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CATALOGUE OF THE HIGHLANDS NURSERY, 
KALMIA, continued. 
K. latifolia (Mountain Laurel). 
One of the best of all 
From The American Garden. 
CLUSTER OF RHODODENDRON 
our native evergreen 
shrubs, often 20 to 
30 feet high in its 
wild growth among 
the mountains. Its 
close corymbs of 
large white or rose- 
colored flowers are 
exceedingly showy, 
and few plants in 
cultivation appear 
more strikingly 
beautiful than our 
"Mountain Laurel," 
when seen from a 
distance in full 
bloom. Mrs. Van 
Ransselaer, in a late 
number o f Garden 
and Forest, set forth 
in a convincing way 
its merits for dis- 
tinction as "Our 
National Flower," 
and we trust that 
popular opinion will 
also decide in favor 
of this worthy con- 
testant for recogni- 
tion as our national 
emblem. 9 to 12 in 
1 to i>£ feet 
Kach. Doz. 
$0 20 
30 
K. glauca (Pale Laurel). A low, straggling bush about one foot "high, with 
lilac-purple flowers ^ inch broad, in July. 12 to 18 inches 20 
K. hirsuta (Wicky). Another small and very pretty Kalmia ; low and very 
leafy; flowers rose color, the whole plant hairy 25 
LEDUM latifolium (Labrador Tea). Low evergreen shrub, 2 to 5 feet high, 
with oblong leaves, woolly underneath, and handsome white flowers in clus- 
ters. 9 to 12 inches . 
LEUCOTHOE Catesbai. Fine small evergreen, with drooping stem 3 to 10 feet 
long and recurved branches, along which the long dense racemes of beauti- 
ful white bell-shaped flowers are disposed. It blooms in March and April. 
6 to 9 inches 
9 to 12 inches : 
1 to 2 feet 
MAGNOLIA glauca (Sweet Bay). A beautiful evergreen Magnolia, with large 
glossy leaves and deliciously fragrant blossoms. It often attains the size of 
a tree in the south. 6 to 12 inches 2 
1 to 2 feet 3 
ROSA lsvigata (Cherokee Rose). An evergreen rose with single white fragrant 
flowers 2 or 3 inches across, contrasting beautifully with ihe smooth ever- 
green leaves. Will climb 20 or more feet high, and forms a most striking 
picture when in full bloom. 1 to 2 feet 
$1 50 
2 40 
2 50 
25 2 50 
20 
15 
35 
RHODODENDRON Catawbiense (Purple Rhododendron). Everyone knows this 
popular hardy native Rhododendron. Its glossy dark green foliage and 
masses of lilac-purple flowers in great clusters cause it to le admired in 
?? y i f!l aa , t ' 0 "^ whether P'anted singly or massed. Of all the many beau- 
titul Rhododendron hybrids that are so popular now, there are but very few 
which do not owe much of their vitality, strength of color and hardiness to 
the parent stock of Catawbiense. Grows 10 to 15 feet high, the blossoms ap- 
pearing in May or early June in the greatest profusion. Fine plants, 6 to 9 in 
0 to 12 inches, very fine and bushy 35 to 
R. maximum (Rose Bay, Great Laurel). (See cut.) A superb shrub or low 
tree, often 30 feet high in our southern mountains. Its large white or pink 
blossoms appear in large trusses in July, the latest of all the Rhododendrons, 
a quality which adds greatly to its value as a fine ornamental. Its dark 
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