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Title: Trees for Long Island
Identifier: CAT31284655 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Hicks Nurseries (Westbury, Nassau County, N. Y. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Westbury (Nassau County) Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Ornamental shrubs Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs
Publisher: Westbury Station, N. Y. : Westbury Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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•^ESTBURY NURSERIES ^t^ Deciduous Trees Specimens of Catalpa Baagrei along: terrace, with Hedg:e of California Privet and Boxwoods in tnbs below. IiINDEN, Silver-leaved, or White. (See illustration on front cover page.) The three finest trees in our collection of large trees are the Silver-leaved Lin- den, the Tulip tree and the White Pine. The Linden has dark, glossy leaves, downy white beneath, which are retained through drought late into the autumn. The small, cream-colored flowers perfume the air in the vicinity of the tree with a spicy lemon fragrance. Weeping' Silver-leaved. A beautiful lawn tree, similar in form to the last. Although the tips of the twigs hang down, it is in no sense a tree of mournful expression. Large specimens, 3 to 5 inches in diameter. Spectabilis. For description, see under cut, page 10. European. A good tree of solid oval form. Sroad-leaved (T. piatyphylla). A variety of the Europern, with hairy leaves and twigs which in dry seasons are badly blighted by fungus. LIQUIDAMBAR (Bilsted, or Sweet Gum). A fine, distinct tree, always growing well on lawn or street. The leaves are glossy, star-shaped and brilliant in autumn, with deep bronzy purple, red and yellow. The cork-ridged twigs and sturdy trunk make it picturesque. It is a tree of no bad qualities, and one in which the planter will take pride. Trans- plant in spring only. (See illustration, page 8.) LOCUST, Yellow. This tree has been planted more extensively on Long Island than any other tree, on account of its value for timber. It is a tall, slender mass of pea-green foliage, interspersed with clusters of fragrant white flowers. On the north side of Long Island it is good, but elsewhere it is a failure for lawn purposes on account of borers. Honey-locust. A large, vigorous tree, with wide- spreading feathery branches. The clusters of thorns a foot long, render it unsuitable for small lawns, but fit it for defense hedges, for which it was often used before the advent of barbed wire. MAACKIA amurensis. A very rare tree from Asia, with upright spikes of creamy white, pea-shaped flowers. MAGNOLIA. The profusion of large and beautiful flowers, the richness of foliage, and dignified and luxuriant expression make them the finest lawn CUT-LEAVED WEEPING WHITE BIRCH. ornaments They should be carefully transplanted erect tree, bending its silvery spray with a delicate m sprmg to a deep soil. The genus mcludes both grace 00 every side; beyond question the most esteemed of trees and shrubs. weeping trees; not so successful on L. I. as elsewhere.
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