PIUCE-LIST OF THE fflGHLANDS NURSERY, 
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T R E^'S. 
PEPCID UO XTS • ^NT> ' I&^S)RaR S>S^:N' 
I EACH I 6 
Abies Canadensis, Hemlock. 
One of the finest of our native evergreens. Its delicate foliage, droop- 
ing branches and dense liabit place it among the first as a sing]e 
lawn tree. It is also verv fine in making an evergreen hedge. O-lSin. 2.t 1 00 
1- 2ft 40 1 50 
•A. (Tsuga) Caroliuiana, Carolina Hemlock. 
A small tree, growing to a height of 40 to 50 ft. and 2ft. in dian)e- 
ter, found only in the Carolina mouutaias at 2,000 to 5,000 feet ele- 
vation. Foliage heavier and darker than the common hemlock: 
loaves lai-ger,-vitli wide-spreading scales. Difficult to transplant, 
l)ul , after it is established, ))roves perfectly hardy, grows well, and 
makes a beautiful.symmetrical. dense, cone-shaped ti'ee in cultiva- 
tion: should be well mulched tlie first season. Finest new ever- 
green ;uerysca)Te; good, strong plants. 4-6in 75 
6-9in 1 00 
9-12in 1. . .. 1 25 
ix' A. Frazeri, Small-Fruilcd or Double Balsam Fir. 
Generally a smaller tree tliau its near relation. .1. 6«/so»iert,. al- 
though heie it sometimes attains tJie lioight of 40 or 50 ft. Its 
foliage, also, is shorter, denser and nvtvc erect, wlille its shape is 
more compact. It inhabits only lln' bi^iie-.* mountains of the Al- 
leghenies, and is very ra:e;iii c dtiiution. Fc i' ^ctly hardy. G-9in. 40 2 00 
9-12in CO 3 00 
\.. nigra, Black or Dwcirf Spruce. 
Very line, ornanieiital evergreen, when yoiin,; m i 1 healthy.6-9in 25 1 25 
9 12in 40 3 00 
.Acer Pennsylvaiiicuiii, Moose or Striped Maple, 
Small, ornHi'ii'iital tree, sometimes :i0 to 40 ft. Iiigh in this sec- 
tion. Ban; lieaatifully striped. Good, strong |>laiit.s.1 -3ft 20 100 
2- 3ft 35 
A. riibruni, Red-Flowerinn or Swamp Maple. 
Makes an excellent ohade tree, and the fall colorin vc'of the leaves 
' is very beautiful. l-2ft 20 1 00 
2- 3ft 
■ Ainalant'hier <yt«i*crttrrt^itS Service or Junebcrrjj. ^ 
\ This is generally :i c u ili tre«^, bnf. gro.vs here 50 to (iJ feet high 
and 2 f»et in diai.i'-U'i . It is a b indsoiiie ornamental, blooming 
earlylin the Spring. Its flower-; are white a-id are produced in 
long panicles. I'ruit edible. 2-:5;t 20 1 00 
3- 4f t 30 1 23 
Selected' specimens, 5-6ft 50 
Bettila excelsa. Yellow Birch. 
A beautiful, symmetrical tree in the lawn. l-2ft 15 75 
, ' 2-3ft 35 1 25 
3-4ft 40 
B. 'lenta, Black Birch. 
Twigs and bark highly aromatic. l-2ft 15 50 
2-3ft 25 1 25 
8-4ft 40 
FLOWERING PERRENNIAL PLANTS. 
• Cypripedium spectabilc : Lady Sli|jper. Tliis is the finest sj)ecies of Lady 
Slipper known, and is one of the most showy of our native pl.mts. (}row.s 
18 in. to 2 ft. high, with large foliage, and beautiful white flower.s, 
blotched in front with i)inkLsh purple. A very conspicuous plant. Fine 
strong roots 30 1 25 
Gala.i- aphylla; Coltsfoot. A smooth, herbaceous iilant, with he<irtshai)ed 
crenate-toothed and shining, evergreen leavea. The small, whitr doweifi 
are borne on a scape 1 to 2 ft. high, and form a beautiful spiked raceme. 
Good, strong plants. 20 75 
Sarracmia purpurea : Pitcher Plant, Huntsman's Cup. Its curious leaves 
are pitcher-shaped, and usually half-filled with water and drowned in- 
sects. Flowers, deep purple, nodding, on a stalk a fool high. A peculiar 
plant growing best in damp places. 25 i 00 
