K e 1 s e y ’ s 
Hardy American Plants 
HARDY NATIVE SHRUBS • EVERGREEN, Con. 
RHODODENDRON catawbiense. Carolina Rhododendron. 5-25 ft. Of thick growth, 
with glossy dark green foliage and masses of lilac-purple flowers in great terminal 
clusters. Grows on the highest Alleghany Mountains, at an elevation usually above 
4,000 feet, in thickets, producing a marvelous display of color when in full flower in 
June. Of the many beautiful hybrids called w catawbiense,” imported every year from 
abroad, there are none which do not owe much to their vitality, strength of color and 
hardiness to the parent stock of R. catawbiense , which, for leafage and form of 
growth, as well as hardiness, is still far superior to any other Rhododendron in culti¬ 
vation. No other species or variety has foliage equal in beauty and effect to the true 
R. catawbiense, which comes from our Carolina Mountains. 3-6 in., 15c. ea., $1 for 
10; 6-12 in., 30c. ea., £2.50 for 10; 12-18 in., 45c. ea., £4 for 10; clumps, 75c. to 
£4 ea. See page 5 for collected Rhododendron catawbiense clumps by the carload. 
(See illustration .) 
maximum. Great Laurel, or Rose Bay. 12-40 ft. Without doubt the noblest of our 
native shrubs, growing sparingly in New England and New York, more abundant in 
the Pennsylvania Mountains, but reaching perfection only in the southern Alleghanies 
where it attains tree-like proportions and grows in such abundance as to form a 
striking feature in the mountain landscape. Its large white or pink blossoms appear 
in large trusses in July, the latest of all the Rhododendrons, which greatly enhances 
its ornamental value. For massing and producing the broad evergreen effect so much 
desired in extensive landscape planting it stands alone, large clumps that will give 
immediate finished results being available at moderate cost. We collect fine specimen 
plants by the carload, sending them anywhere in the east or south at reasonable 
freight expense. See engraving on page 5, showing section of a planting of 30 car¬ 
loads, supplied by us last spring to a single estate on the Hudson River. Rhododen¬ 
dron maximum stands all exposure well, even an amount of winter sun, usually so 
deadly to Rhododendrons. Correspondence desired with those interested in this direc¬ 
tion, and cost per car and freight rates gladly given. We have over 40,000 fine, 
strong, young plants of this species alone, growing in Highlands Nursery at the 
present time, with* 1 balls” and good dark foliage showing vigorous, healthy growth. 
3-6 in., 15c. ea., 75c. for 10; 6-12 in., 20c. ea., $1.50 for 10; 12-18 in., 35c. ea., 
?3 for 10; 18-24 in., 50c. ea., $4 for 10. Clumps, 1-2 ft., £1 to S3 ea.; collected 
clumps, 50c. to $10 ea., according to size. (See illustration.) See also page 5. 
punctatum. Pink Laurel. 3-15 ft* This is the smallest southern Alleghanian species 
and is quite rare. A graceful shrub with spreading branches and dark green, narrow 
leaves, covered below with rusty dots. The rose-colored or pink blossoms are borne 
in great profusion in June. Beautiful for rocky slopes and cliffs, as it stands exposure 
unusually well. 6-12 in., 20c. ea., £1.75 for 10; 1-2 ft., 35c. ea., £3 for 10. 
TAXUS minor ( canadensis ). American Yew. 2-5 ft. For a low, spreading evergreen 
for undershrub planting this is without an equal, particularly under conditions of 
extreme moisture. Fruit round, berry-like, bright red. 6-12 in., 20c. ea., £1.50 
for 10. 
Mount Mitchell, the highest point cast of the Rocky Mountains. Rhododendron catawbiense in the foreground. 
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