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CATALOGUE OF THE HIGHLANDS NURSERY, 
KALMIA, continued. Each. 
K. latifolia (Mountain Laurel). One of the best (of all our native evergreen 
shrubs, often 20 to 
30 feet high in its 
wild growth among 
the mountains. Its 
close corymbs of 
large white or rose- 
colored flowers are 
exceedingly showy, 
and few plants in 
cultivation appear 
more strikingly 
beautiful than our 
“Mountain Laurel, ” 
when seen from a 
distance in full 
bloom. Mrs. Van 
Ransselaer, in a late 
number o f Garden 
and Forest , set forth 
in a convincing way 
its merits for dis¬ 
tinction as “Our 
National Flower,” 
and we trust that 
popular opinion will 
also decide in favor 
of this worthy con- 
n . testant for recogni- 
From The American Garden. tion as our national 
cluster oi* rhododendron maximum. emblem. 9 to 12 in. $0 20 
i to i Y* feet. 30 
K. glauca (Pale Laurel). A low, straggling bush about one foot high, with 
lilac-purple flowers y 2 inch broad, in July. 12 to 18 inches. 20 
K. hirsuta (Wicky). Another small and very pretty Kalmia ; low and very 
leafy; flowers rose color, the whole plant hairy. 25 
LEDUM latifolium (Labrador Tea). Low evergreen shrub, 2 to 5 feet high, 
with oblong leaves, woolly underneath, and handsome white flowers in clus¬ 
ters. 9 to 12 inches . . 25 
LEUCOTHOE Catesbasi. Fine small evergreen, with drooping stem 3 to 10 feet 
long and recurved branches, along which the long dense racemes of beauti¬ 
ful white bell-shaped flowers are disposed. It blooms in March and April. 
6 to 9 inches.. 20 
9 to 12 inches.*.* # IC - 
1 to 2 feet. 25 
MAGNOLIA glauca (Sweei Bay). A beautiful evergreen Magnolia, with large 
glossy leaves and deliciously fragrant blossoms. It often attains the size of 
a tree in the south. 6 to 12 inches. 25 
1 to 2 feet. 25 
ROSA lffivigata (Cherokee Rose). An evergreen rose with single white fragrant 
flowers 2 or 3 inches across, contrasting beautifully with the smooth ever¬ 
green leaves. Will climb 20 or more feet high, and forms a most striking 
picture when in full bloom. 1 to 2 feet. 25 
RHODODENDRON Catawbiense (Purple Rhododendron). Every one knows this 
popular hardy native Rhododendron. Its glossy dark green foliage and 
masses of lilac-purple flowers in great clusters cause it to be admired in 
any situation, whether planted singly or massed. Of all the many beau¬ 
tiful Rhododendron hybrids that are so popular now, there are but very few 
which do not owe much of their vitality, strength of color and hardiness to 
the parent stock of Catawbiense. Grows 10 to 15 feet high, the blossomsap¬ 
pearing in May or early June in the greatest profusion. Fine plants, 6 to 9 in. 20 
C) to 12 inches, very fine and bushy.35 to 50 
R. maximum (Rose Bay, Great Laurel). (See cut.) A superb shrub or low 
tree, often 30 feet high in our southern mountains. Its large white or pink 
blossoms appear in large trusses in July, the latest of all the Rhododendrons, 
a quality which adds greatly to its value as a fine ornamental. Its dark 
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