THE CAROLINA HEMLOCK 
{Tsuga caroliniana) 
Professor Sargent*s Opinion 
After the disastrous spring and winter of 1917-18, Prof. C. S. Sargent, 
Director of Arnold Arboretum, says of this tree: "Numerous specimens 
of the Carolina Hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) have been uninjured by 
the cold and drought of the year. This is one of the handsomest of all 
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 Massa- 
chusetts and now one of the most beautiful trees in the Arboretum is a 
native of the southern Appalachian Mountains, Tsuga caroliniana." 
The Queen of American Conifers 
This grand new species is now universally accepted as the "Queen of 
American Evergreens." Introduced by Highlands Nursery in 1884, it 
has become known to tree-lovers as the most distinctive and graceful of 
all conifers which are hardy throughout the entire United States. 
Distinctive Character 
Its dense, dark foliage, sweeping, semi-pendulous branches, and even- 
tually pyramidal form combine to give a charm not found in any other 
evergreen known to cultivation. It is much hardier and more adaptable 
to city atmospheres than its plainer sister, the Canadian Hemlock, and 
will also thrive in southern latitudes where the latter becomes thin, yellow, 
and unsightly. 
It is the "coming Evergreen" for the finest landscape plantings, either 
as single specimens or for mass effects and backgrounds. 
Prices of Carolina Hemlock at Boxford Nursery, 
Boxford, Massachusetts . , 
tacn 10 100 
6 to 9 in., transplaiital, bushy ?o 60 ?S 6o i^o 00 
9 to 12 in., transplanted, bushy I 00 9 00 80 00 
12 to 18 in., transplanted, bushy ' 50 14 00 ij2 00 
18 to 20 in., transplanted, bushy 2 25 20 00 180 00 
Splendid specimens, 6 to 9 ft $40 to 60 00 
Send all orders to 
HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner, Salem, Massachusetts 
