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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 
FATJLOWNIA (Empress Tree). The largest-leaved 
hardy tree, the leaves on young sprouts being 20 
inches in diameter. The beautiml blue-purple 
flowers are in erect bunches a foot long. It is a 
large tree, resembling the catalpa. For a tropical 
bedding plant it is very effective, for when cut 
down each year it shoots up 8 or 9 feet high, with 
immense leaves. 
FHACH, Double-flowering. Small trees, with 
clouds of flowers in early spring. There are three 
varieties, White, Pink and Red. These, planted 
in a group, contrast finely, and blooming so early 
befbi e most other trees have started, their blossoms 
are very showy All three varieties are perfectly 
hardy. 
FEFFDRIDGE (Sour Gum). A tree native to 
swamps. Autumn color, clear and brilliant; ber¬ 
ries dark blue or purple ; the tree is also beautiful 
in winter, when its thick, close spray of silvery 
twigs is quite conspicuous. 
PERSIMMON. A native fruit tree, with dark, shin¬ 
ing foliage. It makes a handsome medium-sized 
tree. 
PHELZiODENDRON Amurense (Chinese Cork 
Tree). This promises to make a large, fine tree, 
with foliage like a black walnut. It is healthy 
and vigorous. 
PLANE TREE (Oriental Plane, or Sycamore). A 
good street and shade tree, on good ground, grow¬ 
ing rapidly, and quickly forming a handsome tree. 
It will do especially well near water. 
American (Button-Rail). This is the largest tree 
of Eastern United States, and. although there is a 
specimen at Wheatley, near here. 8 feet in diam- 
ter, we cannot recommend it, on account of a fun¬ 
gous disease. 
PLUM, Purple {Prunus Pissardit). This tree is on 
account of its color the most conspicuous introduc¬ 
tion of recent years, being dull red-purple in 
spring. It differs from other purple trees in being 
brightest at the end of the season. As it is cheap 
and quick-growing, it may be used in quantity 
for contrast in groups of shrubs and trees, or for an 
ornamental hedge. It forms a small tree, or can be 
trained as a bush. The flowers are small, white, 
single, covering the tree in spring. 
SPECTABILIS LINDEN. 
A variety of the silver-leaved, with larger leaves, green 
on tlie under side. The above illustration is from a tree in 
our arboretum. 
OAK, Red. A large, massive tree, having larger 
leaves than any of the others. 
Willow. A good-sized tree, with narrow leaves. 
\^ery unique. 
Laurel-leaved. A beautiful tree, with shining en¬ 
tire leaves. 
The above Oaks have sharp-pointed leaves; the 
following are round-lobed. 
White. The most majestic of all trees. 
Mossy-cup. A rapid-growing Oak, with rough 
trunk and gnarled, cork-ridged branches. The 
leaves are large, and turn dark russet in October ; 
the acorn-cups are surrounded wdth a gray fringe. 
We have trees of this variety 15 feet high. 
Swamp White. Resembles the White Oak. 
Chestnut. The Chestnut, or Rock Chestnut Oak, 
is a species native to dry situations. 
English. For description, see under cut, page ri. 
Oolden. The Golden English Oak is one of the 
best yellow-foliaged trees, and is healthy. 
Rare varieties of native, European and 
Japanese, Evergreen and Deciduous Oaks are in 
stock in small quantities. 
MAGNOLIA MACROPHYLLA. 
This rare tree .suggests a tropical banana, the leaves 
being often 2 feet long. The flowers are larger than 
those of any tree of temperate climates. The waxen- 
white petals open to form a chalice 8 inches high, 
and then spread a foot wide. The flower is not only 
large, but beautiful, and the fragrance is strong. 
