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Xhe Nursery is located at tile village of 
Highlands, near 'the summit of the Blue 
Ridge, in latitude S3 : attihide-8»«00 feet 
This location insures long cook summers 
and mild wiatersi which arc peculiar^ 
favorable to a lur;n- class of plants that 
arc rare- and dfiScuM to obtain elsewhere. 
I t in gpneratty admitted by our best 
kotanistft I l«u no-other part of tin- world 
fa ,-awrich in the varied forms of ornamen- 
tal tftWrHtarabRand plants as thesesoutk- 
srn Mountain regions. The native 
growths comprise almost tlw entire Ks< 
to -be found from Maine to .Yluhaiisi. and 
mine that are not found elsewhere. 
Peof. W. A. Stiles. mritfftg of the Efigh- 
latul section u» th»- New York 'fritum*-.. 
mys: ••Tlw richness <*' the- (m-»st in 
arborescent species is fairlly iiwteated by ' 
the varied form* pt shrubs and sneaner 
trees, for it. i* ai fact that no pan of the 
world Ikw ftanished the gardens of Eta- 
rope and America with so many orna- 
mental jik-jits of this land as this same 
Alte gh a ng tvgion, nod nowhere j*> th«-y 
appear IN Anfeb U mcl of luxuri»me«-ns 
under these miW> Moist skits, awl in tikis 
fruitful sotk- 
*"Ab«g. ihe roffnse of BVeTy rwfcy ' 
Stream lip to- ail altitude of t,IMIO l>ct. are i 
Masses of the greater rhododendron and 
knheji*. whit; on tlw borders of the im- 
liernMis ibiefeets th*-y formvarea smaller 
broad-leaved *v**gree» under shfUfce «t 
■Vest l»M«iif.y- 
"'Shr- most (MsutHuI of flowering 
»**U*K SSW the- awilea.s-. wnd four »<f the 
Uve species which belong, to ih«- flora of 
fheemtfnent are bere massed together 
a* impervious profuBjea and taxwriance. 
Mere mnmaon then tii*» pfeccttr flower of 
tbr Efesrlbern ww «I h*rd*r*. is tbc great 
flameveoftsreil iwalca. whose' l*»*i !«*, 
added vigor and vividness to the hybrids 
wliiel* are the xaost striking ornainents of 
Hie parks* and gardens el the oki awl new 
worMa. 
"^Tkeja***- named as the- most corjspfcu- 
tas of the flowering shrubs, but there are 
ethers. like the rhododendron Yaseyi. 
discovered umae velito ago, bpiidse .* 
I dozen other genera that could be named. 
; each with, a special chnvio' of its own. 
To these add the species that are small 
lawn trees in the North, but attain the 
statare:of timber trees here-, and we have 
a group that ft* neatness <A habit and 
beauty of f odage, flowers aswl fruit, and 
brillimn of autumn coloring; has no 
rfvaijjalW flora of thewerU." 
Jir trtxfcrtakin^ the propagation and 
sale of the native growths »<f this South- 
era weuMain region, we are- engaging in 
a week that Ssas Iteretefere been greatly 
negleetedl While the wl»*- earth out- 
side- the UMCed states law been explored 
to- obtain 59*- choicest trees and plants for 
liesjutifying mu- American parks, lawns. 
end gyehnsj and wliiU- tl»»se fotelg n 
growths arc eoirjrnsoa, y*t the naore beau- 
tiful Abaeriean iiltmts »rr rarely seen in 
cull ivaitioii, ai»t arc iiiHiwiHt unknown to 
Americans-. 
Jii/ eare and devotion /•> mur icork we 
kppe o>- receive a liberal patronage, 
and by furnialiing Live rm-ans n.i- 
Ainkihg tli*- home surrtgijMlmgs more 
beautiful and attractive, we ttimut we may 
add t«» the laiJltUiess of othnTS. 
fVieeananaed in (his list are for good 
plants pkoperly packed and sent by maU, 
unless otlwrwisir noted. 
TUc iitiinni tave will l»-tak*ii to have 
every plant true to aameand in good or- 
>ler. An»l any mistake or error on <>ur 
part will be cheerfitUy corrected. 
Money may lM.-s<irt at our risk in bonk 
♦traJt. post («(Vu-»- ntwney older or regis- 
tered letter. 
A*aiiie,poe1 office address, and directions 
for marking packages should be written 
out /aft and plain. Always give your 
address in every letter. 
Letters of inquiry prompth' answered. 
OnlinariJK- we can safely handle and 
ship jifciuts from 1st of March to 1st of 
May, and fen- Dm- South during mild spells 
in winter, 
Another year we eocpect t>> have a 
mnch fcir.;irr and more 1 varied stock. 
tor tht spring of 1HS(5 ,,1^.,. (!,«, 
feafowfejc: 
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