HARLAN P. KELSEY. SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 
cone-bearing trees which can be grown in this part of the country." And, again, in the Nov. 10, 
1919. Bulletin of the Arnold Arboretum: "The handsomest of the Hemlocks which can be grown 
in Massachusetts and now one of the most beautiful trees in the Arboretum is a native of the South- 
ern Appalachian Mountains. Tsuga caroliniana." 
At Boxford Nursery we have over 30.000 trees, all specimens, regardless of size. 
Young Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Mountain Laurel grown by 
tens of thousands at Boxford Nursery 
RHODODENDRONS, MOUNTAIN LAUREL and 
other BROADLEAF EVERGREENS 
FOR AUGUST and EARLY AUTUMN PLANTING 
Send for "The Successful Rhododendron Bed"; it tells how. 
RHODODENDRON catawbiense. Catawba Rhododendron. 
Of the Carolina Mountains. The hardiest of all Rhododendrons. It was this magnificent 
Rhododendron that over a hundred years ago was introduced into Europe, supplying, together 
with Rhododendron maximum, color and hardy blood to the cultivated "hybrids," but with 
a consequent loss of hardiness; and so today, for American gardens, where ironclad hardiness is 
essential, we must turn to the true original species, found on the loftiest, coldest peaks of the 
Southern Alleghanies, where it attains a height of 20 to 30 feet. Considering its extreme hardi- 
ness, color of flower, compact growth and remarkable texture of foliage, which is a deep, shining 
green, and far superior to the better-known Rhododendron maximum, we can recommend the 
true native catawbiense as the finest for general use, withstanding exposure and extremes of 
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