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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 
MAPLE, Purple Norway. Purple foliage. 
Silver. The best cheap street tree, the quickest in 
growth and the longest-lived of the low-cost trees, 
being in this soil superior to the poplar. Some 
object to its tendency to split in the wind, but this 
is due to wrong pruning, which produces several 
long branches, instead of a single trunk. The 
borer is easily killed by injecting a few drops of 
carbon bisulphide in the hole, and quickly plug¬ 
ging with putty. In form the Silver Maple ap¬ 
proaches the elm, and on many of our roads it 
forms an arching canopy of shade, much better 
and quicker than the elm. We have selected trees 
grown 8 feet apart and 20 feet high ; also, trees 
25 to 30 feet high, with 15 feet spread of branches 
and roots, and with 8-inch trunk, for immediate 
effect. 
Sugar. A fine native tree, growing well^in igood 
soil. Beautiful autumn colors. 
Sycamore. A broad, handsome tree, with 
darker foliage, and casting denser shade than 
the others. 
OAK. The Oak 
is one of our 
grandest trees. 
Large and 
wide spread¬ 
ing. 
Pin. The best 
species for gen¬ 
eral planting. 
Very distinct 
in appeatance. 
It grows well 
in either dry 
or wet ground. 
Mossy Cup. A 
rapid grower, 
with rough 
bark and cork- 
ridged branch¬ 
es. Mossy- 
cupped acorns. 
English. The 
Royal Oak of 
England. It 
grows from 2 to 
4 feet in a year. 
PLUM, Purple. 
Small orna¬ 
mental trees 
with purple 
foliage, grow¬ 
ing brighter 
toward the end 
of the season. 
Excellent to 
group with 
shrubs and 
other bright 
foliage. 
POPLAR. The 
quickest grow¬ 
ing and cheap¬ 
est trees. We 
recommend them for street and lawn planting, tall 
hedges and screens, and for seaside situations. 
Unless fertilized they will fail after a few years. 
Carolina Cottonwood. A fine, handsome, wide" 
spreading tree. 
Japan. A vigorous new variety with large, light 
green leaves. 
Lombardy. An old and picturesque variety. Its 
tall obelisk form always attracts the eye. 
THORN, Paul’s Double scarlet. When in blossom 
the tree is entirely covered with clusters of double 
rose-like flowers. Very showy. 
WILLOW. A valuable class of trees adapted to all 
situations. 
Salamon’s Weeping, An improvement on the old 
and well-known Weeping Willow. It grows tall 
and upright, the ends of the new growth gracefully 
arching downward. 
EVERGREEN TREES. 
The selection of Evergreens is usually attended with 
some difficulty and confusion. To obviate this, we 
have endeavored to state the character and limitations 
of the best varieties. We are testing all the hardy 
species that can be procured, and if our customers 
desire any that are 
not catalogued, we 
can probably sup¬ 
ply them. Our 
large Evergreens 
have been root- 
pruned, which ren¬ 
ders transplanting 
much more sure to 
be successful. 
Prices. 30 cts. to 
$1. Specimens and 
rare varieties 
priced on selection. 
ARBORVITE. 
Valuable 
Evergreens for 
various pur¬ 
poses. 
American. A 
quick grower. 
Excellent for 
screens and 
garden hedges. 
Siberian. The 
best for hedges. 
Compact, dark 
green foliage. 
Golden. A clear, 
shining yellow. 
PIR. Well-known 
trees of a dis¬ 
tinguished ap¬ 
pearance on 
the lawn. 
Balsam. The 
Balsam Fir of 
our northern 
forests. A tall, 
slender tree of 
dark foliage. 
Nordmann’s. As 
a specimen 
Evergreen this 
stands without 
a peer. The 
foliage is wide, thick, dark green and lustrous. j 
HEMLOCK. The most graceful native Evergreen, 
with a pure dark green color all winter. For 
hedges it is unexcelled. 
PINE, White. A noble tree to plant for present 
enjoyment and future generations because of its 
fine appearance and the value of its timber. It at¬ 
tains great size and is appropriate as a background 
and windbreak for large lawns and orchards. 
NORWAY MAPLES. 
Young trees lifted from nursery rows, 
showing roots and comparative size of $1 
and 75-cent trees. 
SILVER MAPLES. 
From the nursery rows, 
showing straight trunks, single 
leaders and fine roots of our 
60 and 30-cent Silver Maples. 
TULIP TREE (White Wood). A magnificent native 
tree. The foliage is a bright, shining green, and 
in June the tree is covered with large, yellow, 
tulip-like flowers. 
THORN (Hawthorn, Crataegus). The Hawthorns 
are a genus of beautiful small trees, of which there 
are several varieties. 
RETINOSPORA (Japan Cypress). These have 
been developed by the skillful Japanese gardeners 
into wide variation of form and tint. Foliage deli¬ 
cate and fern like. We have many varieties not 
listed. 
Plumosa aurea. The favorite golden Evergreen. 
Hardy and vigorous. 
