A trip to Highlands Nursery 
and the High Carolina Mts. 
To tho botanist or the lover of wild landscape 
beauty there is perhaps no spot in tho eastern 
United States that appeals moro strongly than 
the high Carolina Mountain region, with its 
wealth of rare flora and sublime mountain peaks 
and ranges, reaching an extromo elevation of 
0,000 feet. Right in tho heart of these high 
mountains, at 3,800 feet elevation, is located tho 
Highlands Nursery, a unique establishment 
started over 20 years ago to grow the hardiest 
of our choice native Rhododendrons, Azaleas and 
other beautiful native trees, shrubs and tlowers 
that grow hero in a variety and profusion entirely 
unknown elsewhoro in America. Many visitors 
come from parts of tho North just to see our 
Nursery, but wo want ten to come where now ono 
conies, and can assuro you that a ride to the top 
of Grandfather Mountain is alono worth the trip. 
HOW TO COME 
Highlands Nursery is not inaccessible. Tho 
best way is to buy an excursion ticket from any 
largo city to Cranberry, N. C., via Johnson City, 
Tonn. At Johnson City you leavo the "broad- 
gauge” Southern Railway and take a "narrow- 
gaugo” train up through the wild "Doe Gorge” 
to Cranberry, wliero after dinner you board tho 
Linville River Railway train, hauled by a "Shay” 
locomotive, for tho terminus, Pineola, N. C.« 
freight station, arriving perhaps an hour and a 
half later. We have pictured a very fow of the 
interesting scenes along the route, not forget¬ 
ting a bit or two of our Nursery, for, after all, 
tlia is our main reason for wanting you to come. 
At Pineola Station (Saginaw, N. t\, post- 
office) we meet you with a carriage if notified in 
advance, and aid you in mapping out any trip 
you may wish to take through tho mountains. 
There aro good inns at Pineola and Linville. but a 
short distance from Highlands Nursery. Puller 
information in advanco will he gladly given to 
thoso interested. Please write direct to 
HARLAN P. KELSEY 
6 Deacon Street, Boston, Mass. 
Proprietor Highlands Nursery in the Carolina 
Mountains 
i. linville River Railway. •• Mixed "train hauled by a geared loeomotbe. 
v. Tunnel in •• IV*- <»«.rge.' on narrow-gauge railroad l r > Highlands Nurscrj . 
3. Selling homemade souvenir toskefs to passengers. 
4. Cranljerry. N C-, iron mines, feet elevation In the <»rrat Smoky 
Mountains. 
5. Estimating poplar Mocks, used in the manufacture of wooden i>owU. 
6. Lintille River Railway. Nursery stock, lumber and passengers 
7. The mountain basket-weaver. 
8 . Grandfather Mountain 'nearly feet, and Grandmother Mountain 
(5,31x1 feet frxnu a point abate Highlands Nursery. 
9. You pass many mountain waterfalls on your way to Highlands Nursery 
> ( anij/ing party king buckle ■errJes on ” Rough Ridge.” 
ih b »cob Inn. from Donald’s < rag, two miles from Highlands Nursery, 
i.- 1*1 nl ‘king on Linville river at feet elevation. 
13. Seedling-. and seed-beds at Highland-. Nursery 
14. single •>{*- Imens <.f Rhodo-Iendron and Kabul* growing by tens of thou- 
unfit In Highlands Nursery. 
15. Shelter t<clt of slbut frateri at Highland* Nursery, 
16. A small corner of Highlands Nursery. 
