IMPORTANT g^r/Z/fr; 
My Hardy Stock is shipped direct from Highlands Nursery, in the west- 
ern North Carolina mountains, from Pineola, N. C, freight station. The 
present freight rate to New York, Boston and Philadelphia is 96^ cts. per 
100 pounds. Special express rates, connecting with Norfolk steamers. 
I claim superior packing, my export shipments reaching the most remote 
countries in perfect condition. Packing charged for at cost. 
Foreign Remittances should be sent by International Postal Money Order, 
drawn on Boston, Mass., Post Office, or by New York or Boston Exchange. 
An American dollar is equal to a little more than four (4) English shillings, 
four (4) German marks, or (5) francs. 
Our Foreign Correspondents are notified that we use the Western Union 
and A. B. C. Telegraph and Cable Codes and Adams Cable Codex. 
Claims must be made immediately on receipt of goods. All shipments 
travel at co7tsig7iee' s risk. Shipping begins about September 15 and lasts till 
December, and in .spring from March i to May 15. Give shipping instructions 
unless you wish to leave it to me. I use best judgment but assume no risk. 
Growing Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Kalmias, Hemlocks and plants of this 
class in wholesale quantities will continue to be mj' specialty. All the leading 
Parks, Cemeteries and Nurseries of America as well as these abroad, have 
been satisfactorily supplied in the past with many hundreds of thousands of 
plants from Highlands Nursery. 
Correspondence with all Parks, Cemeteries, Nurseries and Botanical Gar- 
dens in America or abroad especiallj' solicited. 
9^This Catalogue cancels all previous quotations. 
COLLECTED PLANTS 
Nearly all plants offered in this Catalogfue are heavy, nursery-g:rown, but can usually 
be supplied in strong; collected stock, when desired. 
My facilities are unapproaChed elsewhere for collecting: the best stock at a low cost, and 
an experience of 15 years and well-trained collectors enable me to assure buyers that orders 
for "collected " plants will receive the same attention and care as though I intended plant- 
ing; the stock myself. As a rule, however, I do not recommend the extensive use of collected 
stock and cannot g;uarantee it in any Instance. 
Rhododendrons, Kalmias, Leucothoe catesbaei, Galax aphylla, and other broad-leaved 
everg;reen shrubs and g;round-covering; plants are collected by the carload for use in pro- 
ducing; immediate effects by massing;. This subject requires special correspondence. See 
first page for special advertisement. 
Do You Want Hardy Stock? 
The location of HIGHLANDS NURSERY, at the summit of the Blue Ridge, in 
western North Carolina, 3 800 feet among the clouds, and under the shadow of the 
great Grandfather mountain (the highest peak in the Blue Ridge range) insures long, 
cool summers and cold winters, which are very favorable to the growth of these 
beautiful native ornamentals, producing a perfectly hardy stock — a most important 
point with northern planters. The thermometer often reaches an extreme of 10° to 
15° below, and every few years will go as low as 20° or more below zero. 
The Azaleas, Rhododendrons, and most of the ericaceous plants herein offered 
thrive best in rich, peaty soils and partially shaded situations. A good soil can be 
made by excavating 2 to 3 feet of the surface, and filling with equal parts of good 
leaf-mold or other decayed vegetable matter and surface loam, with one-tenth or more 
of sharp sand. .Swamp muck or field sod may be used. Mulching (spent tan, moss, 
leaves, hay, etc, ), is always useful, and is necessary where the ground is very drj'. 
lyime, in large quantities, in any form is very damaging to Rhododendrons, Azaleas, 
and ericaceous plants in general. .\s a rule, give the plants a deep soil, with plenty 
of well-decayed vegetable food and good drainage, and the results will be satisfactory. 
Always give Rhododendrons a northern exposure where possible, and do not 
cultivate deep, as ericaceous plants are surface feeders. 
My Nurseries are inspected by llie North Carolina Commission lor controlling crop pests, and cer> 
tificate of inspection is sent out Willi every shipment. 
