, our prices, unless otherwise specified, are for stock dug and loaded at the nurseries. Charge is made 

 for packing in boxes, bales or crates. Delivery to the railroad, where our responsibility ceases, is free. The prices on 

 large trees from the nurseries are either for stock loaded at the nurseries, or including delivery and planting. This amount 

 varies according to the movers used and the distance, and the assistance rendered by the purchaser. 



Terms of Payment. Net Cash. Unknown correspondents should send satisfactory references, or cash with the 

 order; a bill for the packing will be sent after shipment. Money orders may be obtained for Westbury, Nassau County, 

 New York. 



We Desire That Our Customers be Fully Satisfied. We should be promptly notified of any errors that they may 

 be rectified the same season. Unlike manufactured articles, plants cannot be made all alike, and they are not complete at 

 the time of purchase. Transplanting is a severe shock, and it takes time and care to re-establish them. See page 102, Large 

 Tree Department, and "How to Plant and Care for a Tree," on third cover page. 



True to Name. We guarantee our stock true to label, and will replace any that proves otherwise. Late in the sea- 

 son, we may be out of some varieties of fruit and other trees, and will substitute similar varieties and sizes unless other- 

 wise directed. It is well to mention alternate varieties in your order. 



Guarantee. The living of trees is largely dependent on pruning, planting, cultivating, rain and watering — con- 

 ditions beyond the nurseryman's control. If you wish your trees guaranteed, please so state when asking prices. We 

 inspect much of the stock sold, and replace some which has failed or is in poor condition. Our doing this does not con- 

 stitute a guarantee. It is manifestly impracticable to inspect all the stock. Take good care of your stock, and you will 

 have little occasion for replacing. 



