CatalogsHenry Hicks, Home Landscapes 1924: Summer Planting. Westbury, Long Island. : Hicks Nurseries [Isaac Hicks and Son], 1924.
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Hicks Nurseries, founded in 1853, is the oldest nursery on Long Island. Around 1900, Edward Hicks developed a method of excavating fully grown trees and transporting them to North Shore estates for replanting. The 1924 catalog illustrates this process as part of its promotion of summer planting.
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