WHEN ORDERING PLERSE OBSERVE TRE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS: 
ALWAYS USE tbe enclosed Order Sheet in selecting an order from this Catalogue, and 
write the letters, if necessary to send one, on a separate sheet. Ladies should prefix Miss or 
Mrs. to name, that we may address answer properly. Always give your full addrrss every 
time you write. 
AT PRICES named in this catalogue, plants will be carefully packed and delivered free at 
our depot (Cranberry, N. C.) without charge for packing or material. Smaller plants will be 
sent by mail, if so desired, at the same prices. Our responsibility ceases on proper delivery of 
goods to railroad. The utmost care will be taken, however, to have every plant true to name 
and in good order ; and any mistake on our part will be gladly corrected, if we are notified im¬ 
mediately on receipt of goods. 
TERMS. _Cash with order or satisfactory reference where customers are unknown to us. 
AH bills are due on receipt of goods. The full amount must accompany all orders under $10. 
Half dozen of any kind will be sent at dozen rates. 
MONEY MAY BE SENT AT OUR RISK in Bank Draft, P. O. Money Order or Registered 
Letter ; when sent otherwise, it is at sender's risk. Linville is a Money Order Office, on which 
all orders, except International, should be drawn. 
FOREIGN REMITTANCES maybe made by International P, O. Money Order , payable at 
Asheville, N. C., by Exchange on New York, or by Cheque Bank Cheque. 
WHOLESALE. — We make a specialty in Supplying the “ trade" generally and large 
planters in quantity at low rates, and all such should send for wholesale catalogue. 
SHIPPING TIME.— Ordinarily we can safely handle and ship plants from the ist of Oc¬ 
tober to the ist of December, and from the ist of March to the ist of May ; and, for the 
south, during mild spells in winter. We appreciate early orders, which give us plenty of time 
for filling them satisfactorily. 
PLANTS can often be sent by freight, thus saving heavy express charges and making it 
more possible to send larger plants. We always pack, even for short distances, as though the 
plants were to go around the world; and very rarely do we hear of their arriving in poor con¬ 
dition. even after long delays. From a foreign customer we received the following word rela¬ 
tive to a shipment: 
Mr. II. P. Kklsbyj Daisy Hill Nursery, Newry, Ireland, 26 April , j 8 qo. 
Dear Sir . I enclose Hill of Exchange on New York for the amount of your account. Parcel traveled in the 
unfortunate City of Paris and was delivered to me on the 19th inst., or about six weeks after dispatch, but all the 
contents were fresh and satisfactory. ' Faithfully yours, T. Smith. 
LIBERAL DISCOUNTS allowed on orders selected from this catalogue, as follows: 
For $25, select..$30 00 worth. 
“ 50, “ .60 00 
" ioo, “ .120 00 
" 200, “ ....... 250 00 “ 
All communications should be addressed plainly to 
HARLAN P. KELSEY, Highlands Nursery, 
LINVILLE, Mitchell County, NORTH CAROLINA, U. S. A. 
SOIL PLANTING AND CARE OF NATIVE PLANTS. 
The Azaleas, Rhododendrons, and most other plants of that class herein named that are 
generally considered difficult to manage, are hardy throughout the U. S., except in the extreme 
north and northwest', and with proper care in preparation of soil and planting may be grown 
successfully. They thrive best in rich, peaty soils and partially shaded situations. For the 
largo majority of natives a good soil can be made by excavating two to three feet of the sur¬ 
face, 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. If leaf mold cannot be had, swamp 
muck or old field sod may be used. After planting, except where naturally moist, the ground 
should be kept thoroughly mulched. If the soil is well prepared and kept mulched from year 
to ye ar, it will need but little other manuring, and no stimulating or heating manure should 
ever be used. Spent tan, moss, old leaves, or well-rotted manure can be used for mulching. 
The ground must be kept moist and loose, as dry, hard ground is sure death. These rules also 
apply to general planting. Lime is fatal to Rhododendrons. Azaleas and ericaceous plants 
in general, and in no form should it come into contact with the roots. This is an important 
item, and should never be overlooked. The perennials, given a soil like the above or a place 
in the Rhododendron bed. will thrive wonderfully, and judicious selection will produce a pro¬ 
fusion of bloom throughout the whole season. If the ferns are planted in a rockery, it is im¬ 
portant to sec that the earth in the crevices for receiving them has connection with the soil be¬ 
low As m rul« (with but few exceptions) give all plants a deep soil, with plenty of well-de¬ 
cayed vegetable food and good drainage, and the results can hardly fail to be satisfactory. 
(5, select. .. 
. . .. $5 50 worth. 
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