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Gardens of the Blue Ridge’ 
Hardy and Rare Trees. Shrubs, Ferns. 
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Vines and Herbaceous Perennials 
of the Blue Ridge Mountains 
. E. C. ROBBINS. President 
ASHFORD, MCDOWELL CO.. N. C. 
FALL 1934 
INVENTORY GRADE COUNT 
HARDY NATIVE DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS 
135 ACER DASYOARPUM. Silver Maple. 8-10 ft. 
100 ACER DASYCARPUM. Silver Maple. 10-14 ft. 
1,500 ACER SACCHARUM. Sugar Maple. 6-12 in. Seedlings, 
70 ACER SACCHARUM, Sugar Maple. 3-4 ft. 
190 ACER SACCHARUM Sugar Maple. 4-6 ft. 
125 ACER SACCHARUM. Sugar Maple. 6-8 ft. 
1,870 AESCULUS OCTANDRA, Yellow Buckeye, 1-2 ft. 
150 ARONIA ARBUTIFOLIA, Red Chokeberry, 1-2 ft. 
115 ARONIA'ARBUTIFOLIA. Red Chokeberry. 2-3 ft. 
1,250 ARONIA MELANOCARPA, Black Chokeberry, 2-d ft. 
350 ARONIA MELANOCARPA. Black Chokeberry. 3-4 ft. 
204 AZALEA AMOENA. Amoena Azalea. 1-1% ft. 
40 AZALEA ARBORESCENS. Sweet White Azalea. 6-12 in. 
225 AZALEA ARBORESCENS. Sweet White Azalea. 1-1% ft. 
Clumps. 
52 AZALEA ABORESCENS. Sweet White Azalea. l%-2 ft. 
Clumps. 
28 AZALEA ARBORSCENS. Sweet White Azalea. 2-4 ft. 
Clumps. 
.275 AZALEA ABORESCENS. Sweet White Azalea Cut-back 
Clumps. 
1,190 AZALEA CALENDULACEA. Flame Azalea. 6-12 in. 
3,745 AZALEA CALENDULACEA. Flame Azalea. 1-1% ft. 
clumps. 
3,270 AZALEA CALENDULACEA; Flame Azalea. l%-2 ft. clumps 
1,720 AZALEA CALENDULACEA Flame Azalea. 2-3 ft clumps. 
1,135 AZALEA CALENDULACEA. Flame Azalea. 3-4 ft. clumps. 
4.650 AZALEA CALENDULACEA. Cut-back clumps grown in 
Nursery 2 years. 
1,135 AZALEA CANESCENS. Piedmont Azalea. 9-12 in. clumps. 
940 AZALEA CANESCENS. Piedmont Azalea. 1-1% ft. 
clumps. 
575 AZALEA CANESCENS. Piedmont Azalea, l%-2 ft. clumps. 
225 AZALEA CANESCENS. Piedmont Azalea. 2-3 ft. clumps. 
> 525 AZALEA NUDIFLORA. Pinxter Bloom. 6-12 in. 
475 AZALEA NUDIFLORA. Pinxter Bloom. 9-12 in. clumps. 
375 AZALEA NUDIFLORA. Pinxter Bloom, 1-1% ft. Heavy. 
Clumps. 
560 AZALEA NUDIFLORA. Pinxter bloom. l%-2 ft. X Heavy 
Clumps. 
340 AZALEA NUDIFLORA. Pinxter Bloom. 2-3 ft. X Heavy 
Clumps. 
1.650 AZALEA NUDIFLORA. Pinxter Bloom. Cut-back clumps 
grown in Nursery 2 years. 
2,150 AZALEA VASEYI. Pink-shell Azalea. 6-12 in. 
1,625 AZALEA VASEYI. Pink-shell Azalea. 1-1% ft. 
765 AZALEA VASEYI. Pink-shell Azalea. l%-2 ft, 
225 AZALEA VISCOSA. Small White Swamp Aeale.a. 6-12 in. 
75 AZALEA VISCOSA. Small White Swamp Azalea. 1-1% ft. 
Clumps. 
45 BETULA LENTA. Sweet Birch. 4-6 ft. 
80 BETULA LENTA. Sweet Birch 6-8 ft. 
35 BETULA LENTA. Sweet Birch. 8-10 ft. 
20 BETULA LUTEA. Yellow Birch. 4-6 ft. 
30 BETULA LUTEA. Yellow Birch. 6-8 ft. 
150 BUDDLEIA MAGNIFICA. Oxeye Buddleja. 2-3 ft. 
25 CARPINUS CARO LIN I AN A. American Hornbeam. 3-5 ft- 
490 CEANOTIIUS AMERICANUS. Jersey Tea. 6-12 in. 
1,825 CIIIONANTHUS VIRGINICA White Fringe. 6-12 in, 
500 CHIONANTIIUS VIRGINICA.' White Fringe. 2-4 ft. 
225 CORNUS FLORIDA. Flowering Dogwood. 2-4 ft. 
675 CORNUS FLORIDA. Flowering Dogwood. 4-6 ft. 
225 CORNUS FLORIDA RUBRA Pink Flowering Dogwood. 
3-4 ft. 
375 CORNlS FLORIDA RUBRA. Pink Flowering Dogwood. 4-5 
ft. 
200 CORNUS FLORIDA RUBRA. Pink Flowering Dogwood. 
5-7 ft. 
350 CRATAEGUS COCCINEA. Thicket Hawthorn. 1-2 ft. 
160 CRATAEGUS PUNCTATA. Dotted Hawthorn. 9-18 in. 
Seedlings. 
275 CYTISSUS SCORPARIUS. Scotch Broom. 1-2 ft. 
45 DIERVILLA SESSILIFOLIA. Southern Bush Honeysuckle. 
2-4 ft. 
100 DIERVILLA TRIFIDA. Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle. 1-2 ft. 
265 EUONYMUS AMERICANUS Brook Euopymus. 1-2 ft. 
350 KUONYMUS AMERICANUS. Brook Eu’oriymus. 2-4 ft. 
400 FORSYIHIA SUSPENSA. Weeping Forsythia. 2-4 ft. 
400 FORSYTHIA VIRDISSIMA. Greenstem Forsythia. 1-2 ft. 
170 FOTHERGILLA ALNIFOLIA. Carolina Fcthergilla. 6-12 in. 
1,570 HALESIA TETRAPTERA. Great Silverbell. 6-12 in. 
375 HALESIA TETRAPTERA. Gre,at Silverbell. 2-4 ft. 
135 HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA. Common Witch-Hazel 1-2 ft. 
230 HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA. Common Witch-Hazel 2-4 ft. 
250 HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA. Common Witch-Hazel 4-6 ft. 
1,170 HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA. Large 
Panicled Hydrangea. 1-2 ft. 
1,445 HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA. Large 
Panicled Hydrahgea. 2-3 ft. 
1,250 HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA. Large 
Panicled Hydrangea. 3-5 ft. X Heavy. 
465 HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS GRANDIFLORA. Hills of 
Snow. 2-3 ft. 
115 HYDRANGEA RADIATA. Silverleaf Hydrangea. 2-3 ft'. 
1,750 HYPERICUM EENSIiFLORUM. St. John’s-Wort 1-2 ft. 
275 HYPERICUM PROLIFICUM. Shrubby St. John’s Wort. 
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