Kalmia latifolia at Highlands Nursery 
Named Hybrid Rhododendrons 
Caractacus, Everestianum, Rosoum elegans, H. \V. 
Sargent, Parson's Gioriosum, Bertie Parsons, General 
Grant, Album elegans. Abraham Lincoln. Delicatissi- 
mum. Gioriosum, Purpureum grandiflorum, Catawbi- 
ense album, and others. Nearly all budded. 3 to 4 yrs., 
bushy plants, ^1.50 to $2 each. 
Rhododendron hirsutum and R. ferrungineum. 
Two hardy European species of compact growth. 
Small, bright pink flowers. Eor the rock-garden 
and for planting with other Rhododendrons. 
They differ but little in general appearance. See 
Salem Price-List . 
arbutltolium (wilsonianum) . Hybrid between R. 
punctatum and R. ferrugineum is one of the very 
best hardy sorts. A mass of pink, fragrant flowers 
in July. See Salem Price-List. 
KALMIAS 
Kalmia latifolia. 
Mot NTAiN Laurel. One 
of the grandest of our 
nali\e, broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, attaining 
tree-Uke proportions in our southern mountains 
In cultivation it is a broad, thick shrub, and, 
when in full bloom, of surpassing beauty. The 
wheel-shaped flowers in close terminal corymbs, 
pure white to pink, appear in May or June in 
such profusion as almost to smother the foliage. 
Its thick, shiny leaves, conspicuous the year 
round, make it a shrub of greatest value for 
massing. The hardiness of Kalmia latifolia is 
beyond doubt, it being found sparingly in Nova 
Scotia and increasingly in abundance through 
New England and the middle Atlantic states (par- 
ticularly in the higher altitudes), till the crest 
of the southern AUeghanies is reached. Here the 
true American home of the broad-leaved 
ericacea;. perfect conditions of soil and 
climate are found, producing such a lux- 
uriance of growth as to form veritable 
jungles of gorgeous beauty, miles in extent. 
It is found throughout South Carolina. 
Georgia, and northern Florida, along the 
banks of streams and cypress swamps. 
This proves it to be a plant that will stand al- 
most semi-tropical conditions as well as extreme 
cold. It is therefore extremely valuable for the 
southern states, taking its place with the mag- 
nificent Indian Azaleas, which are not hardy in 
the North. 
My stock of all sizes is beyond comparison, car- 
lot shipments is made a specialty. 
Kalmia latifolia, continued Each 10 100 
3 to 6 in *o 10 Jo 7^ ?5 00 
6 to 9 in 15 I 00 8 00 
9 to 12 in 25 I 75 12 00 
I to I M ft 35 2 50 20 00 
I H to 2 ft 75 s 00 40 00 
9 to 12 in., clumps 50 t 25 30 00 
I to I }2 ft., clumps I 00 6 00 50 00 
1 H to 2 ft., clumps I 50 12 00 100 00 
2 to 3 ft., clumps 2 50 20 00 17^ 00 
Collected clumps, i to 4 ft. high and corresponding 
diameter. 50 cts. to $io each. Prices in car lots 
on application. 
aneustitolia. Dwarf Laurel, i to 3 ft. A charm- 
ing dwarf sort of the same general habitat as the 
former species, forming dense, low clumps. In 
early spring showy clusters of wheel-shaped, deep 
rose-colored flowers. 6 to 12 in., 15 cts. each, 
75 cts. for 10. $G per 100; 12 to 18 in., 25 cts. each, 
$i.SO for 10. $\o per 100. 
glauca. Pale Lacrkl. i to 2 ft. Larger flowers 
than last species; crimson-purple and very showy. 
Both Glauca and Angustifolia are invaluable for 
the Rhododendron border. 6 to 12 in., 25 cts. 
each, $2 for 10. 
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