IF 
As To Hardiness. 
The location of HIGHLANDS NURSERV, at the summit of the Blue Ridge, in western 
North Carolina, 3,800 feet among the clouds, and under the shadow of the great Grandfather 
Mountain (the highest peak in the Blue Kidge range), insures long, cool summers and cold 
winters, which are very favorable to the growth of these beautiful native ornamentals, produc- 
ing a perfectly hardy stock — a most important point with northern planters. The thermometer 
often reaches an extreme of 10° to 15° below zero, and every few years will go as low as 20" or 
more below. 
The Azaleas, Rhododendrons and most of the ericaceous plants herein offered thrive best 
in rich, peaty soils and partially shaded situations. A good soil can be made by excavating 
2 to 3 feet of the surface, and filling with equal parts of good leaf-mold or other decayed 
vegetable matter and surface loam, with one-tenth or more of sharp sand. Swamp muck or 
field sod may be used. Mulching (spent tan, moss, leaves, hay, etc.) is always useful, and is 
necessary where the ground is very dry. Lime, in large quantities, in any form is very 
damaging to Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and ericaceous plants in general. As a rule, give the 
plants a deep soil, with plenty of well-decayed vegetabe food and good drainage, and the 
results will be satisfactory. 
Kymphsa odorata (White Water Lily), Showing liow it can be 
a tub. 
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HORACE MCFARLAND COMPANY 
HOKTICULTUHAL PRINTERS 
HARftltaURO. PENNSYLVANIA 
