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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 
LIQUIDAMBAR. ELM. ITORWAY MAPLE. WHITE PINE. 
(Group of trees at Westbury.) 
MAGNOLIA, Cucumber Tree (Af. acuminata). A tall, 
symmetrical tree, resembling the tulip tree, to which it 
is related. It has yellow flowers, 3 inches long, followed 
by seed-vessels, which, when green, resemble a cucum¬ 
ber, and turn red later. 
Swamp (A/, glauca). A small tree of much merit. It has 
cup-shaped, cream-colored flowers late in June, which 
are very fragrant, and are often sold on the streets of 
New York at that season. 
Umbrella (A/. A broad, spreading little tree, 
with handsome large leaves and conspicuous white flow¬ 
ers. The fruit is a carmine-red cylinder 2 inches through 
and 6 inches long, out of which hang orange-red berries 
on silken threads. 
Larg*e-leaved (A/, macrophylla). For description, see 
under cut, page 10. 
^:^The other varieties of Magnolia are usually grown 
in shrub form. See page 22. 
CYPRESS, DECIDUOUS. 
The Cypress of southern swamps is hardy here, and 
is of very different expression grown in the open. It has 
light, cheerful, green foliage, of a fleecy texture. On 
heavy soil it develops best. 
MAPLE. 
We believe our stock of Maples to be uneqnaled by any on 
the market. By several improvements in culture and prun¬ 
ing we produce a tree with a straight, stocky trunk, which 
will stand up under winds and the usual risks of the street; 
also a strong leader, or central branch, and a wide ovate 
top, whereby the tree can be trimmed up later as the lower 
branches spread over the street. A tree with single leader 
will bend with the wind, and not split like a tree with several 
leading branches. These trees are grown wide apart, and 
are dug with spade and fork, which leave abundant roots. 
Properly planted, a tree 15 to 18 feet high and 2 or more 
inches in diameter will live and grow as well or better than 
a tree an inch in diameter and 9 feet high. 
maple, Norway. This is the best all-round street tree 
for Long Island. It is of fairly rapid growth, has a round 
solid head, strong branches, and does well in poor, dry 
soil. (See illustration, above.) 
Purple Norway. There are two varieties: Schwedler’s 
which is bright purple in early summer, and Reitenbach’s, 
which is darkest in autumn. Both are vigorous trees. 
